या वै सा पृथिवीयं वाव सा यदिदमस्मिन्पुरुषे शरीरमस्मिन्हीमे प्राणाः प्रतिष्ठिता एतदेव नातिशीयन्ते ॥ ३.१२.३ ॥ yā vai sā pṛthivīyaṃ vāva sā yadidamasminpuruṣe śarīramasminhīme prāṇāḥ pratiṣṭhitā …
Dhammapada, Verse 283-284 – The Story of Five Old Monks
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 283-284: vanaṃ chindatha mā rukkhaṃ vanato jāyatī bhayaṃ |chetvā vanañca vanathañca nibbanā hotha bhikkhavo || 283 …
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Ramkanai Ghosal: Father of Swami Shivananda
Ramakrishna recognized Tarak as one of his inner circle. Later Tarak reminisced: One day Sri Ramakrishna said: “Well, so many people come here. I seldom ask anyone about his home and family, or …
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“I Don’t Disturb Anyone’s Faith.”
On another occasion when Devendra visited Dakshineswar, the Master said to him: “You see, I am thinking deeply of a woman whom I have not seen for a long time.” This immediately created a doubt in …
Chandogya Upanishad 3.12.2
या वै सा गायत्रीयं वाव सा येयं पृथिव्यस्यां हीदं सर्वं भूतं प्रतिष्ठितमेतामेव नातिशीयते ॥ ३.१२.२ ॥ yā vai sā gāyatrīyaṃ vāva sā yeyaṃ pṛthivyasyāṃ hīdaṃ sarvaṃ bhūtaṃ pratiṣṭhitametāmeva nātiśīyate …
Dhammapada, Verse 282 – The Story of Venerable Poṭhila
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 282: yogā ve jāti bhūri ayogā bhūrisaṅkhayo |etaṃ dvedhā pathaṃ ñatvā bhavāya vibhavāya ca |tathattānaṃ niveseyya yathā …
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