The Laughing Spirit

A Lighter Look at Spirituality

01

Piggy Joys

Indra, the king of the gods in the Vedic pantheon, had a desire: to experience earthly delights again. And what could be more earthly than to live in the dirt… like a pig . Read more...

02

A man wanted to have a beautiful cradle made for his soon-to-be born first child. When he inquired who was the best carpenter in town, everyone agreed that there was only one—a real perfectionist. Read more...

03

The Promise

What happened? What did you find out?”

“Nothing… much, really.” The astrologer pushed his palm leaf charts behind him and faced his friend over the low table. He didn’t know what to say. The news was not good. “What about you? Did you do my chart?” Read more...

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