Born in Karnataka State, South India, on October 21, 1929, he became a monk of the Ramakrishna Order of India in his early twenties. Attracted by the universal teachings of Vedanta which affirms that …
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Swami Tattwamayananda
Swami Tattwamayananda is currently the Minister of the Vedanta Society of Northern California, San Francisco, (originally founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1900). He underwent traditional training in …
Brahma Sutra 4.1.16
अग्निहोत्रादि तु तत्कार्यायैव, तद्दर्शनात् ॥ १६ ॥ agnihotrādi tu tatkāryāyaiva, taddarśanāt || 16 || agnihotrādi—(Daily) Agnihotra etc.; tu—but; tat-kāryāya—contribute to the same result as that …
Sister Devamata
Laura Glenn, Miss—American lady from high society. Named Sister Devamata by Swami Paramananda (1909). Saw Swamiji in New York (1895) and attended his classes (1895-96), inspired by his teachings but …
Gauri Pandit
Gauri Pandit—Gaurikanta Bhattacharya, Tarkabhushan, hailing from Indesh, a village in Bankura. An eminent Tantrik sadhaka, came to Dakshineswar (1871) having been invited by Mathur Babu at the behest …
Keshab Chandra Sen
Keshab Chandra Sen (1838-84)—An outstanding Indian of the 19th century with contributions in the fields of religion, culture and education, one of the Master’s greatest devotees. Born on 19.11.1838, …