अथ हैनं प्रतिहर्तोपससाद प्रतिहर्तर्या देवता प्रतिहारमन्वायत्ता तां चेदविद्वान्प्रतिहरिष्यसि मूर्धा ते विपतिष्यतीति मा भगवानवोचत्कतमा सा देवतेति ॥ १.११.८ ॥ atha hainaṃ pratihartopasasāda …
How to Escape Prarabdha?
QUESTIONER: "Sir, how can one escape Prarabdha? The effect of action performed in previous births?" Sri Ramakrishna: "No doubt a man experiences a little of the effect; but much of it is cancelled …
Both Friend and Foe the Saints Adore
THERE was a monastery in a certain place. The monks residing there went out daily to beg their food. One day a monk, while out for his alms, saw a landlord beating a man mercilessly. The compassionate …
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The Story of Jadu – Sri Sarada Devi
In 1911 Holy Mother returned from her South Indian pilgrimage and went to Jayrambati for Radhu’s wedding. Swami Saradananda, Yogin-ma, Golap-ma, and others were present during the marriage ceremony. …
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Gramophone and Pistol – Lalitmohan Chattopadhyay
Once during Jagaddhatri Puja, Holy Mother’s brother Barada was distributing food to a group of villagers that included brahmin landlords from Jibta village. One of the monks who was not a brahmin by …
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The Old Chinaman – Swami Vivekananda
All the misery we have is of our own choosing; such is our nature. The old Chinaman, who having been kept in prison for sixty years was released on the coronation of a new emperor, exclaimed, when he …
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