In spite of all the spiritual experiences and visions Hriday had attained by the grace of Sri Ramakrishna, he was basically a family man. Shortly after the first year’s Durga Puja, he married a second …
Why Does the Divine Mother Have a Black Complexion?
GOVINDA: "Revered sir, why does the Divine Mother have a black complexion?"7 Sri Ramakrishna: "You see Her as black because you are far away from Her. Go near and you will find Her devoid of all …
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“Rascal, You Want to Make Me a Worldly Man?”
Sometime before Sri Ramakrishna started to practise nondualistic Vedanta, his mother moved to Dakshineswar from Kamarpukur. Mathur had great regard for her and would call her “Grandma.” Mathur was …
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Can We See God With Our Physical Eyes?
M: "When one sees God does one see Him with these eyes?"Sri Ramakrishna: "God cannot be seen with these physical eyes. In the course of spiritual discipline one gets a 'love body', endowed with 'love …
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Ramkanai Ghosal: Father of Swami Shivananda
Ramakrishna recognized Tarak as one of his inner circle. Later Tarak reminisced: One day Sri Ramakrishna said: “Well, so many people come here. I seldom ask anyone about his home and family, or …
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“I Don’t Disturb Anyone’s Faith.”
On another occasion when Devendra visited Dakshineswar, the Master said to him: “You see, I am thinking deeply of a woman whom I have not seen for a long time.” This immediately created a doubt in …