“Shah-e-Mardan Sher-e-Yazdan Quwat-e-Parwardigar Lafata Ila Ali La Saif Ila Zulfiqar” Suppose you imagine Shiv Ji, and you see Trishul in his hand; for Hanuman Ji, you imagine a mace; for Ram Ji, you imagine a bow; for Krishna Ji, you imagine Sudarshan Chakra; similarly, for Ali, you imagine a sword in his hand. Hazrat Ali …
The story is about Bibi Khadija Radiyalla Huanha Tala. Around 1500 years ago, she was a very successful businesswoman in Arab. Imagine a woman doing business in the Arab world at that time. She used to do business in such a way that all of her male counterparts were amazed by her skills. She never …
We all know about Raja Janaka Ji, the father of Maa Sita. Raja Janak has a guru known as Yajnavalkya. Yajnavalkya was also known as Ashtavakra due to his body shape. Before the initiation of Raja Janaka by Yajnavalkya, he was very restless. He used to organise debates in his Rajya Sabha, and whoever used …
During Buddha’s time, a man named Angulimala was a dacoit. Angulimala use to live in the jungle near Pasenadi. Angulimala used to murder others and then cut off their left little fingers to wear as a garland around his neck. Angulimala was very dangerous and everyone around was very scared of him. The people of …
Anal Haqq… Aham Brahmaasmi, Tatwam Asi, Sarvatra Khalvidam Brahma….. I’m Brahma, You are the same, Everything is the energy. There was a Sufi saint named Mansoor. He was always engrossed in divine ecstasy and constantly repeated Anal Haqq-Anal Haqq. The Mughal king of that era didn’t like the notion that the saint called himself Allah. As it is said, half knowledge is dangerous. The …
This is the question of a Satshishya to a Satguru. We are aware that a Satguru is the one who has realized the self, and Satshishya is the one, who surrenders at the divine feet of his Guru, and obeys His words without any doubt. Narendra asked Thakur Ji, “When will I begin one with the divinity? It’s easy to say Aham Brahmaasmi, Tatvam Asi, Sarvatra Khalvidam Brahma.” …
A disciple went to Swami Ramakrishna Paramhamsa and asked, “How many types of Gurus exist?” Thakur Ji said, “Firstly! Let me tell you about the types of doctors. Doctors of one sort, prescribe you some medicines, and.. his job is done. He never bothers if you take the medicine. A doctor of another sort examines you keenly and prescribes you the …
Maa Sharda Mani was the divine consort of Swami Ramakrishna. They were different physically, but Mother saw Thakur Ji as her Guru, and Thakur Ji saw Mother Kali in her. They had no physical relations. After Thakur Ji left the physical abode, his disciples felt hopeless. They went to Mother and said, “We can’t see any hope. Thakur Ji has left us.” Mother said, “Thakur hasn’t gone anywhere. He is within …
A conversation between Ramakrishna Paramhamsa and Swami Vivekananda. Narendra asked, “Can we find God by reading books?” In this conversation, Narendra meant holy books like Gita, Quran, Bible, and the rest. Thakur Ji nodded in no. Narendra asked the reason. Thakur Ji replied, “As you see an eagle, who flies high in the sky. It soars in the heights, but its sight rests on the prey on the ground. …
One question was asked by the student to his Guru. The question was asked by Narendra to Shri Ramakrishna. Narendra asked Shri Ramakrishna that how many souls are there? What Narendra use to believe was, as many people those many souls. Because he heard that when someone dies, it’s been said that may his/her the …