When Kali was not serving the Master, he would meditate and study Eastern and Western philosophy. Once he was reading John Stuart Mill’s logic, philosophy, and essays on religion. One night, seeing …
Girishchandra’s son
Once during the Master’s visit to the theatre to attend a performance of “Nimai Sannyasa”, Girishchandra, in a drunken state, prayed to him that he be born as Girish’s son so that he may serve the …
Why Do You Listen to Them?
Jogin learned from the Master to defend the truth. It so happened that a woman of ill fame would come to take her bath in the Ganges at the Dakshineswar temple ghat. On her way back, she would bow …
Incidents from the Life of Swami Vijnanananda
On that day the Master said to me (Swami Vijnanananda): “Never get involved with women. Always be careful. Let there be no stain on your character. Never look at a woman, even if she is made out of …
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Eat the Mangoes – Swami Vivekananda
Bhagavan Ramakrishna used to tell a story of some men who went into a mango orchard and busied themselves in counting the leaves, the twigs, and the branches, examining their color, comparing their …
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The Master chooses… – Swami Saradananda
Saradananda used to hold classes regularly in Montclair, New Jersey, where he would stay at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler. Swami Atulananda, a Western monk, wrote in his book With the Swamis in …
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