Early Life The early name of Swami Subodhananda was Subodh Chandra Ghosh. He was born in Calcutta on 8 November 1867 and belonged to the family of Shankar Ghosh, who owned the famous Kali temple at …
Blog
Swami Ramakrishnananda
Early Life Even while Swamiji (Swami Vivekananda) was in the midst of his arduous labours in the West, he realised that more important work was awaiting him in India. When the great leader returned …
Why is There So Much Suffering in the World?
HARI: “Why is there so much suffering in the world?”MASTER: “This world is the lila of God. It is like a game. In this game there are joy and sorrow, virtue and vice, knowledge and ignorance, good and …
Continue Reading about Why is There So Much Suffering in the World? →
Swami Trigunatitananda and Holy Mother
When Holy Mother was living at Nilambar Babu’s garden house in Belur (from 1894 to 1895), Trigunatita was her attendant. He would spread a white cloth under the shefalika flower tree (an autumnal …
Continue Reading about Swami Trigunatitananda and Holy Mother →
Study is Necessary to Teach
When Kali was not serving the Master, he would meditate and study Eastern and Western philosophy. Once he was reading John Stuart Mill’s logic, philosophy, and essays on religion. One night, seeing …
Girishchandra’s son
Once during the Master’s visit to the theatre to attend a performance of “Nimai Sannyasa”, Girishchandra, in a drunken state, prayed to him that he be born as Girish’s son so that he may serve the …