Tag: arati

• A Brief Report on Krishna Janmashtami

  We celebrated Sri Krishna Janmashtami in a solemn atmosphere. About 40+ devotees attended. After the Vesper service of Sri Ramakrishna, there were two Talks one by self and another by Swami Purnananda. I narrated the birth incident of Sri Krishna, tracing the parents’ life and how the Supreme God intervened to ameliorate the sufferings of…

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  25 Aug 2019

  Religion

  arati, janmashtami, Krishna, prasad

• 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

• 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

• Mother would eat last

  We normally believe that culture blossoms, flowers and sustained well with the education. A highly educated person is supposed to exhibit good cultural traits. However culture can be manifested even if a person is unlettered or not educated. One such case came to my notice when I found an illiterate woman belonging to a poor village, eking out…

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  21 Feb 2008

  Ashrama, people, Ramakrishna, Religion, saints, Travel, women

  arati, Ashrama, culture, education, hadia, illiterate, Prabuddha Bharata, Sarada, village