Mahendranath Gupta or M. (1854-1932)—Recorder of Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita (The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna). Used the pen-name “M.”, “Sri Ma” in Bengali, referred to himself in the book as “Mani”, …
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Dry Spell in Spiritual Life – Sri Sarada Devi
Swami Mukteswarananda, a disciple of the Mother, was passing through a dry spell, which is also called the “dark night of the soul.” He even stopped visiting the Mother although he was living at …
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Selfless Cause and Service – Swami Chinmayananda
(Anecdote from the life of Swami Chinmayananda) In the early 1980s Pujya Gurudev announced that he would share that year’s Gurudakshina with all the centers of the West. At that time Pujya …
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“To God Riches Are Mere Dust and Straw.”
During her lifetime Rasmani had made Mathur the custodian of the Dakshineswar temple, and after her death he became the sole executor of her vast estate. Naturally this placed on him a great deal of …
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Swami Anamayananda
When young Saroj Bhattacharya became a member of the Library run in a small centre in Berhampur by the Sargachhi Ashrama, he slowly came into close contact with the swamis of the Ashrama. His orthodox …
Hriday’s Pitiable Condition
After Sri Ramakrishna passed away, Hriday came to Calcutta to find a job. Ram Chandra Datta, a devotee of the Master, had installed the relics of Sri Ramakrishna in his garden house at Kankurgachi …