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Mahendranath Datta (1869-1956) - Second Surviving son of Vishwanath and Bhuvaneswari, younger brother of Swamiji in his pre-monastic life. Lifelong bachelor, tireless seeker of knowledge, possessed …
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Shivaram Chattopadhyay (1866-1933) - Youngest son of Rameshwar, the Master’s second elder brother. Born on 30.3.1866 at Kamarpukur, known to devotees as “Shibudada”. Favoured nephew of Holy Mother, …
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Om! Speech is rooted in my thought (mind) and my thought is rooted in my speech.Be manifest, patent, to me; be ye two, for me, the lynch-pins of the Veda.Let not Vedic lore desert me.With this …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 227-230: porāṇametaṃ atula netaṃ ajjatanām'iva |nindanti tuṇhimāsīnaṃ nindanti bahubhāṇinaṃ |mitabhāṇim'pi nindanti …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 226: sadā jāgaramānānaṃ ahorattānusikkhinaṃ |nibbāṇaṃ adhimuttānaṃ atthaṃ gacchanti āsavā || 226 || 226. For the …
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Om! May He protect us both together; may He nourish us both together;May we work conjointly with great energy,May our study be vigorous and effective;May we not mutually dispute (or may we not hate …