ONE must believe in the Divine Presence in the image. Once I went to Vishnupur1. The Raja of that place has several fine temples. In one of them there is an image of the Divine Mother, called …
How a Guru Taught His Disciple to See God
A DISCIPLE asked his teacher, "Sir, please tell me how I can see God." "Come with me," said the Guru, "and I shall show you." He took, the disciple to a lake, and both of them got into the water. …
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Your Ideal is Shiva
One day at Dakshineswar, the Master was praising Ganesha, the god of success, for his great filial love and absolute purity of heart. Sharat was present in the audience. He said at once: “Sir, I like …
M. and The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
When he was in the eighth grade he started to keep a diary, and the following entries show his religious nature: “I got up in the morning and prostrated before my parents.” “As usual, on my way to …
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As You Go From Near to Nearer
A MUSSALMAN, while saying his prayers, shouted: "O Allah! O Allah!" Another person said to him: "You are calling on Allah. That’s all right.But why are you shouting like that? Don't you know that He …
What the Divine Mother Revealed to Me
Do you know where those who speak of the formless God make their mistake? It is where they say that God is formless only, and that those who differ from them are wrong. But I know God is both with …
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