One day Swamiji expressed a desire to build a ghat and an embankment on the bank of the Ganges for the Belur Monastery, so he asked Vijnanananda for an estimate. Fearing Swamiji might change his mind, …
“This Temple Will Certainly Come Up”
Because his father died in his childhood, Hari Prasanna had to work until his family was financially secure. He provided for his mother and also for the education of his younger brother. As time went …
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‘I am Gadadhar’ – Sri Ramakrishna
In late 1909, Advaitananda, an all-renouncing sannyasin of the Master, made himself ready to depart from this world. He had suffered from stomach trouble off and on, and towards the end he had a …
Incidents from the Life of Swami Subodhananda
As he grew closer and closer to the Master, his conviction in Sri Ramakrishna’s divinity gradually gained strength. One day when the Master advised Subodh to practise meditation, he replied: “Sir, I …
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He Made Us ‘nobodies.’
The young monk: “The Master made you great.” Premananda: “No! The Master did not make us great, he made us ‘nobodies.’ You also have to become ‘nobodies.’ Wipe out all vanity from the mind. The …
God May Come at Any Time – Sri Ramakrishna
“God may come at any time,” he would say, “but this need not frighten us. When the king wishes to visit one of his servants, he knows the servant will not have soft cushions and the proper things with …
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