Swami Ritajananda grew up in Mylapore, Madras and at the age of 25 joined the Order at Belur Math in 1932 and received mantra-diksha from Shivanandaji. He was given sannyasa-diksha by Swami …
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The Story of Svetaketu – Thou Art That – Chandogya Upanishad
Uddalaka was a great sage. He had a son named Shve-taketu. But the irony is, the sons of great persons are not necessarily great. Fond of play, Shvetaketu always desired to have a good time with his …
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Let Him Who Likes Do So
At one time Niranjan was compelled to accept a job with an indigo planter at Murshidabad, more than a hundred miles north of Calcutta. Ramakrishna was aggrieved when he heard of this and remarked, “I …
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 3.8.4
स होवाच, यदूर्ध्वं गार्गि दिवः, यदवाक् पृथिव्याः, यदन्तरा द्यावापृथिवी इमे, यद्भूतं च भवच्च भविष्यच्चेत्याचक्शते, आकाशे तदोतं च प्रोतं चेति ॥ ४ ॥ sa hovāca, yadūrdhvaṃ gārgi divaḥ, yadavāk …
Read and Meditate – Swami Saradananda
Swami Nikhilananda recalled: I am active by nature. One day Swami Saradananda said to me: “It is good to be active but it depends on several factors. Your health must be good and you must be able …
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 3.8.3
सा होवाच, यदूर्ध्वं याज्ञवल्क्य दिवः, यदवाक् पृथिव्यः, यदन्तरा द्यावापृथिवी इमे, यद्भूतं च भवच्च भविष्यच्चेत्याचक्शते, कस्मिंस्तदोतं च प्रोतं चेति ॥ ३ ॥ sā hovāca, yadūrdhvaṃ yājñavalkya divaḥ, …