When Kali was not serving the Master, he would meditate and study Eastern and Western philosophy. Once he was reading John Stuart Mill’s logic, philosophy, and essays on religion. One night, seeing …
Why Do You Listen to Them?
Jogin learned from the Master to defend the truth. It so happened that a woman of ill fame would come to take her bath in the Ganges at the Dakshineswar temple ghat. On her way back, she would bow …
Incidents from the Life of Swami Vijnanananda
On that day the Master said to me (Swami Vijnanananda): “Never get involved with women. Always be careful. Let there be no stain on your character. Never look at a woman, even if she is made out of …
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The Master chooses… – Swami Saradananda
Saradananda used to hold classes regularly in Montclair, New Jersey, where he would stay at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler. Swami Atulananda, a Western monk, wrote in his book With the Swamis in …
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Sri Ramakrishna: Embodiment of Infinite Ideas
On 1 May 1897 Vivekananda inaugurated the Ramakrishna Mission at Balaram’s house in Calcutta. He made Brahmananda president, and Yogananda vice-president, of the Ramakrishna Order. When the meeting …
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Final Instructions to Gurudas – Swami Turiyananda
Before his departure, Turiyananda called Gurudas to his cabin and gave him final instructions: “I leave you in full charge. I have told you everything. You have seen how I have lived here. Now try to …
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