The swami received mantra-diksha from Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi in 1917 and joined the Order in 1921. He was given brahmacharya diksha by Swami Brahmanandaji in 1922 and snnyasa-diksha by Swami …
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Swami Advaitananda
Early Life Swami Advaitananda in his pre-monastic days was known as Gopal Chandra Ghosh. He was the oldest of the monastic disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, being older than even the Master …
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 5.9.1
अयमाग्निर्वैश्वानरो योऽयमन्तः पुरुषे, येनेदमन्नं पच्यते यदिदमद्यते; तस्यैष घोषो भवति यमेतत्कर्णावपिधाय शृणोति; स यदोत्क्रमिष्यन्भवति नैनं घोषं शृणोति ॥ १ ॥इति नवमं ब्राह्मणम् ॥ ayamāgnirvaiśvānaro …
‘I am Gadadhar. In this age I shall rebuild after destroying everything.’ – Sri Ramakrishna
Before Swami Advaitananda’ s Mahasamadhi, he had the vision of Sri Ramakrishna. He saw the Master carrying a mace on his shoulder. He then asked, ‘Master, why are you carrying the mace on your …
God May Come at Any Time – Sri Ramakrishna
“God may come at any time,” he would say, “but this need not frighten us. When the king wishes to visit one of his servants, he knows the servant will not have soft cushions and the proper things with …
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Sri Ramakrishna’s Experience of Oneness
One day Shashi noisily ripped a piece of cloth in the Master’s presence, startling him. Because of Ramakrishna’s experience of oneness, when the cloth was being torn, he felt as if his own chest were …
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