Born around 1846 in the village of Maragore near Shihar, to the west of Kamarpukur, educated in the village school and raised in the Vaishnava tradition. His father, a farmer, having died, had to take …
“I Seek The Dust of Your Feet to Cross Maya”
For fourteen years Mathur moved with Sri Ramakrishna like a shadow, and as a result a great transformation came over his life. His haughtiness and pride of wealth and learning slowly left him through …
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ఈశ్వర లింగం లేని చోటు
ఒకనాడు జ్ఞానేశ్వర్, అతని సోదరులు, సోదరి మొదటిసారిగా పాండురంగాలయాన్ని దర్శించుకోడానికి బయలుదేరారు. వారు ముందుగా నామదేవ్కి నమస్కరించకుండా విఠలునకే ప్రణమిల్లారు. ఇది చూసి ‘అహర్నిశలు పాండురంగ సేవలో …
Sri Ramakrishna on Suicide
Swami Vijnanananda
Early Life Swami Vijnanananda, before he took orders, was known by the name of Hariprasanna Chattopadhyaya. He was born on 30 October 1868, in a respectable family of Belgharia, which is …
“Live Like a Hermit, but Work Like a Horse”
Trigunatita was fond of teaching by means of forceful maxims. When someone at the table recited the great watchword of the American Republic, “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,” he made him …
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