When Swami Vivekananda returned to Calcutta from the West in February 1897, the official reception committee did nothing more than send a news release about his arrival to the Calcutta newspapers. But …
“Crookedness of Heart”
After the drama, which was on the life of the great devotee Prahlada, Girish asked Sri Ramakrishna, “How did you like the performance?” Sri Ramakrishna replied: “I found that it was God Himself who …
Meeting with Holy Man in Childhood
One day a holy man was on his way to visit the Divine Mother at Kalighat, in South Calcutta, when he was stopped by an old woman who wanted to pay her respects to him. Gauri-ma, who was then nine …
Rani Rasmani Helping Fishermen
Rani Rasmani was always ready to help the poor and the persecuted. At one time the government imposed a tax on the fishermen who made their meagre living by fishing in the Ganges. The fishermen …
Swami Brahmananda Knowing His Real Nature
Sri Ramakrishna had made a prediction about Brahmananda to his close disciples: “When Rakhal knows his real nature, his body will not last anymore.” The Master never told Rakhal about this vision, and …
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