SATURDAY, July 6, 1895. (Today we had Shankaracharya's commentary on Vyâsa's Vedânta Sutras.) Om tat sat! According to Shankara, there are two phases of the universe, one is I and the other …
Friday, July 5 – Inspired Talks
FRIDAY, July 5, 1895. Until you are ready to change any minute, you can never see the truth; but you must hold fast and be steady in the search for truth. . . . Chârvâkas, a very ancient …
Wednesday, July 3 – Inspired Talks
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 1895. Generally speaking, human religion begins with fear. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." But later comes the higher idea. "Perfect love casteth out …
Tuesday, July 2 – Inspired Talks
TUESDAY, July 2, 1895. (The Divine Mother.) Shâktas worship the Universal Energy as Mother, the sweetest name they know; for the mother is the highest ideal of womanhood in India. When God is …
Monday, July 1 – Inspired Talks
MONDAY, July 1, 1895. (Shri Ramakrishna Deva) Shri Ramakrishna was the son of a very orthodox Brahmin, who would refuse even a gift from any but a special caste of Brahmins; neither might he …
Sunday, June 30 – Inspired Talks
SUNDAY, June 30, 1895. To try to think without a phantasm is to try to make the impossible possible. We cannot think "mammalia" without a concrete example. So with the idea of God. The …