Tag: Ladysmith

• Adults’ Religious Education

  I wrote in my earlier posts about the Religious Education for children. Our Centre has not stopped there. We have Adults’ Courses too. These Courses are called Hindu Studies course and Bhagavad Gita Studies Course. Exams are conducted by the Faculty of Peace studies, Spirituality and Culture, run by Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa every…

  svp

  15 Jun 2009

  Ashrama, Durban, Gods, Hinduism, Mythology, people, Ramakrishna, Religion, Scriptures, women

  Durban, Gita, Hinduism, Ladysmith, peace, Ramakrishna, Scriptures, spirituality, studies, Vimokshananda, Vivekananda

• 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…

  svp

  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

• 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;…

  svp

  21 Dec 2008

  Religion

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

• 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 –…

  svp

  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

• After sleep, how can you ‘get up’ before ‘opening eyes’?

  During my Northern Natal tour in connection with the Swamiji’s birthday celebration, I had a refreshing meeting with youngsters of Ladysmith Branch of Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa on 10th January 2008. All of them along with their parents were volunteers and had worked very hard to organise the next day morning meeting in the Civic hall. A…

  svp

  25 Feb 2008

  Ramakrishna, Religion, saints

  action, eyes, Ladysmith, Ramakrishna, sleep, Swami Vivekananda, youth