Parables of Rama
by Swami Rama Tirtha | 102,836 words
Stories in English used by Swami Rama to illustrate the highest teaching of Vedanta. The most difficult and intricate problems of philosophy and abstract truths, which may very well tax the brains of the most intellectual, are thus made not only simple and easy to understand but also brought home to us in a concrete form in such an interesting and ...
Story 200 - Lion-hearted-Frederick the Great
Frederick the Great of Germany was fighting against France. His army was beaten and defeated. Many of his men were either killed or made prisoners by the French. This king was a learned and godly man. He had some experience of his inner strength. He asked a few of his remaining men to advance with war music from different directions towards the fort in occupation of the French. This lion-hearted king himself somehow managed to enter the fort all alone and unarmed. He challenged the enemy in a thunderous voice, "Hands up. Leave the fort or my army which is advancing from all the directions, will cut you to pieces*'. Having heard the war music on all sides and been struck by the boldness of the king, the enemy got nervous and left the fort. Thus Frederick the Great conquered the fort all alone, even without the aid of any weapon* If you want to be victorious and successful in this world, you should also develop this strength of self-reliance. You need it and there is no substitute for it.