One day, Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa was talking with His disciples, merrily. A lighthearted discussion was going on. Suddenly, His body became as stiff as a ramrod, eyes locked towards the glabella, and His tone took a serious turn, He began explaining about the Advait and the Energy as a Formless entity, existing in all objects, …
The narration has been narrated by Swami Ramakrishna Paramhamsa to Narendra (was called Swami Vivekananda), as He didn’t believe in the worship on form. His Vedantic opinion was against the worship of the Form. One day, Swami Ramakrishna was immersed in a deep ecstasy of love for Krishna, could see Krishna in front of Him. …
Once there was a boy born to deep spiritual family in Vrindavan. His parents named Him “Sanatan”. His father was the descendent of the ‘Goswami‘ lineage of priests in Radhe-Krishna Temple, in Vrindavan. In the womb itself, He heard the chantings of “Radhe Radhe Krishna Krishna, Radhe Radhe Krishna Krishna, Radhe Radhe Krishna Krishna…”. In …
Moses was a messenger of Allah. He meditated on the Divine consciousness, on a mountain, Koh-e-toor (modern day, Mount Sinai). After a penance for about eight hundred years, the Divine Manifestation took place. He could talk to Allah, in person and receive the answers, in an extravagant form. In the land of Egypt. The book …
Moses was a messenger of Allah. He used to talk to God, on the hill, Koh-e-toor, and even, at home. The answers to the questions asked, were audible not only to Moses, but, even to the people, who were the height of purity.One day, while going towards the hill, Moses encountered an old destitute, on …
Anecdote 1- ANTIPODE- LOGIC V/S LOVE1. Once there lived a man, who was renowned for his sense of analysis. His inferential power piqued his acquaintances. One day, he visited a temple, and saw the priest lighting an oil lamp, for prayers. He saw the sudden appearance of the flame, out of the wick, with just …
Illustration There were two villages, their jurisdictions were bisected by a river. In one of the villages, Baba Nanak visited one of those villages. The people of the other hamlet, had to cross the deep river, for meeting the Guru. There lived two brothers. For meeting the Guru, one of them completed his chores early, …
Once upon a time, there lived a man, belonging to mediocre family. He was pure by heart. He wanted to be initiated into the path of spirituality. To quench his desire, he went to a saint. He was a real saint, unified with the ultimate Unity. When the man asked the saint for initiating him, …
This story has been adopted from Chandogya Upanishad. It is the conversation between Shwetaketu and His father, Rishi Uddalaka. It is said “Vidya dadati Vinayam“, means, the knowledge imparts humbleness, but, when Shwetaketu received the education, in His Guru‘s ashrama, He became more ignorant, rather. Let us see the teachings He received from His father, …
Thoughts have the vigour to transform our own destiny. The objectives of our thoughts govern our life. Let’s see an example. Any thing in our surrounding, was initially a mere figment of imagination in someone’s mind. Let’s understand this with this laptop, as our object of assessment. The features of it’s screen, it’s dimensions, the …