উপাসনাশ্রিতো ধর্মো জাতে ব্রহ্মণি বৰ্ততে।প্রাগুৎপত্তেরজং সর্বং তেনাসৌ কৃপণঃ স্মৃতঃ॥১ অন্বয়: উপাসনাশ্রিতঃ (প্রার্থনায় যাঁর নিষ্ঠা); ধর্মঃ (জীবাত্মা); জাতে (জীব ও জগৎ রূপে প্রতিভাত); ব্রহ্মণি বৰ্ততে …
Light of Knowledge
Swami Turiyananda: "Man's mind generally works in the three lowest planes: it travels up and down amongst those three only-food, sleep and sexual pleasure. It does not generally like to rise above …
Advice to Monks – Swami Premananda
The day before, the birthday of Shri Rama-krishna, twelve of the novices had been initiated into Sannyasa. Today they begged a ruppe of a lay devotee, hired a boat and went to the Dakshineswar temple. …
Elephants Teeth – Swami Premananda
It was the annual general meeting of the Ramakrishna Mission. When the agenda of the meeting had been gone through, the Swami thus spoke to all present: "Elephants have two sets of teeth, one …
What is the Goal of Life?
Devotee: What is the goal of life ? Work or God realisation ? Shri Ramakrishna :- Work is only the first step. It can never be the goal of life. Devote yourself to spiritual practice and go …
Why Sraddha Food is Harmful to Spiritual Life?
Disciple: "The Master used to say that Srâddha food (offered at the last funeral rite) is harmful to Bhakti. Why is it so ?" Swami Saradananda: "The object of food is to build a strong body and a …
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