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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 296-301: suppabuddhaṃ pabujjhanti sadā gotamasāvakā |yesaṃ divā ca ratto ca niccaṃ buddhagatā sati || 296 …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 294-295: mātaraṃ pitaraṃ hantvā rājāno dve ca khattiye |raṭṭhaṃ sānuvaraṃ hantvā anīgho yāti brāhmaṇo || 294 ||mātaraṃ …
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Surendra was very devoted to the Divine Mother Kali. He set up a shrine to Her in his home and worshipped Her with much love. One day the Master said to Surendra: “The devotee of the Divine Mother …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 292-293: yaṃ hi kiccaṃ tadapaviddhaṃ akiccaṃ pana kayirati |unnalānaṃ pamattānaṃ tesa'ṃ vaḍḍhanti āsavā || 292 ||yesañ …
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During the rainy season Dakshineswar became very unhealthy, so at that time Sri Ramakrishna would generally visit Kamarpukur, Jayrambati, and Sihar and would take Hriday with him. On one occasion …
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In spite of all the spiritual experiences and visions Hriday had attained by the grace of Sri Ramakrishna, he was basically a family man. Shortly after the first year’s Durga Puja, he married a second …