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Need of Vivekananda Study Circles in Educational Institutions

(An edited version of this article was published in the 15th year Souvenir of Vivekananda Study Circle at IISc, Bangalore. Here is the link to the complete Souvenir with several interesting and inspiring articles.) Swami Vivekananda has a special significance … Continue reading

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Interpretations and Implications of Sat-Cit-Ananda

This article was published in April 2024 issue of Prabuddha Bharata, a monthly journal of the Ramakrishna Order. The triad of Sat-Cit-Ananda is one of the important categories in Vedanta. It can be seen in the Upanishads, commentaries, and the … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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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