In the middle of 1885 Ramakrishna contracted throat cancer. For the convenience of his treatment he was first taken to Calcutta and then to Cossipore, a suburb of Calcutta. Without concern for his …
Swami Vivekananda and Dancing Girl
In Madras, Vivekananda’s followers began to raise money and make the necessary arrangements for his departure. In the meantime, Raja Ajit Singh of Khetri, who was a disciple of Swamiji, asked him to …
Form to Formless
One of these visitors, Gadashankar, was a follower of Keshab Chandra Sen. The Master talked with him on the eastern veranda while I (Swami Akhandananda) was there. “Do you practise the brahminical …
“Lo, I Am With You Always.”
In September 1885 Ramakrishna was moved from Dakshineswar to Shyampukur in Calcutta for cancer treatment, and in December 1885 he was moved again to Cossipore. Sarada continued his visits to the …
“Now My Work is Over” – Swami Vijnanananda
On 12 January 1938 Vijnanananda came to Belur Math from Allahabad for the consecration of the Ramakrishna Temple. On Friday, 14 January 1938, the swami got up early in the morning and put on a new …
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Rama and Krishna as Sri Ramakrishna
A couple of days before Ramakrishna’s passing away, when the Master was in excruciating pain, a thought flashed across Narendra’s mind: “Well, now if you can declare that you are God, then only will I …
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