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Night is the ideal time for spiritual practice. Meditation and japa should be performed regularly with great devotion. They purify the mind. Continued for some time, regular practice of this kind is …
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A man is able to see God as soon as he gets rid of ego and other limitations. He sees God as soon as he is free from such feelings as ‘I am a scholar’, ‘I am the son of such and such a person’, ‘I am …
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Swami Saradananda was born on 23 December 1865 One day Sri Ramakrishna became a kalpataru and fulfilled the wishes of his disciples. Some asked for devotion, some knowledge, and some liberation. …
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Harmony of Yogas The grandest idea in the religion of the Vedanta is that we may reach the same goal by different paths; and these paths I have generalised into four, viz those of work, love, …
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Law and Freedom In addition to meaning work, we have stated that psychologically the word Karma also implies causation. Any work, any action, any thought that produces an effect is called a Karma. …
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Good and Bad Effects of Work: How to Solve Their Dichotomy Just as every action that emanates from us comes back to us as reaction, even so our actions may act on other people and theirs on us. …
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