Brahmananda was a man of few words. His life was his teaching. Rather than preaching religion he demonstrated it. Swami Basudevananda recalled: It was 2:00 or 3:00 p.m. on a hot summer day. Swami …
“Hidden Knower of Brahman”
Once Brahmananda told some of his disciples: “Hari Prasanna Maharaj has come from Allahabad. Have you met him? Please go and pay your obeisance to him. He is a knower of Brahman; and having attained …
Swami Nikhilananda and Revolutionary Society
In January 1916 Premananda again left for East Bengal with Brahmananda and a group of monks. They visited Kamakhya (a famous place for Mother worship), Mymensingh, and Dhaka. On this occasion …
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“Who wants God?”
Once in Belur Math a young monk asked Brahmananda: “Maharaj, does Sri Ramakrishna exist even now?” Maharaj answered: “I see you have lost your mind. Having renounced hearth and home, why are we …
Quarrel Among Untrained Monks in Varanasi
Karma yoga is inscrutable. It is a wonderful path for purifying the mind; but if it is not performed in the right spirit, it breeds ego, power struggles, bickering, and dissension. In Varanasi the …
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