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People often think that they have understood Brahman fully. But, it is really immeasurable and unfathomable. To drive home this point, Sri Ramakrishna used to narrate a beautiful story. Once, an ant went to a sugar hill. It had gone… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would often emphasize the role of faith in spiritual life. To illustrate the idea he used to narrate a beautiful parable. Once, a young Sanyasi went to a house to beg for some food. He had embraced the… Continue Reading →
Most of the spiritual seekers try to seek God or the Ultimate Truth in the objective world. They seldom pay attention to the subjective aspect of reality. To explain this idea Sri Ramakrishna used to narrate a beautiful story. A… Continue Reading →
Many householder disciples used to visit Sri Ramakrishna and often complain to him about the difficulties in worldly life. They would request him to show them the way to get out of the meshes of worldly life and reach the… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna used to narrate a beautiful parable to explain the true nature of this world. Once, there lived a man who had a great teacher. The man knew that the teacher had miraculous powers. He begged his teacher to… Continue Reading →
People, particularly the householders, have a vague idea of what true renunciation is. Tyaga or renunciation demands an extraordinary state of mind. To illustrate this idea Sri Ramakrishna used to narrate a beautiful story. In a rare instance of coincidence,… Continue Reading →
We see so much of inter-religious and intra-religious disharmony, misunderstanding and communal tension in the world today. More than 130 years ago Sri Ramakrishna explained the reasons for this malady through a beautiful parable. Four blind men went out to… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would tell a beautiful story to explain how seekers often search for Truth or ultimate reality in faraway areas whereas the Truth is very near. Once a bird sat on the mast of a ship. When the ship… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would often extol the power of devotion and how the impossible is made possible through that power. To illustrate this idea he used to narrate a parable. Once there was an Annaprasana (a Hindu religious ceremony in connection… Continue Reading →
Devotees would often go to Sri Ramakrishna and complain about their sufferings. They would often lament that they are unable to live a spiritual life in the world. Sri Ramakrishna would explain, “Why shouldn’t one be able to lead a… Continue Reading →