I will tell you a great lesson I have learnt in this life. It is this: "The higher is your ideal, the more miserable you are"; for such a thing as an ideal cannot be attained in the world, or in this …
September 16: Lord Is Teaching You
The Lord is at the helm of the affairs of this world. We have all manner of experiences in this world, but they are all for our education. We are the wiser for these experiences. Finally, we learn to …
September 15: Renunciation and Service
I have never preached personalities. My own life is guided by the enthusiasm of this great soul; but others will decide for themselves how far they share in this attitude. Inspiration is not filtered …
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September 14: Faith in the Guru’s Words
Faith in the guru’s words. One attains God by following the guru’s instructions step by step. It is like reaching an object by following the trail of a thread. He is unknowable by the mind engrossed …
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Lessons from Swami Vireshwarananda
Not a V.I.P I remember an incident that happened in 1957 in Bombay. I was then a brahmachari at the Bombay Ashrama. Swami Vireswarananda Maharaj had come there for a month’s stay. Mr. Chou En-lai, …
September 13: Keep off Petty Jealousy or Egoistic Ideas!
“Let me write down something for you all: If you still entertain any doubt as to Shri Ramakrishna's being a jewel - expert, what then is the difference between you and a madman! Behold, …
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