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Sri Ramakrishna on Inspiration
Mother Shitala and Lakshmi
Kshudiram had three family deities — Raghuvir (Sri Ramachandra), Rameshwar Shiva, and the goddess Shitala. The symbol of Shitala that Kshudiram worshipped is actually a pot full of water with a mango …
Inexpressible Joy in Humility
As a tree bends when it bears too much fruit, so a real spiritual person bends with humility. Brahmananda taught the monks through his life and actions. Swami Kamaleswarananda recorded the following …
Study is Necessary to Teach
When Kali was not serving the Master, he would meditate and study Eastern and Western philosophy. Once he was reading John Stuart Mill’s logic, philosophy, and essays on religion. One night, seeing …
Why Do You Listen to Them?
Jogin learned from the Master to defend the truth. It so happened that a woman of ill fame would come to take her bath in the Ganges at the Dakshineswar temple ghat. On her way back, she would bow …