Biographical

Not to be confused with the famous Swami Yogananda author of "The Autobiography of a Yogi," little has been known about Dr. J. B. Street AKA Swami Yogananda.

Nivedita wrote in 1904 to a friend about her decision to follow swami Vivekananada as a result of her meeting him in England in November 1895:

French writer M. Romaine Rolland wrote of Josephine Macleod  "(She) never tires of pointing out his (Vivekananda’s) beauty, his charm, the power of attraction which was radiating from him."

February l4th, 1894, stands out in my memory as a day apart, a sacred, holy day; for it was then that I first saw the form and listened to the voice of that great soul, that spiritual giant, the Swami Vivekananda, who, two years later, to my great joy and never-ceasing wonder, accepted me as

" One rarely finds a man like our Alasinga in this world, one so unselfish, so hard-working, and devoted to his guru, and such an obedient disciple is indeed very rare on earth. " - Swami Vivekananda.

Swami Turiyananda recalled his experiences with Nityagopal: “Vishnu [a devotee of Sri Ramakrishna] used to meditate very deeply, but as soon as the Master touched him, he would wake up and gaze at him. Nityagopal [a disciple of Sri Ramakrishna] used to live in ecstasy all the time. The Master use

Swami Saradananda visited Nag Mahasay on his deathbed. Saradananda wrote to Turiyananda: ‘Nag Mahasay was greater than any of us monks. I saw him go into nirvikalpa samadhi again and again. Signs of ecstasy were visible on his body. He came back from nirvikalpa to normal consciousness, and then f

Ghosh, Girish Chandra (1844-1912) playwright, actor and director, was born on 28 February 1844 at Baghbazar in calcutta. He studied first at Hare School and then at Oriental Seminary in Calcutta. His interest in studies waned after he lost his parents and, in 1862, he left school.

We read page after page of scriptures. How much do we actually assimilate in our lives? Sri Ramakrishna once said to Girish Ghosh: 'What are you talking about the knowledge of Brahman! Sukadeva only saw and touched the ocean of Knowledge. Lord Shiva drank only three handfuls of its water and became

(Bhavanath was a very close companion of Swami Vivekananda during the time when Sri Ramakrishna was alive.)

Swami Turiyananda said: "Sri Ramakrishna’s life had two aspects. You must try to understand both. If you accept only one aspect there will be misunderstanding and confusion. For instance: The Master used to give presents to musicians who played for him. When he had nothing else to offer them he g

Recorded by Swami Raghavananda From the May – June, 1958 Vedanta and the West Magazine Swami Turiyananda has been called an embodiment of the teachings of Vedanta. His faith in God and self-surrender to him were an inspiration to all who came within the orbit of his influence. Swami Pavitrananda,

CONVERSATIONS WITH SWAMI TURIYANANDA Witnessed and recorded by Swami Raghavananda. Swami Raghavananda, a disciple of Swami Brahmananda, first came in contact with many of the direct disciples of Sri Ramakrishna as a college student. After passing his M.A. and law examinations, he joined the Ramak

At a meeting at the Math on Sivaratri day (19 February 1898) when the Swami had arranged for thanksgiving addresses to some of his gurubhais and they had given brief replies to them, the Swami had remarked, "He (Swami Turiyananda) has the oratorical voice."

Swami Trigunatitananda, a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna was the first editor of Udbodhan. In 1902 he went to the USA, at the behest of Swami Vivekananda. He was the head of the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco, until his death in 1915.

Recorded by Swami Raghavananda Translated by Swami Prabhavananda Almora, 1915 in an ashrama which Swami Turiyananda established with Swami Shivananda.

When Maharaj (Swami Brahmananda) and I were in Vrindaban, he had only coarse bread to eat. He would dance in ecstasy, and say: ‘How can I express my joy to you?’ And I had thought he was suffering from want of good food.

Sri Ramakrishna said of him, "Know that Rakhal has intense renunciation."

Kali Maharaj (Swami Abhedananda) at one time used to catch fish, reasoning that the Atman is immortal - it neither slays nor is slain. Learning of this, Sri Ramakrishna sent for him. He told Kali Maharaj: 'What you are saying is true. But at your state of development, before you have realized the At

Swami Vivekananda said, "He who cannot literally worship his mother can never become great."

Sudhir Chandra Samui, Ex-Headmaster of Deopara Champamoni High School, was a resident of Jayrambati and passed away in 1994 at the age of 87. This article was translated from the original Bengali by Ms. Maloti Sengupta of Kolkata from Sri Sri Mayer Pada-prante published by Udbodhan Karyalaya, K

Swami Nirvanananda (often referred to as "Surya Swami Brahmananda" or "Sujji Swami Brahmananda") was a disciple of Swami Brahmananda. Nirvanananda was Vice-President of the Ramakrishna Order.

Shami Bibekanondo ), whose pre-monastic name was Narendranath Dutta

Prabuddha Bharata was started in 1896 under the inspiration of Swami Vivekananda...

Under the inspiration of Swami Vivekananda, his Madras disciples G.Venkataranga Rao, M.C.Nanjunda Rao and Alasinga Perumal started the Brahmavadin on 14 September 1895. Until Alasinga's death in 1909 the magazine came out regularly. After his passing away it continued but with less regularity,

The Vedanta Kesari is an English monthly, published by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai. Started in the year 1895 the 'Brahmavadin' assumed its present name 'The Vedanta Kesari' in the year 1914.

The Vedanta Society of New York was the first Vedanta Society in the West.

Laura Glenn (Sister Devamata) wrote: The design which has become the symbol of the Ramakrishna Mission everywhere came into being in the same casual way as did the "Song of the Sannyasin." It took shape in 1900 during Swami Vivekananda's later visit to America . At that time the Vedanta

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