Swami Chetanananda is a monk of the Ramakrishna Order and is the Minister of Vedanta Society of St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He has been associated with the order since 1950. He …
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Sri Sankara and the Butcher
SANKARACHARYA was a Brahmajnani, to be sure! But at the beginning he too had the feeling of differentiation. He didn't have the absolute faith that everything in the world is Brahman. One day as he …
Faith is the Mother of Miracles
A MILK-MAID used to supply milk to a brahmana priest living on the other side of a river. Owing to the irregularities of the boat service, she could not supply him milk punctually every day, Once, …
Vaikunthanath Sanyal
Vaikunthanath Sanyal (1857-1937)—Intimate lay disciple of the Master, son of Dinanath of Belpukur village in Nadia, resident of 20, Bosepara Lane, Calcutta 3. First saw the Master towards the end of …
BG 5.22 ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते ।आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः ॥22॥ ये, हि, संस्पर्शजा:, भोगा:, दु:खयोनय:, एव, ते,आद्यन्तवन्त:, कौन्तेय, न, तेषु, रमते, बुध:॥ २२॥ ये = जो (ये) …
“This Man is Like a Blazing Fire!”
People read about God, and hear about God, but how many really want to experience Him directly? This desire completely possessed Durga Charan. One day his friend Suresh came to him with news about Sri …