The different philosophies seem to agree that this Atman, whatever it be, has neither form nor shape, and that which has neither form nor shape must be ...
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Some children were being examined. The examiner put them rather hard questions, and among them was this one: "Why does not the earth fall?" He wanted to evoke...
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The body is not the Real Man, neither is the mind, for the mind waxes and wanes. It is the Spirit beyond, which alone can live for ever. The body and mind are...
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Dec 4, 2006 3:59 pm
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Ramdas of Dwaraka Source: http://www.ramakrishnamath.com In a park in the village of Tanko a boy was plucking flowers and singing. An old man came there...
Postponement Source: http://www.ramakrishnamath.com When Dharmaraja was ruling over Indraprasthanagara, one day a brahmin came to meet him. He met Dharmaraja...
People are frightened when they are told this. They will again and again ask you if they are not going to keep their individuality. What is individuality? I ...
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Dec 5, 2006 5:17 pm
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We are not individuals yet. We are struggling towards individuality, and that is the Infinite, that is the real nature of man. He alone lives whose life is in ...
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Dec 6, 2006 11:47 am
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Krishna’s concern for the Devotees Source: http://www.ramakrishnamath.com On the ninth day of Mahabharata war, Duryodhana approached Bhisma in his camp. He...
Suppose there is a screen hiding you from me, in which there is a small hole through which I can see some of the faces before me, just a few faces. Now suppose...
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Dec 7, 2006 3:36 pm
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This is the whole history of man. Finer and finer becomes the veil, more and more of the light behind shines forth, for it is its nature to shine. It cannot be...
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Dec 8, 2006 2:10 pm
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Arjuna Chooses Grace Source: http://www.amritapuri.org/teachings/katha/ "Before the Mahabharata battle began, Lord Krishna gave Arjuna and Duryodhana a choice....
Mother's Loving MotivationWhen the head of an ashrama requested the Mother to tell the workers under him to obey him implicitely in all matters, she firmly...
Mother's Lesson on How to Love OthersOnce Holy Mother was about to leave Calcutta for her home village, Jayrambati, and said to a little girl: "Darling, you...
SARADA DEVI: THE HOLY MOTHER Swami Nikhilananda Swami Nikhilananda, a disciple of Sri Sarada Devi Holy Mother, in a unique way, fulfilled the duties of wife,...
On Not Finding Fault"I tell you one thing -- if you want peace, do not find fault with others. Rather, see your own faults. Learn to make the world your own....
The Nature of Suffering"One must be patient like the earth. What iniquities are being perpetuated on her! Yet she quietly endures them all." "Each has to get...
THE HOLY MOTHER AS A DISCIPLE SAW HER Swami Prabhavananda The Holy Mother’s native village, Jayrambati, is about twenty miles from the place where I was...
HOLY MOTHER’S TWO GIFTS Swami Tyagananda Holy Mother gives to the spiritual seeker two vitally important gifts for success in life. These two gifts are hope...
MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE COMPASSIONATE MOTHER P. Murugan The Tamil journal of the Ramakrishna Order, Sri Ramakrishna Vijayam, held an essay competition on the...
swami vivekananda (Rendered from a Bengali poem; CW, 4:493-496) Where darkness is interpreted as light, Where misery passes for happiness, Where disease is...
Even the man who gets frightened if he is told that this assumed individuality is really a delusion, that it is ignoble to try to cling to this apparent...
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A Wonderful Insight Source: holy_trinity@googlegroups.com There was a farmer who grew superior quality and award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in...
Dear Sisters and Brothers, Jai Maa, As you all know it was Shree Shree Maa's Birth Anniversary yesterday (11.12.06).I was extremely fortunate to visit Sri...
Who is greater? A Story by Swami Vivekananda Source: http://www.vivekananda.net/ A certain king used to inquire of all the Sannyasins that came to his country,...
What is the utility, the effect, the result, of this knowledge? In these days, we have to measure everything by utility — by how many pounds shillings, and ...
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Dec 12, 2006 2:26 pm
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The Mohammedan and the girl in the garden A story told by Swami Vivekananda in a class on BHAKTI YOGA, Jan. 20th, 1896. Source: http://www.vivekananda.net/ A...
There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity. Here are some very interesting...
PERSONALITIES like WARREN BUFFET should be more and more brought to the notice of people at large. But the problem is the MEDIA (MOST POWERFUL WEAPON ON EARTH...
The next point is that ignorance is the great mother of all misery, and the fundamental ignorance is to think that the Infinite weeps and cries, that He is...
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Dec 14, 2006 2:33 pm
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The Greatest Sacrifice - A story told by Swami Vivekananda Source: http://www.vivekananda.net/ This idea of complete self-sacrifice is illustrated in the...
