Swami Turiyananda

To live with Sri Ramakrishna was a great education. He taught his disciples how to attain perfection in samadhi as well as in service. Harinath later recalled: One day at Dakshineswar the Master …

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One day Harinath arrived at Dakshineswar when the Master was having his dinner. He saw that a number of bowls containing various cooked items were placed before him. Harinath thought that this kind of …

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Swami Atulananda: “Did not his teachings differ somewhat from Shankaracharya’s maya theory?” Swami Turiyananda: “Yes, Shankara taught only one phase, how to get freedom, nirvana. Our Master first …

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Someone asked Swami Turiyananda why there was so much evil in the world. He replied: “Tulasidas says, ‘To the good the world is full of good; but to the bad the world is full of evil.’ The world is …

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