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Today on July 6th, millions around the world are celebrating the 79th birthday of one of the most recognizable icons of peace, hope and compassion: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

As a young leader in exile, His Holiness the Dalai Lama began a tireless journey to lead his people in their freedom struggle. In the past fifty years he has created a thriving exile community, built international support for Tibet, and inspired an entire generation of people of…

Humans have always felt perplexed by life’s mystery, its origin, meaning and finality. Especially, origin, meaning and purpose of human life have always remained vital subjects of discussion and analysis from the beginning. Theists and atheists, both, have for thousands of years been discussing these subjects continuously and comprehensively. Scholars have differently presented their respective arguments and conclusions on them. Their arguments, interpretations and conclusions have further…

CÁLLAME

Cuando hable demasiado, cállame; pero hazlo

captando mi atención con tu mirada.

Mírame como el dios del amor

mira a su amada…

The Spaceship of Silence

I want to travel in my Spaceship of Silence,

Where the machines of making dreams do not make a noise,

Where words keep  asleep

Waiting for…

Dear All,

The parables of Sri Ramakrishna is world famous. With simple day-to-day illustrations he would explain high philosophies.

Mahendra Nath Gupta, the recoder of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, records in his second visit of the Master -- 

M: "Sir, suppose one believes in God with form. Certainly He is not the clay image!"

Master (interrupting): "But why…

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Quiero viajar en mi Nave del Silencio,



donde la máquina de hacer sueños



no haga ruido.



Donde dormiten las palabras



esperando que el silencio



las preñe de sentido.







Quiero viajar en mi Nave del Silencio,



y despertar cuando el proceso



de la Iluminación esté cumplido.



Cuando ni aun el amor…

Over 2,500 years ago, a man who had been searching for the truth for many, many lifetimes came to a quiet place in northern India and sat down under a tree. He continued to sit under the tree, with immense resolve, and vowed not to get up until he had found the truth. At dusk, it is said, he conquered all the dark forces of delusion; and early the next…

Harmony, Sadbhavana in Indian terms, occupies the most important place in man’s life. It is complementary to the supreme human value of Ahimsa and symbolic of friendliness in toto, and, therefore, it remains as the nucleus in the Vedic-Hindu philosophy and way of life. The great Mahamrityunjaya Mantra of the Rigveda urges man for harmony to develop inclusive and wide-ranging friendliness among fellow beings and thereby create an atmosphere of peace leading…

Maya Angelou’s 1993 inaugural poem and remarks

12 January 2009

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Keshab Chandra Sen the famous Brahmo leader of the time felt much drawn to this simple villager who had attained the summit of all religions. He published articles about Sri Ramakrishna which brought him to light. Many began to visit the Paramahamsa at Dakshineswar.

Sri Ramakrishna was frustrated with worldly talks. He would go up to the rooftop of the kuthi after the evening vesper service and cry out in an agonised voice, "Come to me, Oh, devotees!…

            One of the things, it seems to me, that most of us eagerly accept and take for granted is the question of beliefs. I am not attacking beliefs. What we are trying to do is to find out why we accept beliefs; and…

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In 1859 he returned to Kamarpukur where his mother chose Sarada Mukhopadhyay, a little girl of five from the village of Jayarambati, as his bride. Soon after Sri Ramakrishna returned to Dakshineswar where he was once again drowned in high spiritual experiences. Sri Ramakrishna has described…

Albert Einstein was more than just a scientist.

Here are 25 amazing life lessons coming from the man himself!

1. Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

2. Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.

3.  Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.

4. If…

IN THE SHADE OF NATURE
POEM BY DR. RAM SHARMA
The cuckoo sang from afar
the cricket sang with its new lyre
every bough of the tree start dancing
the sky laughed with the colourful fragrant flowers
the fingers start playing with the divine flute
the blue cloud gathered and embraced
the showers of light spread
the moonlight blessed us with immortal blessings
OM OM OM

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At the age of six or seven Gadadhar was walking along the narrow ridges of the fields when he had his first experience of samadhi. The sky was filled with dark rain bearing clouds. Just then a flock of cranes, white as milk, flew across. The beauty of the white cranes against the dark clouds filled his heart with such joy that he plunged into samadhi.

His father's death in 1843 when he was only seven years old made him more indrawn. He mingled with…

Zur sehr schlechten Situation von 2 Kindern und ihrer Mutti.

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Der kleine Kushal und die 8 jährige Karuna leben mit ihrer Mutter in einem Raum, der nicht einmal europäischen Normen für die Tierhaltung entsprechen würde. Das Zimmer ist sehr klein, hat nur dünne unverputzte Ziegelwände und einen Betonfußboden. Es ist nur Platz für ein…

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Khudiram Chattopadhyay had gone on a pilgrimage to Gaya in the spring of 1835 in order to perform rites for his ancestors. While staying there Lord Vishnu appeared to him in a vision and declared that He would be born as his (Khudiram's) son. Filled with joy at first he suddenly realized his poor means and said to the Lord, "I am a very poor man. How can I take the responsibility of bringing you up?" 



The Lord said, "Whatever you give me to eat I shall…

Dear All,

In this edition of 'Saint' Sketch', we take a look at the great saint from Bengal.



His whole life was literally an uninterrupted contemplation of God. Seekers of God of all religions feel irresistibly drawn to his life and teachings. Through his God-intoxicated life Sri Ramakrishna proved that the revelation of God takes place at all times and that God-realization is not the monopoly of any particular age, country, or people. 



In the present-day…