Swami Nirvedananda (1893-1958) - Distinguished scholar, disciple of Swami Brahmananda (1918). Pre-monastic name Surendranath Mukherjee, born in paternal home at Huzoorimal Lane in Calcutta on …
Selfless Work Purifies Mind
Disciple: “Have any realized God through mere work?” Saradananda: “Through selfless work the mind gets purified. And when the mind becomes pure, knowledge and devotion arise in it. Knowledge is …
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 5.6.1
Since Brahman has many limiting adjuncts, each with diverse forms, a meditation on the same Brahman as possessed of the limiting adjunct of the mind, is being enjoined. Verse 5.6.1: मनोमयोऽयं …
Rameshwar Chattopadhyay: Sri Ramakrishna’s second elder brother
Rameshwar Chattopadhyay (1826-73) - The Master’s second elder brother, so named for his birth after his father Kshudiram’s return from pilgrimage to Rameswaram. At the age of 22 married Shakambhari, …
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They Don’t Want Liberation – Sri Sarada Devi
One day in Udbodhan House a woman disciple named Sailabala Chaudhury said to the Mother: “You are Mahamaya. You have deluded us and made us involved with our father, mother, husband, and children.” …
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Redemption of Ahalya
Ahalyā was the wife of Ṛṣi Gautama. Although virtuous, she had caught the eye of the god, Indra. In Indra’s mind lurked the constant fear that some ṛṣi or muni would snatch his post from him. To …