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03.03.25 06:37 PM - Comment(s)
Swami Pavananda, A Karma Yogi - Swami Sampurnananda

An Irish Youth came into contact with Holy Mother's life and became a Monk of the Ramakrishna Math and stayed in our Deoghar Centre as his Guru advised till his last breadth. 

Swami Pavanananda ji (Shambhu Maharaj) was one of the pillars of Vidyapith during my time. He was a great teacher of Eng...

03.03.25 06:31 PM - Comment(s)
Sublimation of Psychic Energy SWAMI NITYASTHANANDAJI
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06.02.25 12:25 PM - Comment(s)
Spiritualising life for a meaningful co-existence - Swami Sampurnananda

This article first appeared in Prabuddha Bharata, January 2025. 

Why we suffer?

The idea that “I” exist, and the “world” exits outside of me, is inherent in every living being that makes them survive and spread through their progeny. 

This understanding of “I” and the “world’, has been descri...

27.01.25 11:44 AM - Comment(s)
Fighting Anxiety and Depression: Four Great Vedantic Practices - Swami Sarvapriyananda


Spirituality in the Time of Crisis

WE ARE IN THE MIDST of a crisis. Can spiritual practices help us at this time? Of course, they can. In fact, these are the times that spirituality is meant for. Let us not forget that the Bhagavadgita was taught to Arjuna, not on a mountaintop or in an ashram. It wa...

13.01.25 11:45 AM - Comment(s)
Neither Seek Nor Avoid

SWAMI LAKSHMIDHARANANDA is a monk of the Ramakrishna Order. Presently he is the Editor of Vedanta Kesari magazine published by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai, India


‘Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing; do not merely endure, be unattached,’1 was Swami Vivek...

09.10.24 01:09 PM - Comment(s)
FROM INDIVIDUALITY TO PERSONALITY

Swami Ranganathananda (1908-2005) was the 13th President of the Ramakrishna Order. He was a prolific writer and a speaker of international acclaim. The following are excerpts from his books, Dynamic Spirituality for a Globalized World, Citizens’ Committee, Birth Centenary Celebrations of Swami Ranga...

23.07.24 01:35 PM - Comment(s)
THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE ETERNAL SELF
The belief in the indestructible and eternal nature of the Self is a most vital point in spiritual life and practice. Empirical sciences, busy with the material aspects of things, are not sufficient to explain life as such.
10.12.23 01:35 AM - Comment(s)