I [Swami Nirvanananda] found Swami Brahmananda sitting on the bed with a serious appearance, and when I asked why the Swami was not asleep I received no answer…. Early in the morning Swami Brahmananda …
Importance of Spiritual Practices
Also living in Vrindaban at this time was Vijaykrishna Goswami, a Vaishnava saint who had known Brahmananda when he was living with Ramakrishna at Dakshineswar. One day Vijay asked him: “The Master …
Stubbornness Won’t Get Us Anywhere
Ramakrishna seldom travelled alone. Someone always went with him to protect his body in case he went into samadhi. On 2 May 1883 the Master attended the Brahmo festival at Nandanbagan, Calcutta, …
“My Rakhal is Hungry.”
One day Rakhal was very hungry and mentioned it to the Master. There was no food in his room, so the Master went to the Ganges and called loudly: “Hello, Gaurdasi! Please come. My Rakhal is hungry.” …
Dilip Kumar Roy and Swami Brahmananda
(Reminiscences: Meeting Swami Brahmananda) Now it so happened that at this time Swami Brahmananda, formerly Rakhal Maharaj, was in Calcutta. My grandfather who, as a physician, had treated Sri …
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“The Very Contact of Money is Bad.”
Temptation is the test of renunciation. All great teachers of the world have had to face this trial. Sri Ramakrishna was no exception. Hriday once conspired secretly with Lakshminarayan Marwari to get …
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