ONCE I said to Narendra1, "Look here, my boy. God is the ocean of Bliss. Don't you want to plunge into this ocean? Suppose there is a cup of syrup and you are a fly. Where will you sit to sip the …
Then Comes the Time for Action
Do you know my attitude? Books and things like that only point out the way to reach God. After finding the way, what more need is there of books and scriptures? Then comes the time for action. A …
Those Fascinating Obstructions
ADDRESSING a devotee named Mahendra Mukherjee, said Sri Ramakrishna: "You have no children. You do not serve anybody. And still you have no leisure! Goodness gracious!" "You have no children to …
Chandogya Upanishad 6.4.7
यद्वविज्ञातमिवाभूदित्येतासामेव देवतानांसमास इति तद्विदांचक्रुर्यथा तु खलु सोम्येमास्तिस्रो देवताः पुरुषं प्राप्य त्रिवृत्त्रिवृदेकैका भवति तन्मे विजानीहीति ॥ ६.४.७ ॥॥ इति चतुर्थः खण्डः …
DAMN-DAMN-DAMN-DA-DAMN-DAMN DAMN!
ONCE, a barber was shaving a gentleman. The latter was cut slightly by the razor. At once he cried out, "Damn!" But the barber didn't know the meaning of the word. He put his razor and other shaving …
Subala Upanishad
Om! That (Brahman) is infinite, and this (universe) is infinite.The infinite proceeds from the infinite.(Then) taking the infinitude of the infinite (universe),It remains as the infinite (Brahman) …