నామదేవుడు ఒకనాడు రొట్టెను తినే సందర్భంలో ఒక కుక్క చొరబడి రొట్టెను లాక్కొని పోయింది. పాండురంగడే ఆ రూపంలో వచ్చాడని భావించి, వెంటనే నేతి గిన్నెను తీసుకుని ‘వట్టి రొట్టెను ఎలా తింటావయ్యా! నేతిలో ముంచి …
Work Without Any Motive – Sri Sarada Devi
Swami Arupananda narrated the following incident, which took place in Jayrambati: Arupananda: “Mother, shall I pass my whole life in this way—constructing houses, marketing, keeping accounts? What …
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What is the relation between Guru and the Ishta?
Disciple: "What is the relation between Guru and the Ishta? Are they one?" Swami Shivananda: "Guru and Ishta (Chosen Ideal or Deity) are one. But then so long as you are in the relative world, …
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“Such Was The Power of The Master!”
Invariably the death of a loved one becomes a turning point. At that time, seeing only darkness and hopelessness all around, people begin to think deeply about life. They realize its emptiness and …
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Oneness of Universe and Man
One day during his travels in the Himalayas, Vivekananda sat for meditation under a pipal tree by the side of a stream. There he experienced the oneness of the universe and man — that man is a …
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 5.11.1
एतद्वै परमं तपो यद्व्याहितस्तप्यते, परमं हैव लोकं जयति य एवं वेद; एतद्वै परमं तपो यं प्रेतमरण्यं हरन्ति; परमं हैव लोकं जयति य एवं वेद; एतद्वै परमं तपो यं प्रेतमग्नावभ्यादधति, परमं हैव लोकं जयति य एवं …