Swami Gnaneswarananda recalled: One time we were weeding the Math garden. Swami Premananda was watching us and he noticed that one of the boys was not pulling the weeds out by the roots. He called …
He Made Us ‘nobodies.’
The young monk: “The Master made you great.” Premananda: “No! The Master did not make us great, he made us ‘nobodies.’ You also have to become ‘nobodies.’ Wipe out all vanity from the mind. The …
You Have Failed to Pass – Sri Ramakrishna
In 1885 Baburam was preparing for his Entrance examination, but after meeting the Master he cared very little for study. On 7 March 1885 Ramakrishna said to Baburam: “Where are your books? Aren’t you …
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Could You Go?
On 22 July 1883, while rubbing oil on the Master’s body on the semicircular veranda, Rakhal requested the highest spiritual experience from him. But the Master ignored his demand. When Rakhal …
Truthfulness is The Key to God-realization
As the mother bird protects her fledglings, so the Master guarded his young disciples from various evil influences. One day at Dakshineswar the Master said to Baburam: “I can’t touch you today. Did …
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That is Not Your Task
During his stay at Dakshineswar, Premananda started to record some of Sri Ramakrishna’s teachings. But the Master told him: “That is not your task. Many beautiful words of wisdom will burst forth from …