On 27 September 1894, in a letter written to Alasinga Perumal, Swami Vivekananda wrote, he was not a "politician" or "political agitator"—[Source] . . . I am no politician or political …
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Lessons from Swami Bodhatmananda
The real Guru-dakshina Swami Shankaranandaji blessed me with mantra-diksha on 31 March 1961. Prior to that Swami Bodhatmanandaji, who was my advisor and mentor, had told me, “Note down the details …
Chandogya Upanishad 7.6.2
स यो ध्यानं ब्रह्मेत्युपास्ते यावद्ध्यानस्य गतं तत्रास्य यथाकामचारो भवति यो ध्यानं ब्रह्मेत्युपास्तेऽस्ति भगवो ध्यानाद्भूय इति ध्यानाद्वाव भूयोऽस्तीति तन्मे भगवान्ब्रवीत्विति ॥ ७.६.२ ॥॥ इति षष्ठः …
How to Conquer Lust?
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 …
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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