"It is the coward and the fool who says, 'This is fate'" — so says the Sanskrit proverb. But it is the strong man who stands up and says, "I will make my fate." - Swami Vivekananda

Read "The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna" and similar other books and try to understand their meaning. The more you will read, the newer and deeper will be the import you will discover in them. The Sadhaka (aspirant) understands one way by…

Man is divine, all this which we see around us is the outcome of that consciousness of the divine. Everything that is strong, and good, and powerful in human nature is the outcome of that divinity. Swami Vivekananda (The Spirit and…

All expansion is life, all contraction is death. All love is expansion, all selfishness is contraction. Love is therefore the only law of life. He who loves lives, he who is selfish is dying. Swami Vivekananda (Letter to Swami…

আশীর্বাদ করি তোমাদের চৈতন্য হোক May you all be blessed with the spiritual awakening. From  Sri Ramakrishna - the Great Master by Swami Saradananda (pg.no. 889-890) Half of the month of Paush passed away and it was the first…

Pray to Sri Sri Thakur with yearning — " O Thakur, please make my mind steady." Whatever you ask from Him with yearning, that indeed you will get. Swami Saradananda Letter of Swami Saradananda, 29 June 1926 | Prabuddha Bharata,…

The nearer you come to God, the more you feel peace. Peace, peace, peace — supreme peace! The nearer you come to the Ganges, the more you feel its coolness. You will feel completely soothed when you plunge into the river. Sri…

"Raga-bhakti is pure love of God, a love that seeks God alone and not any worldly end. Prahlada had it." Sri Ramakrishna The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, 25 February 1883 “রাগভক্তি — শুদ্ধাভক্তি — অহেতুকী ভক্তি। যেমন…

Perform your duties, but at the end of the day do not fail to call on God with great yearning at least once. Swami Shivananda For Seekers of God : Spiritual Talks of Mahapurush Swami Shivananda, p39 নিজের কর্তব্য পালন…

Don’t be afraid, my son. Always remember the Master is behind you, and so am I. Sri Ma Sarada Devi (The Gospel of Holy Mother : Reminiscences of Sri Prafulla Kumar Ganguly) ভয় কি, বাবা ? সর্বদার তরে জানবে যে ঠাকুর তোমাদের…