Do your duties in the world, and also fix your mind on the Lotus Feet of the Lord. Read books of devotion like the Bhagavata or the life of Chaitanya when you are alone and have nothing else to …
August 19: Why Do You Love Us so Much?
Swami Saradanandaj’s Mahasamadhi.(1927) A devotee asked Swami Saradananda, ‘Swami, why do you love us so much? Swami Saradananda did not say anything. After a few days when that devotee came to …
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August 16: Sri Ramakrishna’s Mahasamadhi
SRI RAMAKRISHNA’S MAHASAMADHI. (1886) During the Master’s last day at Cossipore, we all thought he was better because he ate so much more supper than usual, and he said nothing of going. In the …
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August 13: God is One, Names are Many
You may say that there are many errors and superstitions in another religion. I should reply: Suppose there are. Every religion has errors. Everyone thinks that his watch alone gives the correct time. …
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August 9: Be Restless for God
One’s spiritual consciousness is not awakened by the mere reading of books. One should also pray to God. The Kundalini is aroused if the aspirant feels restless for God. To talk of Knowledge from mere …
August 5: ‘I Am God’s Servant; I Am His Devotee.’
In the Kaliyuga, man, being totally dependent on food for life, cannot altogether shake off the idea that he is the body. In this state of mind, it is not proper for him to say, ‘I am He.’ When a man …
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