Swami Shankarananda, the seventh President of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, was born on Tuesday, 9 March 1880 at his material uncle’s house at Baje Pratappur in Hooghly district of …
Dhammapada, Verse 119-120 – The Story of Anāthapiṇḍika
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 119-120: pāpo'pi passati bhadraṃ yāva pāpaṃ na paccati |yadā ca paccati pāpaṃ atha pāpo pāpāni passati || 119 …
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What is the Good of Holy Company?
From the "Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna" — Sri Ramakrishna: You cannot get rid of an ailment without the help of a physician. But it is not enough to be in the company of religious people only for a …
Dhammapada, Verse 118 – The Story of Goddess Lājā
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 118: puññaṃ ce puriso kayirā kayirāth'etaṃ punappunaṃ |tamhi chandaṃ kayirātha sukho puññassa uccayo || 118 || 118. …
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Dhammapada, Verse 117 – The Story of Venerable Seyyasaka
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 117: pāpaṃ ce puriso kayirā na taṃ kayirā punappunaṃ |na tamhi chandaṃ kayirātha dukkho pāpassa uccayo || 117 …
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Dhammapada, Verse 116 – The Story of Culla Ekasāṭaka
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 116: abhitvaretha kalyāṇe pāpā cittaṃ nivāraye |dandhaṃ hi karoto puññaṃ pāpasmiṃ ramatī mano || 116 || 116. Make …
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