Indian Epics

Growth Mindset Cat I really enjoy this one, because it just really capitalizes on what growth mindset is all about. Growth Mindset CA t This one is such a good visual representation of how much knowledge is out there.  There is this tiny cat and a huge bookshelf, filled with books and more books.  It just shows how much there is to learn. Growth Mindset Cat This cat is just so cute.  I love it and I want it.  Its message is also really inspirational because you don't have to learn everything all at once.

The Mallard that Asked for Too Much Buddha was reborn as a Brahmin, and married a woman with whom he had three daughters.   After his death, he was reborn as a Golden Mallard and he was determined to give his golden feathers one at a time to his wife and daughters so they could live comfortably.   He tells them who he is and what he is doing, and they soon become quite wealthy. However, one day, the mother is like: “You can’t trust animals, girls.   Let’s pluck him so we can make sure we get all those gold feathers.” His daughters aren’t sure about that because they don’t want to hurt him.   So the mother is left to do it on her own.   She plucks the mallard all by herself, like the personification of green, but she is plucking the feathers against the duck’s wishes. The feathers cease to be golden and become like crane’s feathers.   His wings do grow back but they are plain white.   The father-Mallard leaves and never comes back ...

Buddha was reborn as a tree-spirit.   At this time, in Benares, a king decided he would build a palace with only one column, as all other palaces were supported by many columns.   So, there’s a tree in the king’s park: it’s a Sal tree that is worshiped by the village and town and even the royal family pays tribute to it.   Suddenly, the king demands to tree be cut down. The people aren’t happy but can’t disobey the king.   So they pay tribute to the tree and tell it the situation so it won’t cause harm upon the woodmen. The tree-spirit is a huge tree so if he falls, he will crush all the little trees around him.   He is very upset by this so he goes to the King’s chambers.   It is midnight when he fills the chamber with a bright radiance, weeping beside the King’s pillow. The king is scared and asks why the spirit is crying.   The Tree-God explains that he has been called “lucky-tree” and he has stood for sixty thousand years.   ...