Tag Swami Shantatmananda
Sri Ramakrishna would often explain to his devotees the true nature of God. He would say that God is beyond both knowledge and ignorance and that only a person who can transcend both can realise God. He would say that… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would present before his devotees different facets of God during his conversations. Once he was talking to them about devotees who look upon God as someone very compassionate. He used to refer to his conversation with some devotees… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would often extol before his devotees the power of single-minded devotion. To illustrate the nature of such devotees he used to narrate an incident from the Mahabharata. The Pandavas, who emerged victorious in Kurukshetra, performed a Rajsuya sacrifice… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would often advise his devotees to be aware of the power of samskaras. Such awareness would help them understand their mind in times of difficulties. He would say that even if one wants to renounce the world, it… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would often say that a teacher has to set very high standards if he has to command the respect of his students. He would say that if the teacher is found wanting in any way, the disciples would… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna used to explain the true nature of the highest love through an incident from the Mahabharata. Once, Arjuna became proud that there was none equal to him in love and devotion to his Lord and friend, Sri Krishna…. Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna, while discussing about spiritual life with the devotees, would often enlighten them about experiences as one advances in spiritual life. He would say that the farther you advance the more you would observe that there are deeper and… Continue Reading →
Swami Shantatmananda, Secretary, New Delhi is in conversation with four teachers of the Vivekananda School, Anand Vihar, New Delhi discussing various aspects of Value Education and the great relevance of Swami Vivekananda’s teachings in modern society. (Right-click to download) [powerpress url=”http://archive.org/download/Interview_201306/Interview.mp3″]
Swami Shantatmananda, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission, New Delhi was invited by the National Rural Healthcare Programme to deliver the annual Priti Mitra Memorial Oration on 16th February 2013. This talk in Hindi is presented here (Right-Click to download). [powerpress url=”http://archive.org/download/PrityMitraMemorialSpeech/Prity%20Mitra%20Memorial%20Speech.mp3″]
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Society, Jamshedpur organized a two day Regional Level Youth Convention on 19th and 20th January 2013. Swami Shantatmananda was invited to speak at the convention on the 19th. His speech at the convention is provided below (Right-Click… Continue Reading →