Tag: Ramakrishna
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Martha, Mary, M and Master
Merry Christmas! One of our devotee-readers of this Blog, Sucheta Ghosh from Italy has sent the following which is a timely reminder of the divinity in different Incarnations to be contemplated upon on this auspicious occasion of Jesu Jayanti. As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a…
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Why Ganesha ‘Lord of Obstacles’?
||Om hreem Vighneshwaraaya namaha|| A very happy ‘Sri Ganesha chaturthi’ to every one! It is a joyous occasion always. All our Centres in South Africa celebrate this day in a solemn manner. Importance is given to japa whereby the wisdom aspect of our personalities is stimulated. The day starts with a special puja to Sri…
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Krishna Ashtami greetings!
Dear Devotees Aum Namo Narayanaya! Hindus all along have, from time immemorial, been worshippers of God in form. We strongly believe that the formless, infinite Ishwara who is nitya (eternal), buddha (awakened), shuddha (ever pure) and mukta (ever free) does alone takes any form out of His compassion for devotees. Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna used to…
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Delight of Devotees
A devotee who has had long association with monks of the Ramakrishna Order was telling me the other day that the direct disciples of Sri Ramakrishna were unique, each in his own way. He hastened to add that even today, though to a varying lesser degree, the monks are indeed special. Generally, a monk’s life…
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Giving unasked…
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 at our Mumbai Ashram within the sanctum of Holy Mother’s Temple. On this auspicious occasion of Sri Guru Purnima, I am happy to highlight an…
Vedanta in Practice 