Saradananda called himself the Mother’s “doorkeeper,” and he felt proud of the position. From his small room at the left of the entrance to the Mother’s house in Calcutta he kept an eye on the …
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Dhammapada, Verse 50 – The Story of the Ascetic Pāveyya
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 50: na paresaṃ vilomāni na paresaṃ katākataṃ |attano'va avekkheyya katāni akatāni ca || 50 || 50. Not others’ …
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Dhammapada, Verse 49 – The Story of Kosiya, the Miserly Rich Man
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 49: yathāpi bhamaro pupphaṃ vaṇṇagandhaṃ aheṭhayaṃ |paḷeti rasamādāya evaṃ gāme munī care || 49 || 49. Just as a bee …
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Dhammapada, Verse 48 – The Story of Patipūjikā Kumāri
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 48: pupphāni heva pacinantaṃ byāsattamanasaṃ naraṃ |atittaṃ yeva kāmesu antako kurute vasaṃ || 48 || 48. For one of …
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Rama Tapaniya Upanishad
I. Rama Poorva Tapaniya Upanishad Om! O Devas, may we hear with our ears what is auspicious;May we see with our eyes what is auspicious, O ye worthy of worship!May we enjoy the term of life …
Dhammapada, Verse 47 – The Story of Viḍūḍabha
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 47: pupphāni heva pacinantaṃ byāsattamanasaṃ naraṃ |suttaṃ gāmaṃ mahogho'va maccu ādāya gacchati || 47 || 47. For …
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