American Lady devotee of Swami Vivekananda whose notes of his classes in Northern California, along with those of Mr. Rhodehamel, are the only records of Swamiji's lectures and classes in San …
Weaknesses of the Mind – Sri Sarada Devi
Once Nalin Bihari Sarkar asked Holy Mother about the weaknesses of the mind. She replied: “My son, that is the law of nature, like the new moon and the full moon. Similarly, the mind harbours …
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“Is He so easily obtainable?”
One evening when Swami Vivekananda was returning from Dakshineswar with Devendra, he said to him: “Look at the Milky Way. It is just like a stream of milk. Do you know that every moment millions of …
Yogin-Ma’s Experience of Samadhi
Yogin-ma spent most of her time at Vrindaban in japa and meditation. One evening, while meditating at Lala Babu’s temple, she became so absorbed that she went into samadhi. Long after the evening …
Mother Shitala and Lakshmi
Kshudiram had three family deities — Raghuvir (Sri Ramachandra), Rameshwar Shiva, and the goddess Shitala. The symbol of Shitala that Kshudiram worshipped is actually a pot full of water with a mango …
Tangible Progress in Spiritual Life
In 1921 at Varanasi a young monk asked: “Maharaj, I am practising japam and meditation mechanically and am not acquiring any taste for them. What should I do?” Maharaj replied: “Is it possible to …
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