Kshudiram had three family deities — Raghuvir (Sri Ramachandra), Rameshwar Shiva, and the goddess Shitala. The symbol of Shitala that Kshudiram worshipped is actually a pot full of water with a mango …
Tangible Progress in Spiritual Life
In 1921 at Varanasi a young monk asked: “Maharaj, I am practising japam and meditation mechanically and am not acquiring any taste for them. What should I do?” Maharaj replied: “Is it possible to …
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Inexpressible Joy in Humility
As a tree bends when it bears too much fruit, so a real spiritual person bends with humility. Brahmananda taught the monks through his life and actions. Swami Kamaleswarananda recorded the following …
“Swamiji is Lord Shiva Himself!”
One day after lunch while Swamiji was resting at Belur Math, he asked his disciple Sharat Chakrabarty to give him a little massage. Sharat was happy for the opportunity to serve his guru; but Swamiji …
Lessons from Swami Lokeshwarananda
May your parents be Gods unto you According to the Hindu tradition, children start their day offering pranams to their parents by touching their feet. The parents, in turn, bless their children by …
Life Lessons from Swami Bhuteshananda
Meditation through songs I heard a monastic brother of our Order telling Swami Bhuteshananda Maharaj, that he would take a book of songs whenever he went to Uttarkashi, and would concentrate on …
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