As a humble devotee of Krishna, Akshay took formal initiation from his family guru a year before he met Sri Ramakrishna, and practised japa and meditation at night on the bank of the Ganges. In time, …
“I Shall Marry That Person Who Never Dies.”
Sometime after Gauri-ma’s initiation, a nun from Vrindaban was a guest in her home. This nun had a Damodar Shila, a stone image of Vishnu, which she worshipped daily. When departing, the nun gave her …
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Spiritual Hunger of The Heart
Just as a cookbook does not appease the hunger of the stomach, so also scriptural study, dry religious discussions, and lifeless, mechanical prayers cannot satisfy the spiritual hunger of the heart. …
“I Seek The Dust of Your Feet to Cross Maya”
For fourteen years Mathur moved with Sri Ramakrishna like a shadow, and as a result a great transformation came over his life. His haughtiness and pride of wealth and learning slowly left him through …
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ఈశ్వర లింగం లేని చోటు
ఒకనాడు జ్ఞానేశ్వర్, అతని సోదరులు, సోదరి మొదటిసారిగా పాండురంగాలయాన్ని దర్శించుకోడానికి బయలుదేరారు. వారు ముందుగా నామదేవ్కి నమస్కరించకుండా విఠలునకే ప్రణమిల్లారు. ఇది చూసి ‘అహర్నిశలు పాండురంగ సేవలో …
“Live Like a Hermit, but Work Like a Horse”
Trigunatita was fond of teaching by means of forceful maxims. When someone at the table recited the great watchword of the American Republic, “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,” he made him …
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