Tag: Hanuman

• Selfless action and Siddhis

  

  What is Siddhi? It is not uncommon that some true aspirants who are leading a sincere spiritual life do get some siddhis. A few readers of my Blog have sent queries about ‘siddhis’. They want to know whether it is eventually good to possess these siddhis, if they come unasked. Or, are siddhis positively harmful?…

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  4 Apr 2011

  Religion

  Hanuman, karma yoga, Mahabharata, monks, Service, Siddhis, Swami Vivekananda

• Adorable Angad

  Today is Sri Ramanavami. On this holy occasion, I convey to every one of you my hearty wishes and prayers. The last 8 days were indeed hectic. The first day was at HQ where I spoke on The Three Queens of King Dasharath. Second day was at Chatsworth sub-centre where my topic was The Two…

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  24 Mar 2010

  Durban, Religion

  Angad, celebration, Chennai, Hanuman, Hinduism, painting, Ram, Sita

• Art work on Anjaneya

  Today is the first night of navaratri which is holy and auspicious to all Hindus. Here in SA, the Divine Mother Goddess Durga is worshipped in Her three aspects as Mahakaali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati, three nights each during this nine-day celebration. Not only Sri Ramakrishna kept in his room several pictures of Gods and Goddesses…

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  19 Sep 2009

  Ashrama, Durban, Gods, Hinduism, Mythology, people, Ramakrishna, Religion, saints, Scriptures, worship

  anjaneya, Art, Ashrama, celebration, children, culture, custom, Devi, drawing, Durban, durga, Gods, Hanuman, Hinduism, Kali, Ladysmith, Lakshmi, mantra, narayana, Navaratri, prayer, Ramakrishna, saraswati, Shiva, South Africa, Swami Vivekananda, tradition, vedanta, Vimokshananda, 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

• 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