Swami Rama Tirtha : 22 Oct 1873 – 17 Oct 1906 Rama Tirtha was born in a Punjabi Brahmin family. His mother died when he was a few days old and he was raised by his elder brother . After receiving a …
Sri Yukteswar Giri
Yukteshwar Giri : 10th May 1855 – 9th March 1936 Sri Yukteshwar Giri was the disciple of Lahari Mahasya and the guru of Paramahamsa Yogananda. Sri Yukteswar was a Kriya yogi, a Vedic …
Incidents from the Life of Swami Saradananda
Sharat was born with a warm, loving, and unselfish heart. He was extremely courteous and was incapable of using harsh words or of hurting anybody’s feelings. His generosity was such that he saved his …
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A study of the Sankhya philosophy – Swami Vivekananda
Prakriti is called by the Sânkhya philosophers indiscrete, and defined as the perfect balance of the materials in it; and it naturally follows that in perfect balance there cannot be any motion. In …
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Self-effort and God’s Grace – Sri Ramakrishna
One day, the Master said to Harinath: “What is there in the scriptures? They are like sheets of paper with a shopping list on them. The list is useful only to check off the items once purchased. When …
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‘For The Good of Many and The Welfare of All’
In 1898 the Ramakrishna Monastery had been moved from Alambazar to Nilambar Babu’s garden house at Belur. On Tuesday, 22 February 1898, Akhandananda arrived there to attend the festival of Sri …
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