Yogis are frequently tested in their spiritual lives through temptations. Although some fail to pass the tests, these fallen yogis are also great teachers. Their lives reveal to us the pitfalls along …
‘You are surrounded by my love alone’ – Sri Ramakrishna
Swami Akhandananda had started an Ashrama at Sargachi and orphan boys were brought up with care. When they came of age many went away without taking leave of Swami Akhandananda. One glance at his …
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Suffering Leading to Happiness
God’s divine play in this world is such that we sometimes find suffering leading to happiness, and again, success leading to a downfall. M.’s mother died when he was young, and without her, squabbles …
‘Please release me forever.’ – Swami Yogananda
As Yogananda lay ill, Vivekananda said, “Jogin, you get well, let me die instead.” “Jogin, you are our crest jewel,” said Niranjanananda. One day Girish’s sister said to Yogananda: “Jogin, why don’t …
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Sri Ramakrishna carrying Purna to bed
While Purna [Purna Chandra Ghosh] was living in Delhi, he contracted a fever that would not abate. Even a change to the exhilarating climate of the Simla hills did not help, but aggravated the disease …
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Suresh Chandra Datta’s Vision of Sri Ramakrishna
In 1885, during the Afghan War, Suresh obtained a job as a cashier in the military department that paid a monthly salary of two hundred rupees. He was assigned to Quetta, in the northwestern part of …
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