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Guidelines for Devotees of Ramakrishna Math
Swami Ranganathanandaji Maharaj is said to have written this list of ten guidelines for the devotees of Ramakrishna Math. (Highlights are mine.) 1. Be regular and steady in your spiritual practices. This is the best way of serving one’s Guru. … Continue reading
Raja Yoga and Jnana Yoga of Swami Vivekananda
The science of Râja-Yoga proposes to put before humanity a practical and scientifically worked out method of reaching this truth. … They [Yogis] ask us to take up the method and practice honestly, and then, if we do not find … Continue reading
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Six Aspects of Surrender
There is a beautiful verse by Sanaatan Goswami on six aspects of surrender. (Verse and meaning source) आनुकूलस्य सड्.कल्प प्रतिकूलस्य वर्जनम् रक्षिष्यतीति विश्वासो गोप्तृत्वे वरणं तथा। आत्मनिक्षेप कार्पण्ये षड्विधा शरणागति।। (हरि भक्तिविलास 11.676) ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥ pratikūlyasya varjanam rakṣhiṣhyatīti viśhvāso goptṛitve … Continue reading
Inter Religious Harmony
This is the transcript of the extempore talk given by me at Inter Religious Harmony Movement, Ashirvad, Bangalore, a Jesuit organization to promote inter religious harmony. This talk was given as the keynote speaker in their Deepavali Celebrations on 14 … Continue reading
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Purpose of Life – A Perspective Based on Evolution
This material Universe began with the Big Bang more than thirteen and a half billion years ago. The Universe evolved from a mass of energy to subatomic particles. It took more than a hundred million years for the Universe to … Continue reading
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