Once Swami Vivekananda was giving a class on the Rig Veda and was in the process of explaining how creation evolved from sound, when Girish arrived. Turning to him, the swami said: “Well, G.C., you do …
Inspired Talks and Thousand Island Park
After a short visit to Camp Percy, Swamiji went to Thousand Island Park on the Saint Lawrence River in New York State. Miss Elizabeth Dutcher, a Vedanta student, gave her cottage to Swamiji so that he …
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Endowed With Power of Chinnamasta
Nistarini’s devotion for the Master was phenomenal, and he knew that she was a part of the Divine Mother. Swami Mukteswarananda wrote in his reminiscences: “We heard that one day while waving incense …
‘That Rascal Made Me Miserable.’
Hazra even dared to slander Sri Ramakrishna to his face. He told the Master, “You love a boy if he comes from a wealthy family or if he is handsome.” Sri Ramakrishna answered: “If that is so, then why …
Crying for Holy Mother
After some time Yogin-ma also met the Holy Mother, and the two were immediately drawn to one another. They were about the same age. The Holy Mother once said, “Yogin is my Jaya [an attendant of the …
Wounded Vanity
Manomohan soon began to realize that Sri Ramakrishna was not just an ordinary human being, but an Incarnation of God. After a few visits a desire came to Manomohan’s mind to serve the Master. One day …