प्रकृतिं परमामभयां वरदां नररूपधरां जनतापहराम्। शरणागतसेवकतोषकरीं प्रणमामि परां जननीं जगताम्॥ To the Divine Shakti embodied in human form, the giver of boons and dispeller of fear, who quenches the fire of misery and fills with…

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…

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…

Yes, one can give up desire. That is why one is supposed to practise japa, meditation, and other spiritual practices. If you can give up desire, you will attain unconditional love. Sri Ma Sarada Devi  (Sri Ma to Golap Ma) (Sri…

God-vision is the true aim of human life, for that alone can give us real and lasting satisfaction. Swami Vijnanananda (The Disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, p 375 ) ভগবানের দর্শনলাভই হল মানবজীবনের চরম লক্ষ্য, কারণ একমাত্র সেটিই আমাদের…

God can be realized much more tangibly than a man feels the presence of the companion with whom he is walking. Swami Subodhananda (The Disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, p 359) একজন পথ চলার সাথীর থেকেও বেশি স্পষ্ট ভাবে ঈশ্বরের…

Strike a light, sit not in darkness and sorrow. Do always better and be happy. Swami Vivekananda (Complete Works, Vol IX, Newspaper Reports, The Hindu Optimistic)

सर्वस्य बुद्धिरूपेण जनस्य हृदि संस्थिते । स्वर्गापवर्गदे देवि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ You are the wisdom in everyone's heart; you gives enjoyments and liberation; O Devi, O Narayani, my pranams to you. সর্বস্য বুদ্ধিরূপেণ…

"To work we have the right, but not to the fruits thereof" — Leave the fruits alone. Why care for results? If you wish to help a man, never think what that man's attitude should be towards you. If you want to do a great or a good work,…

The human soul is eternal and immortal, perfect and infinite, and death means only a change of centre from one body to another. The present is determined by our past actions, and the future by the present. Swami Vivekananda…