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A Micro-Blog from Swami Vimokshananda – earlier at Durban, Singapore and Dublin – now at Yelagiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India – "A private diary for public consumption!"

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  • Children’s Cultural Festival

    Gurudevji training the children in cultural items The great ‘Gurudev’ Swami Nischalanandaji Maharaj was born in Newcastle. At his birthplace, the Children’s Cultural festival of the Northern Natal was celebrating its Golden Jubilee this year. It was not an accident; neither was it planned. But it had come in due course bringing forth how much…

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    1 Jun 2009
    Ashrama, Gods, Mythology, people, Ramakrishna, Religion, saints, sannyasa, violence, women, worship, Yoga
    arati, Ashrama, celebration, children, culture, devotees, Estcourt, Glencoe, grace, heart, Ladysmith, love, monks, Natal, Ramakrishna, Sarada, satsang, Service, Sita, South Africa, Swami Vivekananda, vedanta, Vimokshananda, Vivekananda, women, youth
  • Certificates Award

    Children’s Education Programme organised by the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa through its 14 branches conducts what is called ‘Sunday Schools’ which hold Hinduism for Children Classes. From 4 – 9 years : level 0 which is applicable to students studying in Grades RR, R, 1, 2 and 3. Their activities include colouring, mantra recitals,…

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    12 May 2009
    Religion
    Ashrama, children, culture, mantra, prayer, Ramakrishna, Service, South Africa, Swami Vivekananda, youth
  • Devout Durga Maharaj

    The day of 7th may reminds me of the departure from this world, a devout venerable monk of our Order, Swami Umeshanandaji Maharaj. During my 12 year-stay at the Ranchi Sanatorium centre, I had the privilege of having his wonderful company for a little more than 11 years. Holy men come in different hues and Umeshanandaji was…

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    7 May 2009
    Ashrama, Durban, Harmony, people, Ramakrishna, Religion, saints, sannyasa, worship
    Ashrama, Belur Math, death, devotees, Durban, Hanuman, hospital, mantra, monks, prayer, pyre, Ramakrishna, Ranchi, Sanatorium, Service, Shankarananda, South Africa, Swami Vivekananda, TB, tribal, Tuberculosis, Vimokshananda, Virajananda, Vivekananda, women
  • Boon or Bane ?

    Children like to question. And I appreciate it as an expression of their intense thirst for knowledge. I wrote this given-below dialogue in an easy, conversational style between an imaginary child and myself. This is, of course, based partly on an actual discussion with a group of children, and later written  for Dipika 2008. It is an annual spiritual magazine especially for…

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    20 Apr 2009
    Durban, Gods, Mythology, Religion, women, worship
    Art, children, culture, Dance, Demon, Durban, grace, love, Mohini-attam, prayer, Sarada, Shiva, Swami Vivekananda, Vishnu, women
  • Sri Rama Navami

    In the ALL TIME stats as on today, the top Post was about Rama and the Post on Hanuman runs third. Hence I have brought these two old posts also in the front so that reading consecutively may be of interest to people. This is the result of a suggestion received from one devotee-reader Havasen Reddy,…

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    3 Apr 2009
    Gods, Mythology, Religion, worship
    dharma, Hanuman, Krishna, Ram, Ramakrishna, Ramayan, Ramnavami, Sita
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