Tag Brahman
[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css_animation=”top-to-bottom”]Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, at Benaras Swami Brahmananda, in the course of his morning strolls, visited the Lakshmi-nivasa and inquired about the Mother’s health from Golap-Ma and sometimes made fun. One morning, as he came there, Master… Continue Reading →
Devotees would often ask Sri Ramakrishna to enlighten them about the way illumined souls live. They would often express doubts as to how a person, who has attained the highest truth or Samadhi can come down and live in this… Continue Reading →
Different schools of philosophy have expressed different views about God and creation. While the schools owning allegiance to dwaita philosophy clearly perceive God and creation as separate and distinct entities, the schools of advaita treat the world as illusory and… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would often caution his devotees about the power of maya. He would say that although the ultimate truth is so near and close to us, yet we are unable to perceive it because of the concealing power of… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna was an extraordinary exponent of the idea of harmony. All his actions, messages, etc were rooted in the idea of harmony. Through his extraordinary spiritual insights based on his own experiences he brought about a wonderful harmony between… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would often explain to his devotees the true nature of Brahman. He would say that Brahman is beyond vidya (knowledge) and avidya (ignorance). It is beyond maya, the illusion of duality. However, he would say that the world… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would often discuss with his devotees about the nature of life on earth. He would lament how people are extremely wedded to the idea of body. But he himself was quite conscious that body was separate from the… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would describe to his devotees the nature of a man of true knowledge. He would say that such a person goes beyond the idea of distinctions. To illustrate this idea he used to narrate a story from Ramayana…. Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would describe to his devotees in glowing terms the state of mind of a true jnani or the knower of Brahman. He would say that such a mind is of an extraordinary nature and does not recognise distinction…. Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would extol the extraordinary beauty and immense benefit of the knowledge of oneness. He would say that such awareness carries one beyond sorrow and suffering. He would narrate an incident that happened in his room at Dakshineswar one… Continue Reading →