When he was eight, Baburam would imagine a beautiful wooded place on the bank of the Ganges where he would live in a hut with another monk and meditate on God. These holy wishes were fulfilled when …
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Swami Rama Tirtha
Swami Rama Tirtha : 22 Oct 1873 – 17 Oct 1906 Rama Tirtha was born in a Punjabi Brahmin family. His mother died when he was a few days old and he was raised by his elder brother . After receiving a …
Sri Yukteswar Giri
Yukteshwar Giri : 10th May 1855 – 9th March 1936 Sri Yukteshwar Giri was the disciple of Lahari Mahasya and the guru of Paramahamsa Yogananda. Sri Yukteswar was a Kriya yogi, a Vedic …
Incidents from the Life of Swami Saradananda
Sharat was born with a warm, loving, and unselfish heart. He was extremely courteous and was incapable of using harsh words or of hurting anybody’s feelings. His generosity was such that he saved his …
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A study of the Sankhya philosophy – Swami Vivekananda
Prakriti is called by the Sânkhya philosophers indiscrete, and defined as the perfect balance of the materials in it; and it naturally follows that in perfect balance there cannot be any motion. In …
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Self-effort and God’s Grace – Sri Ramakrishna
One day, the Master said to Harinath: “What is there in the scriptures? They are like sheets of paper with a shopping list on them. The list is useful only to check off the items once purchased. When …
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