Inspiration Sounds 27

“Inside each of us is a beautiful flower garden. This is the garden of the soul.” Hello and welcome to this week’s episode, where we have two more stories from Sri Chinmoy’s book ‘Garden Of The Soul’. I personally love this book for the sheer variety of the stories. As Sri Chinmoy says in his introduction, “The lessons presented in this book are simple, yet they speak eternal truths.” Whether the story is funny or sad I always manage to find something in it, some little gem of wisdom that I can carry into the day.

The Astrologer Fulfils His Prophecies
An amusing tale about a wealthy lad who tries his hand at astrology. Even though he has no training and no apparent skills for the job, through his generous and well meaning heart he manages to make his predictions come true.

The Scholar’s Four Questions
There was once a great and very proud scholar. One day he challenged the citizens of a neighbouring kingdom to defeat his wisdom. All the kingdom’s scholars were afraid that they would lose, so it came down to the local court jester to test the revered scholar.

Artists: Budhsamudra Knox
Release year: 2006
Duration: 14:24
Acknowledgements: Sri Chinmoy, Budhsamudra Knox
Format: Advanced Audio Coding