Swami Chinmayananda was born in Cochin, India. Not satisfied with degrees in literature and law or with otherworldly aspirations, he pursued the spiritual path in the Himalayas under the guidance of …
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Dhammapada, Verse 188-192 – The Story of Aggidatta
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 188-192: bahū ve saraṇaṃ yanti pabbatāni vanāni ca |ārāmarukkhacetyāni manussā bhayatajjitā || 188 ||n'etaṃ kho saraṇaṃ …
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Thales of Miletus
Thales of Miletus , (flourished 6th century BC), Greek philosopher. None of his writings survive, and no contemporary sources exist. The claim that Thales was the founder of Western philosophy rests …
Entropy Theory
Insights from 'Entropy Theory': For a change to occur, you must apply more energy to the system than is extracted by the system. Entropy is a scientific concept that's often associated with …
Swami Bhaskareswarananda (Vipradas Maharaj)
Vipradas joined the Order in 1922 at the Bhubaneswar Math. Swami Shivanandaji, the 2nd President of the Ramakrishna Order gave him mantra-diksha and later in 1923 the sannyasa-diksha. After serving in …
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Dhammapada, Verse 186-187 – The Story of a Discontented Young Monk
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 186-187: na kahāpaṇavassena titti kāmesu vijjati |appassādā dukhā kāmā iti viññāya paṇḍito || 186 ||api dibbesu kāmesu …
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