Silent Service
Master Mahashay comes to Thakur Ji and asks, “Is it wrong to earn money?” As he is a householder, his question is quite genuine. Thakur Ji replies, “No, it is not.” Then he asks, “Is it wrong to earn more money by working harder?” Thakur Ji replies, “No, it is not.” Then, Master Mahashay says, “Why do you remain away from money? Money stings …
Easiest Path
On one of the weekends, Master Mahashay comes to Dakshineshwar. He is a married man and has a different perspective on life. While Thakur Ji is also married and both (Mother and Thakur Ji) are sannyasi. One day, Master Mahashya is upset. Narendra and other young boys are sitting before Thakur Ji, and Master Mahashay is sitting aloof. (Narendra, later called Swami Vivekananda. Thakur Ji has said, “Narendra is a lotus in the entire ocean of …
ILL Literates
Thakur Ji’s mother is about to leave the physical abode. Maa Sharda Mani is sitting near her feet, massaging them, and Thakur Ji is sitting near his mother’s head and massaging gently. It is quarter past three early in the morning. Soon, mother enunciates, “Om” a smile adorns her face, and she leaves the body. As Thakur Ji is a sannyasi, with due permission …
।। ध्यान ।।
दीक्षा के समय गुरु शिष्य के अन्तर में प्रविष्ट होकर अंतर्यामी रूप से शब्द ब्रम्हमय ज्ञान का दान करता ह गुरूजी के चरणों को लक्ष्य में रखना ,ध्यान करते करते मणिवत ,स्फटिक मणि के समान दसो नख हो जाते है,तब ग्रंथि,संशय दूर हो जाते है। स्व का अध्ययन ही ध्यान है।उस परमतत्व की ओर जहाँ …
संस्कृति
आज हमारी हालत ये है,अब हम अपने भी नहीं रह गये, अपने तक तो ठीक है,अब हम अपने भी नहीं रह गये,अब हम कहीं के नहीं रह गये।अनेक दुर्देव,दुर्गति,अनेक ग्रास जो फैले हुए है,और हम चले जा रहे है।उठो जागो।और श्रेष्ठ व्यक्ति को प्राप्त करके,आप जब तक उनकी तरह नहीं हो जाते,महाशक्ति को प्राप्त नहीं …
Live Idol
Following are some excerpt from the discourse in the session: It is essential to let the bhakti blossom within our hearts rather than searching Lord like a wanderer. Manu Ji and Sathroopa Ji once asked Lord, “We want you as our son.” Lord said, “If I come, Maya shall come as well. It is an inseparable part.” Manu Ji and Sathroopa Ji thought for a while and …
Don’t be a Goat
Once there lived a king. He had a goat with monstrous hunger. The king always tried to quench its hunger but in vain. One day, he announced, “I shall reward the person who can quench this goat’s belly.” Hundreds of people came and took the goat one by one. They made it graze across all …
Ask Him for Himself
Once there lived a devotee of Lord. He had firm devotion and faith in Lord. He chanted the Name and, finally, Lord appeared before him. The form said, “Son! I’m pleased by your penance. Ask for a boon. I shall grant your wish, with the condition that your neighbors shall have double what you shall …
Factual Spirituality
It is very cumbersome for people with scientific brains to understand the form and the formlessness of the Lord. There is water vapor in the atmosphere. We cannot see it with our eyes. But, as the temperature falls, the water vapor condenses into tiny droplets. We can see the droplets and even feel them. As …