One winter day the Master expressed a wish to eat jamruls (star apples). It is a juicy tropical fruit, only available in summer. Shashi knew that the Master was a man of truth and that such a person’s …
Francis H. Leggett and Betty Leggett
Francis H. Leggett (1840-1909) and Betty Leggett (1852-1931)—American couple who with their family were Swamiji’s closest friends in America, the staunchest supporters of his work in America and …
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Secret of Memory – Swami Chinmayananda
(Anecdote from the life of Swami Chinmayananda) Once Pujya Gurudev’s telephone diary was lost. But he remained undisturbed and dictated hundreds of addresses of people for the volunteer to note …
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“Renounce Lust and Gold”
Premananda followed his guru’s teaching “renounce lust and gold” till death. Once in Calcutta he found a bag in a carriage. He asked the driver to take him to the place where he dropped his last …
Self-control and Truthfulness
Ramakrishna kept close watch over the disciples’ eating, sleeping, and day-to-day behaviour. Since only a good student can be a good teacher, the Master uncompromisingly trained his inner-circle …
The Story of Prahlada – Swami Vivekananda
(Delivered in California) Hiranyakashipu was the king of the Daityas. The Daityas, though born of the same parentage as the Devas or gods, were always, at war with the latter. The Daityas had no …
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