A story about a Satguru and a Satshishya In today’s world, everyone wants to become a guru, but nobody is willing to become a shishya (student). There was a student who was a genuine disciple and really wanted to know why he was born. He wanted to know if it was possible to become one …
Let’s take a recap of the previous stories. We saw yesterday that Swami Ji has taken mahasamadhi. Sister Nivedita is Margaret Elizabeth Noble of Ireland, before meeting Swami Ji. During the first journey to Ireland, Josephine Macleod’s family invites Swami Ji. Josephine Macleod is the best friend of Margaret Elizabeth Noble. Margaret Elizabeth is a Catholic Christian and, her parents are the staunch …
Swami Ji is preparing his disciples to be like him. A group of people from England have come to India, like the Xaviers, Mr. Goodwin, and Sister Nivedita. Swami Ji teaches his Guru brothers and disciples Sanskrit, English, and other languages to guide the world. People all across the globe demand Swami Ji to teach them spirituality. Swami Ji sends the Guru brothers to the other countries in …
We became aware of Sister Nivedita in previous stories. Let us see the interaction of Swami Vivekananda with his disciples; one of them is Sister Nivedita. There is a young lady named Margaret Elizabeth Noble, a resident of Ireland. Since her childhood, she is keen on spirituality and wishes to feel Christ’s presence. Even her parents are …
नवरात्रि और रमज़ान शुरू हो चुके हैं। उपवास, उप- का अर्थ है ‘पास’, और -वास का अर्थ है ‘रहना’। उपवास का वास्तव में अर्थ है कि हम भगवान के करीब रहते हैं। रोज़ा… सिर्फ खाने के बिना रहना बेकार है। यह केवल दुख लाता है क्योंकि हम ऐसे भूखे रहने के कारण बीमार पड़ जाते …
We saw how Swami Vivekananda sees the opulent form of Mother Ksheer Bhavani, who says, “Am I the doer or are you the doer?” Swami Ji realizes that Mother is the doer. He continues the journey and goes to Amarnath. As the other saints perform the rituals, he too takes bath in the freezing waters of River Ganga, near the Gangotri glacier, wraps the same saffron …
Swami Vivekananda reaches Chicago and deboards the ship. No one is there to receive him. All his co-passengers have someone to receive them. He doesn’t know what to do. He moves out with a few dollars. He makes a night’s stay in one of the hotels. He thinks, “I have a meager amount and I am …
Swami Vivekananda boards the ship. People who go outside India wear typical English clothes for show-off. Only Swami Ji is the one on the ship, in plain clothes, covered with a woolen sweater. The co-passengers, the captain, and the pilot give him an unusual look. They begin ridiculing him in English, thinking, “Such an unusual man! He cannot …