Fixed on the Self

by Kehkashan WriterRamakrishna ParamahamsaPosted on No Comments

Master Mahashay returns to Dakshineshwar during his holidays. Ramlal is cutting Thakur Ji’s hair. Master Mahashay enters the room and prostrates before Thakur Ji. Before, Master Mahashay used to join his hands and greet Thakur Ji, but now he has learned the action of prostration. Thakur Ji asks him, “Are you married?” Master Mahashay replies, “Yes, I’m married and have children.” Thakur Ji says to Ramlal, “Oh Ramlal! He is married and has children as well.” Master Mahashay thinks, “Is …

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ILL Literates

by Kehkashan AuthorMa Sarada Devi, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, StoriesPosted on No Comments

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 …

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Love and Devotion

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This is the story of how Keshav Chandra Sen lived, dipped in love for his Satguru, and departed in flying colors.  Queen Victoria is ruling British India. Keshav Chandra Sen and Vijay Krishna Goswami have met the Queen in Britain. Even the queen has come to meet them in Calcutta. Brahma Samaj is flourishing extravagantly. Keshav Chandra Sen and Vijay Krishna Goswami have established the organization to create reforms …

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Live Idol

by Kehkashan AuthorRamakrishna ParamahamsaPosted on No Comments

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 …

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Piousness is Prevalent

by Kehkashan WriterMa Sarada DeviPosted on One Comment

Mother Sharda Mani in Jairam Bati is hearing rumors about her husband. People say, “You have married an insane man. He is crazy.” After attaining teenage, she asks permission from her parents, “Father and mother, shall I go to Dakshineshwar?” They allow her. There is a group of pilgrims going to the Himalayas crossing Dakshineshwar. She packs her meager requirements and leaves with the group …

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