During his early days in Allahabad, Vijnanananda would go for a daily bath before sunrise in the Triveni (literally, three braids), the confluence of three holy rivers. One day after his bath, while …
Swami Aseshananda
The swami received mantra-diksha from Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi in 1917 and joined the Order in 1921. He was given brahmacharya diksha by Swami Brahmanandaji in 1922 and snnyasa-diksha by Swami …
Rules and Regulations
Brahmananda was more interested in building the character of the members of the Order than in framing rules and regulations that would restrict the monks’ freedom. He knew from his experience that …
Swami Advaitananda
Early Life Swami Advaitananda in his pre-monastic days was known as Gopal Chandra Ghosh. He was the oldest of the monastic disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, being older than even the Master …
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 5.9.1
अयमाग्निर्वैश्वानरो योऽयमन्तः पुरुषे, येनेदमन्नं पच्यते यदिदमद्यते; तस्यैष घोषो भवति यमेतत्कर्णावपिधाय शृणोति; स यदोत्क्रमिष्यन्भवति नैनं घोषं शृणोति ॥ १ ॥इति नवमं ब्राह्मणम् ॥ ayamāgnirvaiśvānaro …
Building Belur Math Ghat
One day Swamiji expressed a desire to build a ghat and an embankment on the bank of the Ganges for the Belur Monastery, so he asked Vijnanananda for an estimate. Fearing Swamiji might change his mind, …