Needless to say, people would be surprised if they saw Ramakrishna wrestling with a young man in his room at the Dakshineswar temple garden. But it was not unusual for the disciples of Ramakrishna to …
Incidents from the Life of Swami Niranjanananda
Ramakrishna recognized Niranjan as one of his inner circle, an ishwarakoti — a godlike soul who is perfect from his very birth and is never trapped by maya. Once in a vision Ramakrishna saw the …
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‘As Long as I Live So Long Do I Learn.’
On another occasion one of the attendants said, “I know.” Immediately the Master raised his head from the pillow and remarked: “What do you say? You know? Never say that. Say, ‘As long as I live so …
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I Hold It Down to The Lower Planes
One day Harinath (Swami Turiyananda) arrived at Dakshineswar when the Master was having his dinner. He saw that a number of bowls containing various cooked items were placed before him. Harinath …
God Teaches According to Our Nature
Swami Adbhutananda Says — I noticed that everyone at the Math was studying hard. One day I asked Brother Sharat [Saradananda]: “Why do you read so many books? All of you are finished with school, …
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“I Spit Upon Lust and Gold”
One day at Balaram’s house Sri Ramakrishna told his would-be monastic disciples: “I spit upon lust and gold. Those who are attached to them will never have God-vision.” He repeated this several times …