Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.162
Thursday 5/1/12
The Master Said:
"But you must remember that nothing
can be achieved except in its proper time.
Some persons must pass throu...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.162
Wednesday 4/1/12
The Master Said:
"Anger and lust cannot be destroyed. Turn them toward God.
If you must feel desire and temptation,
then de...
04-January-2012 (Wednesday)
Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
SWAMI SARADESHANANDA-01
The first time I went to the Udbodhan House to pay my homage to Mother, she was visiting her village home. I was not lucky enough to see her, but revered Golap-ma was there...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.161
Tuesday 3/1/12
The Master Said:
"God cannot be realized without purity of heart.
One receives the grace of God by subduing the passions -
lu...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.161
Monday 2/1/12
The Master Said:
"Remember that dayA, compassion, and mAyA, attachment,
are two different things. Attachment means the feeling o...
02-January-2012 (Monday)
Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
Swami Saradananda - 03
One day when Mother was feeding the Master at Cossipore, in the course of conversation Master asked her, “Have you ever played ashta-kashte?1 Mother said she had not. Mas...
01-January-2012 (Sunday)
Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
Swami Saradananda - 02
At Cossipore, when the Master’s condition was highly critical, one day Mother was lying down in a miserable state of mind when all at once she saw that dark woman [Mother...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.161
Sunday 1/1/12
The Master Said:
"Is it possible to understand
God's action and His motive?
He creates, He preserves, and He destroys.
Can...
30-December-2011 (Friday)
Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
SWAMI SHIVANANDA - 12
The Holy Mother is neither an ordinary mortal, nor a spiritual seeker practicing austerities, nor a realized soul who has attained divine grace. She is nityasiddha. Like Kali,...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.128
Saturday 31/12/11
The Master Said:
"There are two classes of yogis: the vahudakas and the kutichakas.
The vahudakas roam about visiting holy...
31-December-2011 (Saturday)
Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
Swami Saradananda - 01
Mother’s first vision of Mother Kali was in a wayside inn near Tarakeswar, on her way to Dakshineswar from Jayarambati.
When Mother resided at Dakshineswar, Master...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.125
Friday 30/12/11
The Master Said:
"First of all invoke the Deity, and then give lectures
to your heart's content. First of all dive deep....
Sri Sarada Devi is worshiped as Sri Saraswati incarnate in Ramakrishna Maths worldwide.
Sri Ramakrishna would say, 'Her name is Sarada, she is Saraswati (Goddess of Learning)
that is why she loves to adorn herself.' He said to Hriday, 'Go and see how much mo...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.125
Thursday 29/12/11
The Master Said:
"There is no use in merely making a noise if you want
to establish the Deity in the shrine of your heart,...
29-December-2011 (Thursday)
Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
SWAMI SHIVANANDA - 11
The moment Mother’s cremation was complete it began to rain. It was as if gods themselves were dousing the burning embers with shantijal (holy water that brings peace)...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.158
Wednesday 28/12/11
The Master Said:
"Not a leaf moves except by the will of God.
Where is man's free will?
All are under the will of God....
28-December-2011 (Wednesday)
Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
SWAMI SHIVANANDA - 10
Mother herself is Saraswati incarnate. By her grace, she is worshipped regularly in our Math. She dispels ignorance out of compassion and bestows knowledge and devotion to u...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.158
Tuesday 27/12/11
The Master Said:
"One should not think, 'My religion alone is the right path
and other religions are false.' God can be rea...
27-December-2011 (Tuesday)
Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
SWAMI SHIVANANDA - 09
The brain has some extremely fine nerves, the slightest damage to which spells destruction. Mother used to say, “You must pray to the Master that you may have a sound br...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.158
Monday 26/12/11
The Master Said:
"I have heard that man can acquire superhuman powers
through Theosophy and perform miracles.
I saw a man...
26-December-2011 (Monday)
Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
SWAMI SHIVANANDA - 08
Mahamaya herself had taken birth for the benefit of living beings. To understand the divine play in human form is difficult indeed. How can one understand it unless she in her...
I don't recall whether I shared the below before. Anyway, today is an appropriate time to do so again even if I had:
One day an attendant of Swami Saradananda worked up the courage to ask him if he had experienced nirvikalpa Samadhi.
“Did I waste my ti...
NOTE: From Nahabat Web Admin:
In honour of this day, celebrating the Birth of Jesus Christ, we are offering the following excerpt from a lovely article, from the Tines of India entitled: "Christmas eve at the Ramakrishna Mission" :
Sri Ramakrishna spent t...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.157
Sunday 25/12/11
The Master Said:
"There is only one way to remove caste distinctions
and that is by love of God.
Through this divine love...
25-December-2011 (Sunday)
Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
SWAMI SHIVANANDA - 07
When Mother arrived at the holy feet of the Master at Dakshineswar, he kept her close to him, and with great care instructed her in spiritual matters, encouraging her and assis...
Today I received through World Cat Interlibrary Loan "The Letters of Sister Nivedita: Vol II" edited by Sankari Prasad Basu.
I have been perusing the letters of this gracious, magnanimous lady and I find very often that her remarks are punctuated by two words al...
24-November-2011 (Thursday)
Thought for the Day!!!
One day, Devendra and I presented ourselves before the Mother while she was taking her food. The Mother asked, "Would you like to have Prasada?" Both of us extended our hands to receive it. After she had partaken...
I have just returned from my first trip to India. I was blessed to stay two weeks at the western guest house at Belur Math. Seeing and being able to touch the temples of Sri Ramakrishna and Holy Mother everyday was the great blessing of my life. Climbing the stairway...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.157
Saturday 24/12/11
The Master Said:
"After the first storm of divine passion is quelled,
one gradually understands that God alone is the High...
24-December-2011 (Saturday)
Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
SWAMI SHIVANANDA - 06
She is the Mother of us all, the Mother of the Universe. She has assumed human form to fulfil the purpose of the Master’s divine play. None of us understood Mother. She...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.157
Friday 23/12/11
The Master Said:
"People think it is they who are great.
The water from the roof flows through
a spout that is shaped lik...
23-December-2011 (Friday)
Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
SWAMI SHIVANANDA - 05
Those were some happy days we spent with Mother. How affectionate she was! I who had lost my mother in my childhood had practically forgotten what motherly care was and was ove...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.156
Thursday 22/12/11
The Master Said:
"A householder has his duties to discharge,
his debts to pay: his debt to the gods,
his debt to his an...
22-December-2011 (Thursday)
Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
SWAMI SHIVANANDA - 04
At night, when we retired after dinner, I had a talk with Shashi Maharaj and we decided that next day we would cook the meal and entertain Mother. When we placed our proposal...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.155
Wednesday 21/12/11
The Master Said:
"Man may be likened to grain. He has fallen between
the millstones and is about to be crushed.
Only t...
21-December-2011 (Wednesday)
Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
SWAMI SHIVANANDA - 03
Holy Mother was indeed the mother of all. Such compassion, such forgiveness, such remarkable tolerance she possessed! How little we ourselves knew her! However, she in her g...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.155
Tuesday 20/12/11
The Master Said:
"Householders are like silk-worms. They can come out
of the cocoon of their worldly life if they wish....
20-December-2011 (Tuesday)
Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
SWAMI SHIVANANDA - 02
Primordial Energy has incarnated Herself as Mother in order to awaken the women of the world. Her advent was followed by an unprecedented awakening of the women of the world....
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.152
Monday 19/12/11
The Master Said:
"At the beginning of religious life a man
makes much ado about work, but as his mind
dives deeper into G...
19-December-2011 (Monday)
Reminiscences of The Holy Mother!!!
SWAMI SHIVANANDA - 01
The Holy Mother is the role model for the women of this age. Her life is wonderful indeed! Assuming human form, she led the life of an ordinary housewife, but she was in truth...
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
i was asked by Swami to prepare a brief statement on what Mother means to me for our birthday puja and celebration. I have always felt there was a special significance that Mother was born during the Christmas season. As I wrote, a possi...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.151
Sunday 18/12/11
The Master Said:
"Once a man said to me, 'Sir, can you teach me quickly
the thing you call samAdhi?
After a man has attai...
18-December-2011 (Sunday)
Swami Vivekananda-02
In the course of a letter he wrote from America to a brother disciple, the Swami said, “You have not yet realized how precious Mother is. People will not understand her now, but they will, gradually. Brother, t...
Dear Children of Holy Mother,
We have completed "parayan" (complete recitation of the thoughts from the Gospel of Holy Mother). Today is our most beloved and compassionate Maa's Tithi Puja... With humble prayers to our Maa, I thought of sharing another wonderful acc...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.150
Saturday 17/12/11
The Master Said:
"If a jug of water is enough to remove my thirst,
why should I measure the quantity of water in the lake?...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.150
Friday 16/12/11
The Master Said:
"Therefore I say that in the light of VedAntic reasoning
Brahman has no attributes. The real nature of Brah...
16-December-2011 (Friday)
Thought for the Day!!!
I asked the Mother one day, "You have instructed me how to perform Japa of the name of the Master; but how shall do Japa of your name?"
The Mother replied, "You can do it with the name 'Radha' or any other name...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.149
Wednesday 14/12/11
The Master Said:
"A devotee thinks of God as he sees Him.
In reality there is no confusion about God.
God explains all...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.149
Thursday 15/12/11
The Master Said:
"One who constantly thinks of God can know His real nature;
he alone knows that God reveals Himself to se...
15-December-2011 (Thursday)
Thought for the Day!!!
Chandra Babu's sister came to see us. She asked me in the course of a conversation, "Is the husband of the Holy Mother still alive? Are these his children and daughters-in-law?" "Goodness gracious!" said I, "Have...
14-December-2011 (Wednesday)
Thought for the Day!!!
One day my Sej-Didi and I went to see the Holy Mother. After saluting her we went to the shrine room to pay our homage to the Master. On our return the Mother said, "Take your seat." And so we sat down. After ch...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.148
Tuesday 13/12/11
The Master Said:
"As long as his self-analysis is not complete, man argues with
much ado. But he becomes silent when he com...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.148
Monday 12/12/11
The Master Said:
"If one analyses oneself, one doesn't find any such thing as 'I'.
Take an onion, for instance. First of all...
12-December-2011 (Monday)
Thought for the Day!!!
Narayana Iyengar: One can have a vision of God if one earnestly calls upon Him for two or three days at a stretch. I am calling upon Him for so long. Why do I not have His vision?
Mother: Yes, you will have it....
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.137
Sunday 11/12/11
The Master Said:
"The mind will take the colour you dye it with.
It is like white clothes just returned from the laundry....
11-December-2011 (Sunday)
Thought for the Day!!!
Disciple: Yes, it is true that there is hardly any scope for our staying with you, but we know in our heart of hearts that you are here. Whenever any weakness assails us, we rush to you, and we are relieved.
Mot...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.137
Saturday 10/12/11
The Master Said: [with a laugh]
"Of course you can realize God without complete renunciation !
Why should you renounce eve...
10-December-2011 (Saturday)
Thought for the Day!!!
"Money is such a thing that one develops an attachment for it, if one is associated with it for long! You may think that you have no attachment for it, that since you have renounced it once for all you will not g...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.137
Friday 9/12/11
The Master Said:
"It is as if the Divine Mother said to the human mind
in confidence, with a sign from Her eye,
'Go and en...
I take the liberty to post this Christmas invitation from the Ridgely website. How I would love to attend!!
(Life is sometimes full of coincidences which seemingly tie together. I have discovered that the location of Ridgely is only 33 miles from the home of...
08-December-2011 (Thursday)
Thought for the Day!!!
Disciple: Mother, such words from you are very painful to us. If you leave us, what will happen to us? We don't practise austerities. We have hardly any renunciation. If you don't maintain your body for our sake,...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.136
Thursday 8/12/11
The Master Said:
"The Divine Mother wants to continue playing with Her
created beings. In a game of hide-and-seek the runni...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.135
Wednesday 7/12/11
The Master Said:
"Is kAli, my Divine Mother, of a black complexion?
She appears black because She is viewed from a distanc...
07-December-2011 (Wednesday)
Thought for the Day!!!
It was the first week of the month of Chaitra (third week of March). As soon as I made salutations to the Mother, she began to enquire about the other members of my family. Seeing her very lean and thin, I said,...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.134
Tuesday 6/12/11
The Master Said:
"The jnAnis, who adhere to the non-dualistic philosophy of
VedAnta, say that the acts of creation, preserva...
29-November-2011 (Tuesday)
Thought for the Day!!!
A number of devotees were near about when I told her, "Mother Sri Ramakrishna used to say, 'Pure devotion is the essence of all.' You kindly bless me so that I can have that kind of devotion."
The Mother kept...
06-December-2011 (Tuesday)
Thought for the Day!!!
I do not have the language to give expression to the Holy Mother's boundless affection, infinite compassion and limitless kindness. We are all blessed by seeing her lotus feet, touching them, and receiving her gra...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.133
Monday 5/12/11
The Master Said:
"The yogi seeks to realize the ParamAtman, the Supreme Soul.
His ideal is the union of the embodied soul and...
05-December-2011 (Monday)
Thought for the Day!!!
Very early one morning a calf was pitifully crying in the outer courtyard of the Mother's house at Jayrambati. The calf was kept separated from its mother for the purpose of milking the cow. On hearing its cry the...
04-December-2011 (Sunday)
Thought for the Day
Once I called upon the Mother at the Udbodhan house in the company of Sri Rajendra Mukhopadhyaya. When we saluted the Mother, she prayed to Sri Ramakrishna with folded palms, "Master, kindly fulfil all their desires."...
Namaste!
This is our Daily Sri Ramakrishna Quote:
Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.133
Sunday 4/12/11
The Master Said:
"The jnAni, sticking to the path of knowledge,
always reasons about the Reality, saying,
'Not this, not t...
03-December-2011 (Saturday)
Thought for the Day!!!
Today Swami Premanandaji's birthday tithi is being celebrated... How much Mother loved her Baburam... Salutations to this son of Holy Mother who was personification of Divine Love... A Premananda in the true sens...
02-December-2011 (Friday)
Thought for the Day!!!
She (The Holy Mother) lay down on the bed and gave me a fan, saying, "My child, please fan me a little. The whole body is burning. My salutations to your Calcutta! People come here and lay before me the catalogue o...
01-December-2011 (Thursday)
Thought for the Day!!!
Another day at Jayrambati, the Mother said, "I have to face much hardship, you see, all through the day. Devotees come every minute, one batch following another. There is no end to this. This body of mine is almo...
30-November-2011 (Wednesday)
Thought for the Day!!!
One day I had a great desire to take panthabhat (Boiled rice kept in water overnight-a common dish in rural Bengal) and asked the Mother for it. She said, "Wait for a while. I'll fry hot chillies and pulse-cake...
This photo, ostensibly, is the last one known to be taken of Sara Bull. It was taken by Ralph Bartlett, the lawyer who filed suit against the will of Sara Bull after her death in January 1911. Ralph Bartlett won the lawsuit on behalf of Olea Bull Vaughan, and the mo...
28-November-2011 (Monday)
Thought for the Day!!!
During this period, one day I approached her, and said, "Mother, I do not find peace of mind. My mind remains agitated all the time. I am not free from desires." On hearing this, the Mother looked intently at me fo...
27-November-2011 (Sunday)
Thought for the Day!!!
Referring to the rheumatic pain in her leg, I told her, "Mother, I hear that your accepting the sins of others is responsible for this illness of yours. I have one earnest prayer to you - kindly do not suffer on my...
All at once i look and a good while has passed since i was last here in the courtyard. really, none of us ever leave. i go on Monday to get a pre op heart stress test and start the long road to knee replacement. i read about our dear Ma and her poor knees and troub...
26-November-2011 (Saturday)
Thought for the Day!!!
One day the Mother observed that Radhu was feeling restless owing to illness. She said to me, "O my son, please see what's the trouble with Radhu." I did not know how to feel the pulse. However, to satisfy the Mo...
25-November-2011 (Friday)
Thought for the Day!!!
One day I asked her, "Mother, does not the practice of repeating God's name gradually reduce the accumulated effects of a man's past actions?"
"Everyone must experience the consequence of his past actions," the...
23-November-2011 (Wednesday)
Thought for the Day!!!
Disciple: Why doesn't my mind get absorbed while doing Japa?
Mother: You will succeed through practice. Don't give up your practice of Japa, even if your mind doesn't become steady. Do your spiritual practice...
Greetings and Salutations!
Here are some nice photos to share, compliments
of the Vedanta Society of Southern California
Holy Mother
Sri Ramakrishna
Swami Vivekananda
Direct Discipes
Swami Saradananda
Om Shanthi Om
Nahabat Web Admin
22-November-2011 (Tuesday)
Thought for the Day!!!
Disciple: I'm practising a few breathing exercises. Should I continue them?
Mother: You may practise them a little. But it's not safe to do them for very long, for it may throw you off your balance. What need i...
21-November-2011 (Monday)
Thought for the Day!!!
"Hazra told the Master, 'Why do you think so much about Narendra, Rakhal and the others? Why don't you immerse your mind in thoughts of God all the time?' The Master said, 'All right, I'll keep my mind immersed in...
19-November-2011 (Saturday)
Thought for the Day!!!
Mother: The Master used to tell me, "Take short walks, otherwise you won't be able to maintain your health." In those days I lived in the Nahabat. I used to bathe in the Ganges at 4 o'clock in the morning and wou...
17-November-2011 (Thursday)
Thought for the Day!!!
Disciple: What is the aim of life?
Mother: The aim of life is to realise God and remain immersed in the contemplation of His holy feet always. You monks belong to the Master. He is watching over your earthly l...
20-November-2011 (Sunday)
Thought for the Day!!!
The Mother continued, "During the years of his spiritual practices, the Master would shrink through fear at the sight of various objects of temptation; he would shun all these allurements. One day in the Panchavati...
Come my Brothers and Sisters! Mother's Courtyard is OPEN!
Dear All,
In the process of looking for help with updating Mother's website a few aspects were left unattended, this courtyard among them. i humbly ask the forgiveness of Mother and her children and lo...
18-November-2011 (Friday)
Thought for the Day!!!
Mother: A monk must be free from anger and hatred, he must tolerate everything. The Master used to tell Hriday, "You will bear with my words and I shall bear with yours-then only we can satisfactorily pull on. Othe...
Today, July 21, 2011, is the 91st Anniversary of Holy Mother's MahaSamadhi.
On this auspicious occasion, we present this delightful video:
Since April 2005, we offer Daily Readings from "In The Company Of The Holy Mother".
Just click on the image be...
Dear Visitors to Mother's Courtyard:
The cause of Swami Vivekananda’s death on the 4th of July, 1902, has been long
debated as whether it was a deliberate act of will—through the Swami’s powers
of yoga, or took place because of his illness, a...
THE STORY OF THE BOY GOPALA
"O mother! I am so afraid to go to school through the woods alone; other boys have servants or somebody to bring them to school or take them home — why cannot I have someone to bring me home?" — thus said Gopâla, a litt...
Ah! The pulse quickens, and the blood flows through the arteries like a mighty river, when this miserable soul reads such a letter:
PARIS,
9th September, 1895.
DEAR ALASINGA,
...I am surprised you take so seriously the missionaries' nonsense. ...If the...
In loving memory of my teacher, Dr. JN Chubb
ONLY THE BLIND SHALL SEE
The formless image in the uncarved stone
Seeps through the interstices of our thought.
We only gain what never can be sought,
Grow intimate with what remains.
These word...
Disciple: You have so many children (initiated disciples), Do you remember all of them?
Mother: No, I do not remember everyone of them.
Disciple: Then, how can you say that you do spiritual practices, for all?
Mother: I tell beads for all those whose name...
I belong to at least two very busy E Mail lists: The Family of Thakur, Children of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi and The Holy Trio (which seems to now be defunct).
This was in my inbox today, I liked it, so I share it here with my old friends at Holy Mother's Courty...
