Every November in his Ahiritola house Upendra celebrated a festival in honour of Sri Ramakrishna with kirtan and a grand feast. He would decorate a picture of the Master with flowers and garlands, and …
Avatara Varisthaya
Towards the end of his life Navagopal moved from Calcutta to Ramakrishnapur, Howrah (on the west side of the Ganges). He was attracted to that place because of the similarity of its name to that of …
Swami Vivekananda and Mangal Singh
In February 1891, Vivekananda arrived at Alwar, Rajputana (western India) and met Maharaja Mangal Singh. He was very Westernized, and, although a Hindu, had no faith in worshipping images that to him …
Preparation for Spiritual Experience
A month after meeting Sri Ramakrishna, Narendra (Swami Vivekananda) returned to Dakshineswar and found the Master alone in his room. Ramakrishna was glad to see Narendra and asked him to sit on the …
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Narendra’s Experiment During Shivaratri
It was March 1886. During Shivaratri (the spring festival of Lord Shiva) the disciples of Ramakrishna observed a fast and a vigil, worshipping the Lord four times throughout the night. During the …
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Free From All Prejudice
The disciples learned a scientific religion from their Master: One must first experiment with the truth, then verify it, and at last accept it. One day Narendra was having a discussion with Kali, …