Tag: Belur Math
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Swami Saradaprabhananda
“Om namo Naaraayanaaya!” With these auspicious words, I greeted this monk, on his arrival at Durban airport from India this morning. No, not any new monk from Belur Math, our international HQ in India but our well-known brother Saradananda – the Vice-President of our centre – who has been re-christened with a new name “Swami…
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Economic ill – Any Vedantic pill?
Swami Sunirmalananda has given some serious thoughts to the recent economic recession that had devastating effects in many parts of the world. Is there any vedantic angle to this plaguing ill? Can we at least prevent such maladies? As a student of Vivekananda literature, he delves deeply into the subject and has brought forth truth nuggets…
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Happy Kalpataru day!
Happy New Year and Holy Kalpataru day! Swami Sunirmalananda, a brother monk of our Order, graduated in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, came to Brazil in 2004. He gives talks, conducts courses, and presently lives in Curitiba. He has circulated a thought-provoking essay on Sri Ramakrishna and Santa Claus on the eve of Christmas and New…
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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…
Vedanta in Practice 