A CERTAIN sadhu lived for some time in the room above the nahavat-khana (concert-room) of the temple of Dakshineswar. He did not speak with anybody and spent his whole time in the meditation of God. …
How to Escape Prarabdha
QUESTIONER: "Sir, how can one escape Prarabdha? The effect of action performed in previous births?" Sri Ramakrishna: "No doubt a man experiences a little of the effect; but much of it is cancelled …
Both Friend and Foe the Saints Adore
THERE was a monastery in a certain place. The monks residing there went out daily to beg their food. One day a monk, while out for his alms, saw a landlord beating a man mercilessly. The compassionate …
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In Weal and Woe, God for Evermore
IN a certain village there lived a weaver. He was a very pious soul. Everyone trusted him and loved him. He used to sell his goods in the market-place. When a customer asked him the price of a cloth, …
The King and the Magician
As you go nearer to God you see less and less of His upadhis, His attributes. A devotee at first may see the Deity as the ten-armed Divine Mother; when he goes nearer, he sees her possessed of six …
The King and the Pandit
THERE was a king who used daily to hear the Bhagavata recited by a pandit. Every day, after explaining the sacred book, the pandit would say to the king, "O King, have you understood what I have …