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The Contemplative Life – Most Revered Swami Atmasthanandaji Maharaj
The Contemplative Life – Most Revered Swami Atmasthanandaji Maharaj. Most Revered Swami Atmasthanandaji Maharaj was the 15th President of the world -wide Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. In this article Most Revered Maharaj provides guidelines on how to lead a contemplative life citing many personal reminiscences of senior monks of the Ramakrishna tradition who lead inspiring spiritual lives. Source : Prabuddha Bharata – Jan 2007 SADHAN-BHAJAN or spiritual practice – japa, prayer and meditation – should play a very vital role in the lives of all. This is a sure way to peace despite all the hindrances that one has to face in daily life. The usual complaint is that it is very difficult to lead an inward life of sadhana or contemplation amidst the rush and bustle of everyday life. But with earnestness and unshakable determination one is sure to succeed. Sri Ramakrishna has said that a devotee should hold on to the feet of the Lord with the right hand and clear the obstacles of everyday life with the other. There are two primary obstacles to contemplative life. The first one is posed by personal internal weaknesses. One must have unswerving determination to surmount these. The second one consists of external problems. These we have to keep out, knowing them to be harmful impediments to our goal. For success in contemplative life, one needs earnestness and regularity. Study of the scriptures, holy company, and quiet living help develop our inner lives. I have clearly seen that all the great swamis of our Order have led a life of contemplation even in the midst of great distractions. -
Sri Ramakrishna Math
Sri Ramakrishna Math 31, Ramakrishna Math Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004, India & : 91-44-2462 1110 / 9498304690 email: [email protected] / website: www.chennaimath.org Catalogue of some of our publications… Buy books online at istore.chennaimath.org & ebooks at www.vedantaebooks.org Some of Our Publications... Sri Ramakrishna the Great Master Swami Saradananda / Tr. Jagadananda This book is the most comprehensive, authentic and critical estimate of the life, sadhana, and teachings of Sri Ramakrishna. It is an English translation of Sri Sri Ramakrishna Lila-prasanga written in Bengali by Swami Saradananda, a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna and who is deemed an authority both as a philosopher and as a biographer. His biographical narrative of Sri Ramakrishna Volume 1 is based on his firsthand observations, assiduous collection of material from Pages 788 | Price ` 200 different authentic sources, and patient sifting of evidence. Known for his vast Volume 2 erudition, spirit of rational enquiry and far-reaching spiritual achievements, Pages 688 | Price ` 225 he has interspersed the narrative with lucid interpretations of various religious cults, mysticism, philosophy, and intricate problems connected with the theory and practice of religion. Translated faithfully into English by Swami Jagadananda, who was a disciple of the Holy Mother, this book may be ranked as one of the best specimens in hagiographic literature. The book also contains a chronology of important events in the life of Sri Ramakrishna, his horoscope, and a short but beautiful article by Swami Nirvedananda on the book and its author. This firsthand, authentic book is a must- read for everyone who wishes to know about and contemplate on the life of Sri Ramakrishna. -
Sri Ramakrishna & His Disciples in Orissa
Preface Pilgrimage places like Varanasi, Prayag, Haridwar and Vrindavan have always got prominent place in any pilgrimage of the devotees and its importance is well known. Many mythological stories are associated to these places. Though Orissa had many temples, historical places and natural scenic beauty spot, but it did not get so much prominence. This may be due to the lack of connectivity. Buddhism and Jainism flourished there followed by Shaivaism and Vainavism. After reading the lives of Sri Chaitanya, Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother and direct disciples we come to know the importance and spiritual significance of these places. Holy Mother and many disciples of Sri Ramakrishna had great time in Orissa. Many are blessed here by the vision of Lord Jagannath or the Master. The lives of these great souls had shown us a way to visit these places with spiritual consciousness and devotion. Unless we read the life of Sri Chaitanya we will not understand the life of Sri Ramakrishna properly. Similarly unless we study the chapter in the lives of these great souls in Orissa we will not be able to understand and appreciate the significance of these places. If we go on pilgrimage to Orissa with same spirit and devotion as shown by these great souls, we are sure to be benefited spiritually. This collection will put the light on the Orissa chapter in the lives of these great souls and will inspire the devotees to read more about their lives in details. This will also help the devotees to go to pilgrimage in Orissa and strengthen their devotion. -
Indian Political Thaught Unit Iii
INDIAN POLITICAL THAUGHT UNIT III Paper Code – 18MPO22C Class – I M.A POLITICAL SCIENCE Faculty Name – M.Deepa Contact No. 9489345565 RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY LIFE AND TIME OF RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY ✓ He was born in 1772, in Radhanagar village in Murshidabad District of West Bengal. ✓ Bengal, after 1765, came under British East India company, Colonial rule, centred in Kolkata, was expanding in all parts of India. Limited constitutional reforms, capitalist economy, English education, etc were being introduced. ✓ Studied Arbic & Persian in Patna, Sanskrit in Banaras, English later on a company official, Besides Bengali and Sanskrit, Roy had mastered Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, Greek, Latin and many other leading language. ✓ Besides Hinduism, he learnt Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity. Through this he developed belief in unity of God, and Religion. INFLUENCE ✓ John Locke, Bentham , David Hume, ✓ 1830 he went to England with many purposes-one was requesting more pension to Mughal King Akkbar-II Who gave him the title of Raja. He died there on 1833. HIS RELIGIOUS THOUGHT ✓ Influenced by Enlightenment spirit and Utilitarian Liberalism. ✓ Human have God gifted sense of reason and intellect to assess the trust and social utility in religious doctrine, no need for any intermediary-priest, Pandit UNITY IN ALL RELIGION ✓ Universal Supreme being, Existence of soul, Life after death ✓ But, all religion suffer from dogmas, ritualism, irrational beliefs & Practices; to benefit the intermediaries and keep people in dark ✓ Hinduism suffered from polytheism, idolatry, superstitions, ritualism. ✓ Ancient purity of Hindu religion-as contained in Veda & Upanishad-lost in faulty interpretation, orthodoxy, conservatism in the wake of tyrannical and despotic Muslim and Rajput Rules. -
Reminiscences of Swami Prabuddhananda
Reminiscences of Swami Prabuddhananda India 2010 These precious memories of Swami Prabuddhanandaji are unedited. Since this collection is for private distribution, there has been no attempt to correct or standardize the grammar, punctuation, spelling or formatting. The charm is in their spontaneity and the heartfelt outpouring of appreciation and genuine love of this great soul. May they serve as an ongoing source of inspiration. Memories of Swami Prabuddhananda MEMORIES OF SWAMI PRABUDDHANANDA RAMAKRISHNA MATH Phone PBX: 033-2654- (The Headquarters) 1144/1180 P.O. BELUR MATH, DIST: FAX: 033-2654-4346 HOWRAH Email: [email protected] WEST BENGAL : 711202, INDIA Website: www.belurmath.org April 27, 2015 Dear Virajaprana, I am glad to receive your e-mail of April 24, 2015. Swami Prabuddhanandaji and myself met for the first time at the Belur Math in the year 1956 where both of us had come to receive our Brahmacharya-diksha—he from Bangalore and me from Bombay. Since then we had close connection with each other. We met again at the Belur Math in the year 1960 where we came for our Sannyasa-diksha from Most Revered Swami Sankaranandaji Maharaj. I admired his balanced approach to everything that had kept the San Francisco centre vibrant. In 2000 A.D. he had invited me to San Francisco to attend the Centenary Celebrations of the San Francisco centre. He took me also to Olema and other retreats on the occasion. Once he came just on a visit to meet the old Swami at the Belur Math. In sum, Swami Prabuddhanandaji was an asset to our Order, and his leaving us is a great loss. -
Swami Vivekananda's Mission and Teachings
LIFE IS A VOYAGE1: Swami Vivekananda’s Mission and Teachings – A Cognitive Linguistic Analysis with Reference to the Theme of HOMECOMING Suren Naicker Abstract This study offers an in-depth analysis of the well-known LIFE AS A JOURNEY conceptual metaphor, applied to Vivekananda’s mission as he saw it, as well as his teachings. Using conceptual metaphor theory as a framework, Vivekananda’s Complete Works were manually and electronically mined for examples of how he conceptualized his own mission, which culminated in the formation of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, a world-wide neo-Hindu organization. This was a corpus-based study, which starts with an overview of who Vivekananda was, including a discussion of his influence on other neo- Hindu leaders. This study shows that Vivekananda had a very clear understanding of his life’s mission, and saw himself almost in a messianic role, and was glad when his work was done, so he could return to his Cosmic ‘Home’. He uses these key metaphors to explain spiritual life in general as well as his own life’s work. Keywords: Vivekananda; neo-Hinduism; Ramakrishna; cognitive linguistics; conceptual metaphor theory 1 As is convention in the field of Cognitive Semantics, conceptual domains are written in UPPER CASE. Alternation Special Edition 28 (2019) 247 – 266 247 Print ISSN 1023-1757; Electronic ISSN: 2519-5476; DOI https://doi.org/10.29086/2519-5476/2019/sp28.4a10 Suren Naicker Introduction This article is an exposition of two conceptual metaphors based on the Complete Works2 of Swami Vivekananda. Conceptual metaphor theory is one of the key theories within the field of cognitive linguistics. -
Why I Became a Hindu
Why I became a Hindu Parama Karuna Devi published by Jagannatha Vallabha Vedic Research Center Copyright © 2018 Parama Karuna Devi All rights reserved Title ID: 8916295 ISBN-13: 978-1724611147 ISBN-10: 1724611143 published by: Jagannatha Vallabha Vedic Research Center Website: www.jagannathavallabha.com Anyone wishing to submit questions, observations, objections or further information, useful in improving the contents of this book, is welcome to contact the author: E-mail: [email protected] phone: +91 (India) 94373 00906 Please note: direct contact data such as email and phone numbers may change due to events of force majeure, so please keep an eye on the updated information on the website. Table of contents Preface 7 My work 9 My experience 12 Why Hinduism is better 18 Fundamental teachings of Hinduism 21 A definition of Hinduism 29 The problem of castes 31 The importance of Bhakti 34 The need for a Guru 39 Can someone become a Hindu? 43 Historical examples 45 Hinduism in the world 52 Conversions in modern times 56 Individuals who embraced Hindu beliefs 61 Hindu revival 68 Dayananda Saraswati and Arya Samaj 73 Shraddhananda Swami 75 Sarla Bedi 75 Pandurang Shastri Athavale 75 Chattampi Swamikal 76 Narayana Guru 77 Navajyothi Sree Karunakara Guru 78 Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha 79 Ramakrishna Paramahamsa 79 Sarada Devi 80 Golap Ma 81 Rama Tirtha Swami 81 Niranjanananda Swami 81 Vireshwarananda Swami 82 Rudrananda Swami 82 Swahananda Swami 82 Narayanananda Swami 83 Vivekananda Swami and Ramakrishna Math 83 Sister Nivedita -
List of Marathi Books S.N
LIST OF MARATHI BOOKS S.N. ITEM CODE ITEM NAME ITEM PRICE AUTHOR 1) M05210 AADHUNIK BHARAT Y9 M:10 ₹ 10.00 SWAMI VIVEKANANDA AADHUNIK MANAVALA UPANISHADANCHA SANDESH 2) M9512 ₹ 12.00 SWAMI SHIVATATTWANANDA Y4 M:12 3) M11150 ACHARYA SHANKARA Y15 M:50 ₹ 50.00 SWAMI APURVANANDA 4) M20635 ADARSH SHIKSHAN M:35 ₹ 35.00 SWAMI VIVEKANANDA 5) M13520 ADBHUTANANDANCHI ADBHUT KAHANI Y7 M:20 ₹ 20.00 NAGPUR 6) M09225 ADHUNIK BHARAT ANI R.K.-S.V. Y19 M:25 ₹ 25.00 SWAMI SHIVTATTWANANDA 7) M14130 ADHYATMA-MARGA-DIPIKA Y9 M:30 ₹ 30.00 SWAMI TURIYANANDA 8) M17425 ADHYATMIK SADHANA Y12 M:25 ₹ 25.00 SWAMI ASHOKANANDA 9) M18030 ADHYATMIK SAMVAD: SW. VIDNYNANANDA Y3 M:30 ₹ 30.00 SWAMI APURVANANDA 10) M7115 AGHORMANI VA GAURI MA Y4 M:15 ₹ 15.00 SWAMI SHIVTTWANANDA 11) M16840 AGNIMANTRA (MARATHI) Y35 M:40 ₹ 40.00 SWAMI VIVEKANANDA 12) M12625 AKHANDANANDACHNYA SAHAVASAT Y13 M:25 ₹ 25.00 SWAMI NIRAMAYANANDA 13) M09320 AMCHI MUKHYA SAMASYA ANI SRK AND SV M:20 ₹ 20.00 SWAMI SHIVATATWANANDA 14) M159150 AMHI PAHILELE S.V. M:150 ₹ 150.00 K V S BENODEKAR 15) M2085 AMRIT SANDESH M:5 ₹ 5.00 NGP 16) M246250 AMRITASYA PUTRA M:250 ₹ 250.00 SWAMI VIVEKANANDA 17) M13060 AMRUTAVANI (MARATHI) Y26 M:60 ₹ 60.00 NAGPUR 18) M10780 ANANDADHAMA KADE Y4 M:80 ₹ 80.00 SW APURVANANDA 19) M25215 APALA BHARAT APALI SANSKRUTI M:15 ₹ 15.00 SWAMI VIVEKANANDA 20) M22410 ATMABODH Y20 M:10 ₹ 10.00 SWAMI VIPAPPANANANDA 21) M04725 ATMASAKSHATKAR:SADHANA VA SIDDHI Y38 M:25 ₹ 25.00 SWAMI VIVEKANANDA 22) M16615 ATMA-TATTWA Y11 M:15 ₹ 15.00 SW VIVEKANANDA 23) M24960 ATMONNATICHE SOPAN M:60 ₹ 60.00 SWAMI -
Ramakrishna-Vedanta in Southern California: from Swami Vivekananda to the Present
Ramakrishna-Vedanta in Southern California: From Swami Vivekananda to the Present Appendix I: Ramakrishna-Vedanta Swamis in Southern California and Affiliated Centers (1899-2017) Appendix II: Ramakrishna-Vedanta Swamis (1893-2017) Appendix III: Presently Existing Ramakrishna-Vedanta Centers in North America (2017) Appendix IV: Ramakrishna-Vedanta Swamis from India in North America (1893-2017) Bibliography Alphabetized by Abbreviation Endnotes Appendix 12/13/2020 Page 1 Ramakrishna-Vedanta in Southern California: From Swami Vivekananda to the Present Appendix I: Ramakrishna Vedanta Swamis Southern California and Affiliated Centers (1899-2017)1 Southern California Vivekananda (1899-1900) to India Turiyananda (1900-02) to India Abhedananda (1901, 1905, 1913?, 1914-18, 1920-21) to India—possibly more years Trigunatitananda (1903-04, 1911) Sachchidananda II (1905-12) to India Prakashananda (1906, 1924)—possibly more years Bodhananda (1912, 1925-27) Paramananda (1915-23) Prabhavananda (1924, 1928) _______________ La Crescenta Paramananda (1923-40) Akhilananda (1926) to Boston _______________ Prabhavananda (Dec. 1929-July 1976) Ghanananda (Jan-Sept. 1948, Temporary) to London, England (Names of Assistant Swamis are indented) Aseshananda (Oct. 1949-Feb. 1955) to Portland, OR Vandanananda (July 1955-Sept. 1969) to India Ritajananda (Aug. 1959-Nov. 1961) to Gretz, France Sastrananda (Summer 1964-May 1967) to India Budhananda (Fall 1965-Summer 1966, Temporary) to India Asaktananda (Feb. 1967-July 1975) to India Chetanananda (June 1971-Feb. 1978) to St. Louis, MO Swahananda (Dec. 1976-2012) Aparananda (Dec. 1978-85) to Berkeley, CA Sarvadevananda (May 1993-2012) Sarvadevananda (Oct. 2012-) Sarvapriyananda (Dec. 2015-Dec. 2016) to New York (Westside) Resident Ministers of Affiliated Centers: Ridgely, NY Vivekananda (1895-96, 1899) Abhedananda (1899) Turiyananda (1899) _______________ (Horizontal line means a new organization) Atmarupananda (1997-2004) Pr. -
Gauri Maa.Indd 61 10/19/2011 4:55:42 PM Modern Prototype Her
Spirit profi le With her fiery, independent spirit, bottomless courage and managerial prowess, Gauri Ma, who founded India’s first ashram for women, the Sri Saradeshwari Ashram, is a role model for the modern woman seeker, rhapsodises Nandini Sarkar Gauri Ma The mystic manager woman was drowning in the Mother Kali,” and threw herself into the river – this Ganga and a crowd of men was despite the fact that she did not know how to swim! watching from the banks, rais- Realising that Gauri Ma could not swim out far ing a commotion but not going enough to save the drowning woman, a few people forward to help her. A sanyasi- from the crowd finally jumped in and saved her. Ani who had come to the spot scornfully Gauri Ma has long been a hero for me, ever since I addressed the men, “There is a person read about her in Swami Nikhilananda’s, They Lived drowning, yet all of you men are standing With God. Sri Ramakrishna said of her, “Gauri is that here and watching the show.” Without a gopi who has received the grace of the Lord through moment's hesitation, she shouted, “Jai many births. She is a gopi from Brindavan.” LIFE POSITIVE NOVEMBER 2011 61 gauri maa.indd 61 10/19/2011 4:55:42 PM Modern prototype her. Balaram came up to her and asked if Though born in backward nineteenth century India, she would like to visit Dakshineshwar. As she epitomised the modern empowered woman, they entered Sri Ramakrishna's room, he seeking to balance the spiritual with the temporal. -
The Wonder That Was Sri Ramakrishna
THE WONDER THAT IS SRÎ RÂMAKRISHNA An English translation by Swâmî Bhâskarânanda of the Bengali book Srî Srî Râmakrishna-Mahimâ by Akshaykumâr Sen. PREFACE Akshay Kumâr Sen’s Bengali book Srî Srî Râmakrishna-Mahimâ is quite popular among Bengali-speaking readers of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda literature. I have translated this book into English at the request of one of my close friends who lives in Canada. The book contains many authentic anecdotes about Srî Râmakrishna and his teachings, some of which are not to be found in other books. But some of the author’s views on how the mind functions, etc, may not be acceptable to traditional Hindu scholars. These views, by the author’s own admission, are based on his own understanding and experience, and not necessarily on the scriptures. Nevertheless, this book is valuable because it is written by one who had the good fortune to have seen Srî Râmakrishna and associated with him more or less closely. In the publication of this book the following persons have helped immensely, and I acknowledge their loving assistance with deep gratitude. Ramakrishna Math, Belur, for permission to translate the book into English. Charles Scott Wirth for computer typesetting the manuscript and helping with the front cover. Devra Freedman for proofreading and editing. I hope this book will be helpful to those for whom it is intended. Swâmî Bhâskarânanda Vedanta Society of Western Washington Seattle, Washington 98102, U.S.A. 2 INTRODUCTION As mentioned in the preface, this is an English translation of the Bengali book entitled Srî Srî Râmakrishna-Mahimâ written by Akshaykumâr Sen. -
Reach Motto: Atmano Mokshartham Jagad Hitaya Cha
Reach Motto: Atmano mokshartham jagad hitaya cha, liberation and for the Newsletter of the Vedanta Centres of Australia welfare of the world.” Sayings and Teachings Attainment of the Supreme Self A man who spends his time in discussing the good and bad qualities of others simply wastes his own time. For it is time spent neither in thinking about one’s own self nor about the Supreme Self, but in fruitless thinking of others’ selves — Sri Ramakrishna Durga Puja Great sayings: Words of Sri Ramakrishna, Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda, The R. M. Institute of Culture, Kolkata, p. 2-3 Worship of God as Mother has prevailed from prehistoric times. Worship of the Divine Mother is Concentration of the mind prevalent all over India - from A disciple had written “I cannot calm my mind and Kanyakumari (famous for its concentrate” and so on. Mother became agitated at these words Kanyakumari temple) to Kash- and said, “It can be done if one repeats the Name fifteen or mir (Kshirbhavani temple) and twenty thousand times each day. I have seen it actually happen. from Rajasthan (Amba temple) Let him do that first and talk afterwards if it fails. One must put to Kolkata (Kalighat temple). one’s mind to it. But no, no one will do that. They only complain, Although the Divine Mother is “Why does nothing come of it?” only one, Her manifestations are — Sri Sarada Devi many. Teachings of Sri Sarada Devi The Holy Mother, Sri Ramakrishna The Divine Mother is regarded Math, Mylapore, Chennai, p. 42 as having ''Ten Great Wisdom Forms''.