Tag: Ramakrishna

• 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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  8 Mar 2009

  Ashrama, Durban, Ramakrishna, Religion, saints, sannyasa, Travel, worship

  Ashrama, Belur Math, celebration, culture, devotees, Durban, Kali, Kolkata, mantra, Ramakrishna, South Africa, tithi puja, vedanta, Vivekananda

• Shiva and Seva

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  24 Feb 2009

  Ashrama, Durban, Gods, Mythology, people, Ramakrishna, Religion, sannyasa, Travel, women, worship

  Ashrama, celebration, devotees, heart, love, mantra, monks, poverty, Ramakrishna, satsang, Service, Shiva, vedanta, Vivekananda, women

• 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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  2 Feb 2009

  Ashrama, Harmony, Religion

  Belur Math, culture, mantra, Ramakrishna, Service, Swami Vivekananda, vedanta, Vivekananda

• Youth Retreat

  Many countries have their own National Youth Days. In South Africa, National Youth day is celebrated on 16 June every year. Each country has its own reasons to celebrate it. India has its National Youth Day on 12 January which is the birthday of our illustrious leader Swami Vivekananda. Here in South Africa we, the…

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  12 Jan 2009

  Ashrama, Gods, people, Religion

  Ashrama, celebration, culture, Durban, Hanuman, Ramakrishna, South Africa, Swami Vivekananda, Vivekananda, youth

• 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