There lived two friends, in a town. They have the job of carrying sand and pebbles, to the construction site. Each had one donkey. They used to load their draught beast with sacks of sand and pebbles, carried them to the site and earned a feeble amount. One day, one of the two draughts became …
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 …
When Nanak was born, the entire villagers gathered and rejoiced. As He was delivered, the villagers felt a blissful surge of joy within their hearts. They experienced that some Divine being had come to the world. His mother also felt different. The positive vibes could not hold the people, and they felt attracted towards the …
Once there was a timid parrot, lived in a crevice. Its fear for death was extravagant. His time had approached it, and he could see his death approaching him. It trembled in fear for weeks and stayed in the crevice, in a numb state. One day, a falcon appeared in sky. It went to the …
Once upon a time, there lived a teacher, who taught the science and practice of sailing across the oceans in grand seas. He was a being, enriched with humility. Whenever he set on the voyage, he bowed and prayed to Lord. The students, who accompanied him on the journey, often ridiculed him, and flaunted about …
One day, Sri Krishna was sitting and conversing with Uddhav. Uddhava said, “O Lord, Is there still a possibility in life of a person, who emerges in the world, and lives a life full of bad deeds, nothing worth humanity exists in him, then is there any scope for his salvation?Sri Krishna said, “Uddhav, there …
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 …