Don’t avoid any work. There is nothing that is unknowable, difficult to understand, or puzzling. Through the intellect, human beings have solved the mystery of deep truths such as: what is God, what …
December 7: Genuine Philanthropic Work
This spiritual path is not like a path to Kashmir or Kedar- Badri that I can tell you how much remains. If a spiritual aspirant progresses a little and asks how much further he must go, then that …
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‘I shall eat through their mouths…’ – Sri Ramakrishna
For several years, the birth anniversaries of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda were celebrated at Shibnagar, the expenses being borne by the Maharaja of Kasimbazar, the Berhampur gentry, and the …
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September 30: Living Shiva
Swami Akhandananda’s Birthday 30 September 1864 One morning Sri Ramakrishna took me to the Kali Temple. Whenever I went there alone I stood outside the threshold, but on this occasion the Master …
April 16: Gerua Robe Is Not for Enjoyment
The Gerua robe is not for enjoyment. It is the banner of heroic work, not for enjoyment. You must give your body, mind, and speech to “the welfare of the world”. (p.283, C.W. Vol.6, Swamiji’s …
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February 23: As Many Faiths, So Many Paths
The dawn of the New Age is breaking over the world – the blessed day that will illumine our hearts with the glory of its effulgence is at hand. Knowingly or unknowingly the human race is moving …
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