Sacred tears I was travelling with Swami Gitananda Maharaj from Jamshedpur Ashrama to Ranchi Sanatorium Ashrama. His Personal Secretary Swami too was with us. For some years Gitanandaji had served …
Last Moments of Hazra’s life | Sri Ramakrishna
Hazra is a strange person. He left his wife, children and aged mother in a spirit of pseudo-renunciation and moved to Dakshineshwar to live with Sri Ramakrishna. He played his part very well in the …
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If Sri Ramakrishna were alive today…
‘If Sri Ramakrishna were alive today…’ – Kedarnath, Sri Ramakrishna’s disciple, was thinking thus a few years after His passing away. He was travelling on a boat in Ganga and was passing by …
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‘How can you go away, leaving me here?’ – Sri Ramakrishna
Swami Premananda’s s whole life was one of complete self-surrender. Behind every action was the subtle but commanding presence of Sri Ramakrishna. Sometimes this presence became visible and Swami …
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Story of Balaram Bose’s Death | Sri Ramakrishna
Swami Shivananda told the following story of Balaram’s death: The passing away of each of the devotees of the Master is a wonderful event. The departure of Balaram Babu was equally wonderful. His …
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Doubt and Confusion in Spiritual Life
Many aspirants suffer from doubt and confusion in spiritual life. Swami Basudevananda had this problem. He recalled: Once I returned to Udbodhan from Noakhali [now in Bangladesh} after conducting …
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