THERE was a wood-cutter who was highly spiritual. One day he was dreaming a happy dream; but being suddenly awakened by someone, he exclaimed with annoyance: "Why did you awaken me? I was a king and …
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BG 5.20 न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य
न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम् ।स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद् ब्रह्मणि स्थितः ॥20॥ न, प्रहृष्येत्, प्रियम्, प्राप्य, न, उद्विजेत्, प्राप्य, च, अप्रियम्,स्थिरबुद्धि:, …
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Sri Ramakrishna on Truth
Beware of the Touch of the Worldlings
(With regard to the priestly class, Sri Ramakrishna used to tell an incident from the life of Gauranga.) WHEN Sri Gauranga, being wholly absorbed in Bhava-Samadhi, fell into the ocean, he was …
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Mandukya Upanishad: An Overview
Mān̩d̩ūkya Upanis̩ad belongs to Atharva Veda. Mān̩d̩ūkya Upanis̩ad derives its name after the seer Mān̩d̩ūkya. The story goes the following way: God Varun̩a assumes the form of a frog to reveal the …
Tripura Rahasya
Tripura Rahasya and Advaita Tripura Rahasya is a revered Shakta scripture recognized for its deep Advaita (nondual) teachings, often mentioned alongside the highest Advaita texts. Highly esteemed …