Bapuji’s Teaching Stories

heart_of_the_lotus-250x385The teaching stories of Swami Kripalu, affectionately known as Bapuji, have been collected in the book, From the Heart of the Lotus: The Teaching Stories of Swami Kripalu, edited by John Mundahl. We have selected twelve stories, one a month beginning August 2014, which we hope you will not only learn from but enjoy.

Stories reprinted here with kind permission of Monkfish Book Publishing Company, From the Heart of the Lotus: The Teaching Stories of Swami Kripalu, edited by John Mundahl.

IN THE NAME OF LORD BUDDHA, I HAVE RECEIVED THE ALMS

A STORY OF FORGIVENESS

HOW I MET MY GURUDEV

MY FIRST MEAL AS A SWAMI

THE MIGHTY KING SAVES A BOY

A MOTHER CONVERTS HER WAYWARD SON

THE SAINT AND THE BUNDLE OF GRAIN

MY FORTY-DAY FAST

THE SQUIRREL AND THE BRIDGE

THE INTOXICATED CHOBA

DADAJI, WHY CHANT MANTRA REPEATEDLY?

HOW TO CHANT OM