Sri Ramakrishna A disciple once asked Sri Ramakrishna how he was to conquer lust; for, though he was passing his days in religious contemplation, evil thoughts were arising in his mind from time to …
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Chandogya Upanishad 7.6.1
ध्यानं वाव चित्ताद्भूयो ध्यायतीव पृथिवी ध्यायतीवान्तरिक्षं ध्यायतीव द्यौर्ध्यायन्तीवापो ध्यायन्तीव पर्वता देवमनुष्यास्तस्माद्य इह मनुष्याणां महत्तां प्राप्नुवन्ति ध्यानापादांशा इवैव ते भवन्त्यथ …
Swami Tapasyananda : Austerity Personified
By Vinayak Lohani Swami Tapasyanandaji Maharaj (1904-1991), was one of the brightest stars that shone in the spiritual firmament of the Ramakrishna Order in the twentieth century. His life was a …
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Aparokshanubhuti of Adi Shankaracharya
1. I bow down to Him - to Sri Hari (the destroyer of ignorance), the Supreme Bliss, the First Teacher, Ishwara, the All-pervading One and the Cause of all Lokas (the universe). 2. Herein is …
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Intensity of Prayer – Swami Vivekananda
A certain Mohammedan was praying in a garden. They are very regular in their prayers. When the time comes, wherever they are, they just begin, fall down on the ground and get up and fall down, and so …
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Nag Mahashay’s purity
Yogis are frequently tested in their spiritual lives through temptations. Although some fail to pass the tests, these fallen yogis are also great teachers. Their lives reveal to us the pitfalls along …