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Thoughts on the Gita – Swami Vivekananda
During his sojourn in Calcutta in 1897, Swami Vivekananda used to stay for the most part at the Math, the headquarters of the Ramakrisnna Mission, located then at Alambazar. During this time several …
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Gopal-Ma (Aghoremoni Devi)
Aghoramani Devi (Gopal’s Mother) (1822-1906)—A devotee of rare eminence, revered by the Master himself who named her “Gopaler Ma” (Gopal’s mother) after her chosen deity, the infant Krishna. Born …
M. (Mahendra Nath Gupta)
Mahendranath Gupta or M. (1854-1932)—Recorder of Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita (The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna). Used the pen-name “M.”, “Sri Ma” in Bengali, referred to himself in the book as “Mani”, …
Lessons from Swami Sukhananda
Tea cup and saucer Once Swami Sukhanandaji visited Madras Math. I was then a young brahmachari. I offered my pranams to him and started conversing. He was childlike in his behaviour. I asked him …
Haramohan Mitra
Devotee of the Master, Narendranath’s classmate, brought up at maternal uncle Ramgopal Basu’s house in Simulia, Calcutta. Swamiji, used to call him “Harmonium”. When 17 or 18 years old first met the …