When an avatar is born as a human being, he behaves like a human being. A great soul like Rakhal — who was an ishwarakoti (a godlike soul), nityasiddha (an ever-perfect soul), and a companion of …
Tangible Result of Serving a Holy Man
One early afternoon Rakhal arrived from Calcutta and found the Master alone, resting on his bed. He asked Rakhal to sit on the bed and massage his feet. At first Rakhal was reluctant, but the Master …
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Sri Ramakrishna’s Spiritual Son
It is extremely painful for a spiritual person who thinks constantly of God to talk or hear about mundane things. Once a novelist said to Sri Ramakrishna that the duties of a man were “eating, …
Work and Worship Simultaneously
During Shivananda’s presidency, the activities of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission expanded considerably. Several new centres were opened in India, Singapore, Europe, North America, and South America. …
Swami Trigunatitananda and Udbodhan
To spread the message of Sri Ramakrishna in Bengali, Swamiji asked Trigunatita to start the magazine that he had thought of in 1896. Vivekananda contributed one thousand rupees that Josephine MacLeod …
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‘Out of The Fullness of The Heart The Mouth Speaketh.’
Gradually Abhedananda became acquainted with Western culture and way of life. A month after his arrival Vivekananda announced that Abhedananda would speak on Hinduism. At first Abhedananda was nervous …
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