Q and A posed to Ramakrishna Below are questions placed before Ramakrishna at various times and his answers: Q. How to find God? A: By the conquest of lust and gold. Q:Is God Personal or Impersonal? A: He is both, and yet He is beyond both; beyond any intellectual or theological dogmas. He is mani
However much you may wash the pot where garlic has been kept, still some smell will linger. The boys are pure. They are as yet uncontaminated by any idea of lust and gold. You have seen mangoes that have been pecked by crows. Such mangoes cannot be offered to God or eaten by man. The devotees wh
(1884) Sri Ramakrishna was in his room at Dakshineswar surrounded by disciples, including Naren. The Vaishnava religion. This religion enjoins upon its followers the practice of three things: relish for the name of God, compassion for all living creatures, and the service of the Vaishnavas, the d
'The story of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa's life is a story of religion in practice. His life enables us to see God face to face. No one can read the story of his life without being convinced that God alone is real and that all else is an illusion.' - Mahatma Gandhi (Oct 2, 1869 - Jan 30, 19
(As recorded by M, and dated as October 25, 1885) Vijay Vijay Krishna Goswami told Ramakrishna: I have travelled all over the country and met many spiritual persons; but I have found none like you. Here is the full amount of sixteen annas, whereas at other places I have found but two, three or fo
A sannyasin named Totapuri came to Dakshineswar and offered to teach Ramakrishna the Advaita philosophy. It was said Totapuri never stayed at one place for more than three days. But Totapuri remained at Dakshineswar for eleven months. Shri Ramakrishna later said: "I was for, six months in that s
The Kali temple at Dakshineswar, four miles to the north of Calcutta, on the eastern bank of the Ganges, was founded by Rani Rasmani. She died before Naren came to Dakshineswar.
(Ramakrishna Paramahamsa) was practically an unlettered man like some of the great prophets of old, and by occupation he was the priest of a temple, a vocation for which he became unfit later on. Ignorant people thought his mind was giving way, but in reality it was a struggle of the spirit
Sri Ramakrishna visited the house of Dinu Babu (in North Calcutta ) one day, and my second brother, Girish, went to see him. When he returned I asked him: "What is this man like?" "A hypocrite," he replied. Thus I was dissuaded from making any further inquiries about the Master. But my brother
Told to Sarada Devi: Just as `uncle' moon is the uncle of all children, so God is everybody's own. Whoever calls on Him will be blessed with His vision. If you call on him, you also will see Him.
Of Swami Vivekananda’s birth, Ramakrishna was quoted as saying: One day I found that my mind was soaring high in Samadhi along a luminous path. It soon transcended the stellar universe and entered the subtler region of ideas. As it ascended higher and higher I found on both sides of the way idea
His thoughts ranged over every phase of the future of India , and he gave all that was in him to his country and to the world. The world will rank him among the prophets and princes of peace, and his message has been heard in reverence in three continents. For his countrymen he has left pric
"The truths he preaches would have been as true, had he never been born. Nay more, they would have been equally authentic. The difference would have lain in their difficulty of access, in their want of modern clearness and incisiveness of statement, and in their loss of mutual coherence and un
A great yogi, a spiritual teacher, a religious leader, a writer, an orator and, above all, the most selfless worker for humanity –– that was Swami Vivekananda. I had the honor of living with this great Swami in India , in England , and in America . I lived and traveled with him day after day
Below are excerpts from the diary of 23 year old Harry Franklin Waltman.... who produced a portrait of Swami Vivekananda...
Brooklyn has a new attraction - a woman who is a monk. She is French, about 50 years old, with short, gray hair, a broad masculine face end a large head. She is Swami Ahhayananda or "The Monk of Fearless Bliss." Her belief and teachings are the same as those of the Swami Vivekananda and the famous H
BY JAMES HENLE. N E. A. Staff Correspondent. NEW YORK, May 22.—Is the human race about to abolish death? Can present-daymorta. Is obtain. immortal life? Most religious say not. Science says no. Common sense says no. Death can be abolished, asserts Swami Kripananda.
Dr Street was initiated by Swami Vivekananda as Swami Yogananda. From the evidence we have, Street did not appear to take it too seriously, and continued to do afterward what he had done before becoming a Swami- dabble in fortune- telling by using a crystal ball... This article appeared more than
Was it a coincedence that Vivekananda's Mahasamadhi occurred on this date? As far as we know this fact has not been discussed in the biographies of Vivekananda: But Swami Vivekananda's death occurred a few hours after the aphelion in 1902 (an aphelion is the point on the orbit of the earth, or any o
Hindoo Philosopher Dies in a Monastery Near Calcutta. Advices from Calcutta announce the death in a monastery near there of Swami Vivekananda, the Hindoo monk and philosopher, who preached himself into New York's exclusive society. Vivekananda's original mission in this country, was as a delegate
This is an interesting obituary of Vivekananda, inasmuch as it refers to the "fame" he had as a result of being "lionized" by "society." It contradicts some of the opinions of the so-called "corrective" biographers of Vivekananda who like to write that Vivekananda was virtually unknown to the Americ
This second hand story, recounted by John Henry Barrows, one of Vivekananda’s detractors, is not dependable. It was published in the Outlook magazine and re- published in several newspapers.
Previously published in the Chicago Times Herald, the anecdote below is, in our opinion, not reliable. It appears in a column of several anecdotes and news briefs in The Times Democrat of Lima, Ohio, on Friday. July 2, 1897, and refers to an incident, if true, which would have occurred in th
Ridgely! During Swami Vivekananda's first and second visits to America he spent in all at least twelve weeks of rest and revitalization at that beautiful estate, speaking day and night of God and of things of the Spirit, transporting those around him. And now Ridgely will be
Place: Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu. Significance: A magnificent memorial of Vivekananda built on a rocky islet Best Time to Visit: Throughout the year Timings : Open on all days except Tuesday, from 0700 - 1100 and 1400 - 1700
The Government of Tamil Nadu named the Ice House as "Vivekanandar Illam", during 1963, the Centenary year of Swami Vivekananda.
Government of India Author: Srijata Saha Sahoo Publication: Press Information Bureau Date: October 1, 2004
Vivekananda said of him, "There is not a man of my age in Northern India, on whom his shadow has not fallen."
Swami Vivekananda disembarked in Bombay and immediately entrained for Calcutta, arriving at the Belur Math late in the evening of December 9, 1900. The Swami had not informed anybody of his return. The gate of the monastery was locked for the night. He heard the dinner bell, and in his eagernes
On December 16, 1898, Swami Vivekananda announced his plan to go to the West to inspect the work he had founded and to fan the flame. The devotees and friends welcomed the idea since they thought the sea voyage would restore his failing health. He planned to take with him Sister Nivedita and Sw
