Birth of Swami Niranjananandaji Sri Ramakrishna recognized Niranjan as one of his inner circle, an ishwarakoti – a godlike soul who is perfect from his very birth and is never trapped by maya. Once …
May 9: Like a Hero
SWAMI NIRANJANANANDA ATTAINS MAHASAMADHI (09-05-1904) “He (Niranjan) made no mention of the approaching end, but was like a tearful child clinging to its mother. He insisted that the Holy Mother do …
Self-control and Truthfulness
Ramakrishna kept close watch over the disciples’ eating, sleeping, and day-to-day behaviour. Since only a good student can be a good teacher, the Master uncompromisingly trained his inner-circle …
“Is She Just Your Mother?”
Saradananda called himself the Mother’s “doorkeeper,” and he felt proud of the position. From his small room at the left of the entrance to the Mother’s house in Calcutta he kept an eye on the …
Inner and Outer Circles
Once Niranjan went back home for a visit. When he returned, the Master said, “Please tell me how you feel.” Niranjan replied, “Formerly I loved you, no doubt, but now it is impossible for me to live …
Anger is a Deadly Sin
It is amazing how Sri Ramakrishna used small things to teach his disciples. One day after the midday meal, the Master asked Rakhal to prepare some betel-rolls (betel is chewed after meals in India). …