Generally the Master did not allow Akshay to touch his feet, a refusal that hurt him greatly. Instead, Sri Ramakrishna would say: “Let your mind be purified. Then you may do so.” Nonetheless, after …
Service to God by Nag Mahashay
Service to humanity is service to God. Nag Mahashay saw that it is God who appears in various human forms, and therefore he would serve each guest with love and respect. No one could leave his house …
Pill of Opium
On his fourth visit, M. found Sri Ramakrishna in his room surrounded by a group of young men. As soon as M. came in the room, the Master laughed and said to them: “There! He has come again.” Then he …
Merit of Building a Thousand Temples
Niranjanananda’s character was a mixture of tenderness and sternness. He was an unattached monk and his love for truth was uncompromising. Once a rich man of Calcutta built a Shiva temple in Varanasi, …
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“Face The Brutes”
There is a saying, “The monk is pure who goes, and the river is pure that flows.” In 1888 Vivekananda left the monastery to live as a penniless wandering monk. He carried a staff, a water pot, and his …
“Giving You My All”
One day Sri Ramakrishna was resting on his bed while Baburam (later Swami Premananda) fanned him. Narendra sat smoking with Hazra on the eastern porch of the Master’s room. Hazra said to Narendra: …