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“Don’t Weep. My Son Rakhal Will Help You.”
Swami Nirvanananda related a touching incident that took place in 1918 at Balaram’s house. One day after lunch, when Brahmananda was about to rest, a teenage girl came with her brother to see him. …
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Words of the Master
Brahmananda had collected some teachings of Sri Ramakrishna in Bengali, which were first serially published in the Udbodhan and later translated into English under the title Words of the Master. …
Incidents from the Life of Swami Advaitananda
One day Dr. Mahendra Pal came to visit Gopal and the Master in Dakshineswar. They left his room through the western door and stepped onto the garden path. They saw a woman sweeper coming towards them, …
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Truthfulness is The Key to God-realization
As the mother bird protects her fledglings, so the Master guarded his young disciples from various evil influences. One day at Dakshineswar the Master said to Baburam: “I can’t touch you today. Did …
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Will of The Mother
According to Hindu tradition, the disciple must obey the guru without question. However, the influence of Western thinking did not allow Narendra to accept this; he was determined to test for himself …