I have worked hard and sent all the money I got to Calcutta and Madras, and then after doing all this, stand their silly dictation! Are you not ashamed? What do I owe to them? Do I care a fig for …
September 8: Inner Consecration to the Ideal
SWAMI ABHEDANANDA LEAVES HIS BODY On his seventy-third birthday he said to one of his disciples: ‘I am only an instrument in the blissful sportive play of the Master, and the moment my life’s …
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September 7: Stick to One Path
You must stick to one path with all your strength. A man can reach the roof of a house by stone stairs or a ladder or a rope ladder or a ropeway or even by a bamboo pole. But he cannot reach the roof …
September 6: Golden Age
What I mean by mentioning all this is that there were many good things in ancient times, but there were bad things too. The good things are to be retained, but the India that is to be, the future …
September 5: Devotee of Sri Ramakrishna
“In reply to a question ‘What did Sri Ramakrishna mean when he said that he who would come to him would not be born again?’ First, devotees do not bother about this question whether this is the …
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September 4: Work Hard
“My child, you have been extremely fortunate in getting this human birth. Have intense devotion to God. One must work hard. How can one achieve anything without effort? One must devote some time for …