ॐ । यो ह वै ज्येष्ठं च श्रेष्ठं च वेद ज्येष्ठश्च श्रेष्ठश्च स्वानां भवति; प्राणो वै ज्येष्ठश्च श्रेष्ठश्च; ज्येष्ठश्च श्रेष्ठश्च स्वानां भवति, अपि च येषां बुभूषति, य एवं वेद ॥ १ ॥ oṃ | yo ha vai …
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Ustad Bismillah Khan
EMPEROR Aurangzeb banned the playing of a musical instrument called pungi in the royal residence for it had a shrill unpleasant sound. Pungi became the generic name for reeded noisemakers. Few had …
‘I see the feet of Sri Ramakrishna!’ – Swami Brahmananda
Swami Brahmananda during his last moments would intermittently talk, slip into meditation or would be blessed with the vision of Sri Ramakrishna. He opened his eyes and began to speak: ‘I am floating …
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Taittiriya Upanishad 2.6.1
“If a person knows Brahman as non-existent, he himself becomes non-existent. If he knows Brahman as existent, then know him as existent.” This is the embodied soul of the former. Thereupon the …
Why Worldly People Cannot Attain God-realisation
Once upon a time a devotee of God came to a saint of the locality and went on denouncing worldly people and their ways of life. The saint said, "Have you seen a crab? The mother crab gives birth to …
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Buddha and His Disciples
Once upon a time while Buddha was preaching to his disciples, a thief and a public woman came to listen to his discourse. When the sun set, Buddha said, "The sun has set" and stopped his discourse. …