Tag: grace

• A Hymn to Him!

  Happy Sri Ganesh Chaturthi greetings! A Hymn to Him? Him, whom the entire Hindu world remembers before beginning anything anew; Him, whom Gauri-shankar, the parents of the universe (jagatah pitarau) praised for His wisdom ; Him, whom all the Gods, Goddesses, humans and other beings bow for removal of obstacles; today is the auspicious Sri…

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  23 Aug 2009

  Durban, Gods, Hinduism, Mythology, Ramakrishna, Religion, Scriptures, worship

  Ashrama, children, culture, devotees, Durban, Ganesha, grace, heart, Hinduism, kozhukkattai, prayer, Ramakrishna, South Africa, Subbulakshmi, vedanta, Vimokshananda

• 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

• 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

• 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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  31 Dec 2008

  Religion

  Ashrama, Belur Math, celebration, Christmas, culture, devotees, grace, Kalpataru, love, mantra, monks, New year, Ramakrishna, santa claus, satsang, South Africa

• Mother’s melting moments

  The 155th birth anniversary of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi December is the Month of the Mother! The 155th birth anniversary of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi is celebrated all over the world. Here in South Africa our Sub centres and Satsang groups did not lag behind. On 1st December Verulam celebrated; on 7th Glencoe;…

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  21 Dec 2008

  Religion

  Ashrama, celebration, devotees, Durban, feeding, grace, heart, Ladysmith, love, Natal, poverty, Sarada, Service, South Africa, tithi puja, women