It was great fun to live with Sri Ramakrishna. Not only was he a spiritual guide to his disciples, but he would also join them in picnics, or go to the theatre with them, or watch their frivolous …
Swami Vivekananda and Dancing Girl
In Madras, Vivekananda’s followers began to raise money and make the necessary arrangements for his departure. In the meantime, Raja Ajit Singh of Khetri, who was a disciple of Swamiji, asked him to …
Desires Are Like The Holes
In 1880 Sri Ramakrishna visited his parental home in Kamarpukur, and from there he went to Sihar, the home of his nephew Hriday. He heard about the devotees of Phului-Shyambazar (a village a few miles …
Skillfully Mending The Image of Krishna
Three months after the ceremonial opening of the temples, an accident took place in the Krishna temple. Kshetranath, the priest, slipped and fell while carrying the image of Krishna from the altar to …
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Form to Formless
One of these visitors, Gadashankar, was a follower of Keshab Chandra Sen. The Master talked with him on the eastern veranda while I (Swami Akhandananda) was there. “Do you practise the brahminical …
Durga Puja in Hriday’s Home
Hriday was a person of exceptional energy and activity, and it was hard for him to be satisfied with the regular routine of his daily temple duties. In 1868 he decided to celebrate Durga Puja in the …