Translated by Swami Nityaswarupananda 1. Instruction on Self-Realization Janaka said --- Ashtavakra said -- 2. Joy of Self-realization Janaka said --- 3. Test of …
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Chandogya Upanishad 3.10.1
अथ यत्पञ्चमममृतं तत्साध्या उपजीवन्ति ब्रह्मणा मुखेन न वै देवा अश्नन्ति न पिबन्त्येतदेवामृतं दृष्ट्वा तृप्यन्ति ॥ ३.१०.१ ॥ atha yatpañcamamamṛtaṃ tatsādhyā upajīvanti brahmaṇā mukhena na vai devā …
Dhammapada, Verse 231-234 – The Story of A Group of Six Monks
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 231-234: kāyappakopaṃ rakkheyya kāyena saṃvuto siyā |kāyaduccaritaṃ hitvā kāyena sucaritaṃ care || 231 ||vacīpakopaṃ …
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Mahendranath Datta: Younger brother of Swami Vivekananda
Mahendranath Datta (1869-1956) - Second Surviving son of Vishwanath and Bhuvaneswari, younger brother of Swamiji in his pre-monastic life. Lifelong bachelor, tireless seeker of knowledge, possessed …
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Shivaram Chattopadhyay
Shivaram Chattopadhyay (1866-1933) - Youngest son of Rameshwar, the Master’s second elder brother. Born on 30.3.1866 at Kamarpukur, known to devotees as “Shibudada”. Favoured nephew of Holy Mother, …
Saubhagya Lakshmi Upanishad
Om! Speech is rooted in my thought (mind) and my thought is rooted in my speech.Be manifest, patent, to me; be ye two, for me, the lynch-pins of the Veda.Let not Vedic lore desert me.With this …