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Sri Ramakrishna would emphasise again and again about the preparatory steps for spiritual awakening, in particular, purity of heart. He used to narrate a beautiful story in this connection. There lived in a village a young man by name Padmalochan,… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would often explain to his devotees with great earnestness how one should be extremely careful and meticulous in spiritual life. He would say that even if one receives divine grace, it is difficult to retain it. In this… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would warn his devotees about the danger of vanity. He would say how vanity is a grave impediment to spiritual progress. In his own inimitable style he would draw inferences from incidents of daily life. He would explain… Continue Reading →
By SWAMI SHANTATMANANDA 16th Feb 2013 The highest or the ultimate truth according to Vedanta is Advaita, or non-dual reality, which is also variously called as Brahman, Atman, Consciousness, etc. But Brahman or Ultimate Truth is so mighty, vast and… Continue Reading →
By SWAMI SHANTATMANANDA 9th Feb 2013 According to Sri Ramakrishna, it is God himself who sports about in the human body. He would say that if God can be worshipped through a clay image, why not through a man. To… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would advise his devotees to be aware of the illusory nature of worldly existence. He used to narrate a beautiful story to illustrate this idea. A guru asked his disciple to give up the world and come with… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna used to emphasise that it was extremely important to experience the spiritual truths before embarking on the mission of instructing others. He would say that the instruction of a man who has not had the vision of God… Continue Reading →
January 12, 2013 is the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The three-year-long celebration was launched on January 12, 2012, with a series of lectures, events and programmes in remembrance of the monk’s inspiring philosophy that has motivated youth for… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would often try to impress upon his devotees the supremely unreal or impermanent nature of the world. To illustrate this point he used to narrate incidents from Ramayana. Sri Ramachandra had been exiled for 14 years to live… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would often explain to his devotees how difficult it was to understand the ways of God through the limited and small human intellect. He would narrate an incident from the Mahabharata to illustrate this point. As Bhishma lay… Continue Reading →