Let us take a look at this image of Lord Shiva, Mother Parvati, Ganesha and Kartikeya. Lord Shiva- snake wrapped around His neck Mother- on Lion (varies with incarnations) Ganesha- rides on a mouse Kartikeya- on a peacock Mouse Snake Peacock Lion (The chain is ever-ready to complete itself.) Now, let us see the contrasts …
An Interesting Conversation between Swami Ramakrishna and a visitor This story is very interesting. A man visited Thakur Ji. The man said, “O Thakur Ji, respects to Thee. You can see Goddess, Maa Kali. Thakur Ji smiles and nods in agreement, says “Yes”. He asks, “Can Thou make me see the opulent form of Mother?”. …
We will see few incidents which shall make us realize the true virtues of Krishna, Pandavas, and their family members. We shall move step wise, in few segments. Part 1After the war reached it near end, on the eighteenth day, Sri Krishna and Arjuna were riding on the chariot. Suddenly, Krishna asked Arjuna to jump …
After a long penance in Gurukul, a shishya learns and perceives the teachings of his Guru. The receiving end is strengthened, through severe practice and hard work. The shishya imbibes the virtues being rendered by His Guru. But, the equilibrium in the strata of brain and mental faculties is possible between a ‘teacher and the …
Let us see a fictional story, which will explain the reality of this life and birth. Now, was this the reality?No, it was merely a nightmare. after we were awake, we were no longer a sinner, and were free from all prosecutions. Now, let us see the homology of this fiction, with our life. murder- …
Compendious Devotion This story is very interesting. Why do we worship? Why do we pray? Why do we do pooja? Why do we offer Namaz? Why do we recite Quran, Gita? Why do we perform all these external affairs? Who should do this? And when should we do this? One day, Totapuri Ji was sanyaasi, …
This is the story of 2017, when floods occurred in Chennai. There were enormous floods, that the entire city was underwater. The lowland areas were totally destroyed. The people from neighborhood were trying to help the citizens, who were stuck in the flood. In this episode, some people from Ramakrishna Mission appeared actively. (This Ramakrishna …
This was the time when the Pandavas were sent on exile, and were forced to live in jungles for several nights. Krishna never left them. They wandered in the forests. One day, Krishna and Arjuna were trekking along the forest trails and soon slipped into a tiny town. In that town, there resided an affluent …