In Bombay they (Swami Brahmananda and Swami Turiyananda) again met Vivekananda, who was then getting ready to go to America to represent Hinduism at the Parliament of Religions in Chicago. Every …
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God Alone Has Become All This – Sri Ramakrishna
On 24 May 1884 Harinath again visited Sri Ramakrishna at Dakshineswar. He said to the Master, “Well, why does it take many people such a long time to realize God?” Master: “The truth is that a man …
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Incidents from the Life of Swami Turiyananda
His father died when he was twelve. While Harinath was crying bitterly just before his father’s death, his sister asked Chandranath to say some words of consolation to him. “What is there to say?” the …
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Making Offerings at Holy Places: Why It Matters
One of the qualities of a highly-evolved soul is simplicity; and simplicity is one of the most difficult qualities to imitate, for it is spontaneous. With Latu Maharaj, as with other holy men, one …
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Sri Ramakrishna on Brahmacharya
“Look, Here is The Living Shiva.”
One morning Sri Ramakrishna took me (Swami Akhandananda) to the Kali Temple. Whenever I went there alone I stood outside the threshold, but on this occasion the Master took me into the sanctum …