Hear from Me now about the three kinds of pleasures, O the greatest of the Bharata clan! That pleasure is said to be of the nature of Sattva which is gained by long practice of disciplines, which puts …
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Life Lessons from Swami Vipulananda
Special work timings and special salary When Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiyar offered Vipulananda Maharaj the Tamil Chair in the Annamalai University, Maharaj said that he would accept it on two …
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Matangini Ghosh: Mother of Swami Premananda
Daughter of Abhaycharan Mitra of Antpur village in Hooghly district, wife of Taraprasad Ghosh of the same village, mother of Baburam, an apostle of the Master called “Swami Premananda”. Had two other …
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Swami Prabhavananda
Prabhavananda, Swami (1893-1976)—Distinguished scholarly monk of the Order. Abanikumar Ghosh in pre-monastic life, born in Surmanagar village of Bankura district. Educated at Calcutta and inspired by …
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Sister Nivedita
Nivedita, Sister (1867-1911)—Illustrious disciple of Swamiji, dedicated by him to the service of India. Born Margaret Elizabeth Noble on 28.10.1867 in a Catholic family at Dunganon in North Ireland, …