After Swami Vivekananda returned from the West in 1897, Nag Mahashay came to Belur Math to see him. Swamiji earnestly requested him to live at the monastery, but Nag Mahashay declined because the …
Rakhal and The Personal God
During one of his visits to Dakshineswar in 1881, Rakhal had a spiritual experience. Ramakrishna later recalled: “Rakhal had his first religious ecstasy while sitting here [in his room] massaging my …
Sri Sarada Devi as Sita
While in Rameswaram, as soon as she saw the image of Lord Rameswar, she exclaimed: “I see it is just the same as when I first placed it here.” She remembered that she was Sita in one of her previous …
“Mother is Not Allowing Me to Do It.”
One day Bhavanath asked the Master to take away his maya. The Master told him to come to Dakshineswar on a Tuesday or a Saturday with some food and he would swallow his maya. When Bhavanath arrived …
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Swami Vivekananda and Gopal-Ma
After God-realization illumined souls are carried along by the momentum of their past karma, but they cease to be affected by it. They behave like a witness, completely unattached to the world. They …
Tattvajnana: Knowledge of Self
Spiritual ego is so subtle that it is very difficult to wipe out. After practising a little japa, Hazra developed a superiority complex. He did not have the depth of true scriptural knowledge, but he …