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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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  • Charming Celebration of Krishna Ashtami

    Happy Krishna Ashtami ! Last year when I was posted to Durban Centre, I hardly knew how the various celebrations were conducted in South Africa by the Hindus in general and particularly by our Centre. So to my great pleasant surprise, I found our Durban centre and all its affiliates celebrating Rama Navami for 9…

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    25 Aug 2008
    Ashrama, Mythology, people, Ramakrishna, Religion, saints, worship
    arati, Ashrama, ashtami, bhajan, Brahmananda, celebration, devotees, devotion, Durban, janmashtami, kirtan, Krishna, monks, Ramakrishna, satsang, scholars, South Africa
  • Bespoken behind

    In criticising another, we always foolishly take one especially brilliant point as the whole of our life and compare that with the dark ones in the life of another. Thus we make mistakes in judging individuals.  – Swami Vivekananda in Notes from a lecture on Bhakti Yoga   How many of us can refrain from critisizing…

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    14 Aug 2008
    Ashrama, people, Ramakrishna, Religion, saints, sannyasa
    Akhandananda, baba, criticism, Kolkata, love, rasagollas, Vireswarananda, Vivekananda
  • With Pupils at a Phoenix School

    I expected it to be an interesting experience when I accepted the invitation from Ferndale Combined School at Phoenix to conduct a ‘Motivation class’ on Self-confidence. It turned out much more than that. It was held in the School’s auditorium on Monday, 21 July, 2008 between 1 and 2 pm for the Grade XI learners. 111…

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    31 Jul 2008
    people, Religion, saints
    confidence, motivation, Nelson mandela, Phoenix, students, Swami Vivekananda
  • Guru’s Grace

    Sri Swami Nirvananandaji Maharaj (Sujji Maharaj), a disciple of Swami Brahmananda, was one of the Vice-Presidents of the Ramakrishna Order. I had the blessed fortune of being initiated by him. On this auspicious occasion of Sri Guru Purnima, I am happy to recollect one wonderful incident in my Guru’s early life – how Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi…

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    18 Jul 2008
    Religion
    Belur Math, Brahmananda, grace, Guru Purnima, Kali, Kashi, Nirvanananda, prasad, Ramakrishna, Sarada, tapasya
  • Memorable visit – Last Six days

    Sri Swami Smarananandaji Maharaj, one of the Vice-Presidents of the world-wide Ramakrishna Order completed his South African tour on 4th June, 2008. He and his Secretary Swami Jnanavratanandaji left Durban on 5th June morning by a homeward bound SA flight to Mumbai and onto Kolkata. Here is a short Report on his memorable visit –…

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    6 Jun 2008
    Ashrama, people, Ramakrishna, Religion, saints, Travel, website
    Asherville, Black, children, creche, Drakensbeg, Hindi, Jnanavratananda, Ladysmith, monks, Newcastle, Pietermaritzburg, Ramakrishna, Saradananda, Smaranananda, sunrise, Tamil, Town Hall
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