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To worldly people spiritual life is distasteful, and to spiritual people worldly enjoyments are disgusting. It is not possible to force a worldly person to be spiritual or a spiritual person to be …
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One evening Vijnanananda pointed to the stars and said to his devotees: “They are my friends. How beautifully they are twinkling!” Soon after this a devotee asked the swami to tell a story. …
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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 …
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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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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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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 …