God’s divine play in this world is such that we sometimes find suffering leading to happiness, and again, success leading to a downfall. M.’s mother died when he was young, and without her, squabbles …
‘Please release me forever.’ – Swami Yogananda
As Yogananda lay ill, Vivekananda said, “Jogin, you get well, let me die instead.” “Jogin, you are our crest jewel,” said Niranjanananda. One day Girish’s sister said to Yogananda: “Jogin, why don’t …
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Sri Ramakrishna carrying Purna to bed
While Purna [Purna Chandra Ghosh] was living in Delhi, he contracted a fever that would not abate. Even a change to the exhilarating climate of the Simla hills did not help, but aggravated the disease …
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“Here Things Go on in This Way” – Sri Sarada Devi
Towards the end of his life, Swami Arupananda related an experience to a monk in Varanasi: I was in Jayrambati. The Mother’s new house was then under construction. Brahmachari Hemendra and I were …
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“Vaikuntha, call on me.” – Sri Sarada Devi
Vaikuntha, a disciple of Holy Mother from Cuttack, visited her at Kamarpukur. Ramlal and Lakshmi were also there. Before he left, Vaikuntha bowed down to Raghuvir in the shrine and then to Holy …
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Suresh Chandra Datta’s Vision of Sri Ramakrishna
In 1885, during the Afghan War, Suresh obtained a job as a cashier in the military department that paid a monthly salary of two hundred rupees. He was assigned to Quetta, in the northwestern part of …
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