Tag: tribal

• Magnanimous Mother

  From The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (To M.) “One must accept the forms of God.  Do you know the meaning of the image of Jagaddhatri? She is the Bearer of the Universe.  Without her support and protection the universe would fall from its place and be destroyed.  The Divine Mother, Jagaddhatri, reveals Herself in the heart of…

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  27 Oct 2009

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

  Ashrama, celebration, culture, devotees, Hinduism, Jagaddhatri, monks, prayer, Ramakrishna, Ranchi, tribal, Vimokshananda, women

• 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

• Ganesha – the Giver

  ||Om hrim vighneshwaraaya namaha|| Today we observe Sri Ganesh Chaturthi. The wonderful Bengali song, “Giri Ganesha aamaar shubhokaari” ends with this line “Suresha kumaar Ganesha aamaar | taader naa dekhile jhore noyona baari ” is being sung in the beginning of Durga Puja. “Ganesha be my auspicious. Ganesha is mine, Kartik, the son of Shiva…

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  3 Sep 2008

  Ashrama, Religion, Travel

  Bengali, Ganesha, Kozhuk kattai, Munda, Ranchi, South Africa, Tilak, tribal, vedanta, Vivekananda

• Milk of kindness

  Swami Vivekananda on Lord Buddha’s heart He was the only man who was ever ready to give up his life for animals to stop a sacrifice. He once said to a king, “If the sacrifice of a lamb helps you to go to heaven, sacrificing a man will help you better; so sacrifice me.” The…

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  19 May 2008

  Ashrama, people, Ramakrishna, Religion, saints, Travel, worship

  Buddha, children, heart, love, Maharaj, milk, President, Purnima, tribal, Vivekananda