Mahans

On January 1 every year, His Holiness Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji conducts a Mahamantra Mass Prayer in a various cities in India. This year, the fortunate place was Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. The event was attended by 5000 people and …

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Spiritual questions answered by HH Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji Q. India has the same earth, water and resources like other countries. When that is the case, what makes India ‘Holy’? A. Great saints have the same physical body like any common man. Would …

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Swami Vivekananda was born on January 12, 1863 in Kolkata, India. His parents were Vishwanath Datta and Bhuvaneshwari Devi, and they named him as Narendra Nath Dutta. Naren grew up to become the prime disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhamsa and the …

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1. Swami Vivenakanda was the disciple of A. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa B. Swami Sadananda C. Ramana Maharshi 2. Swami Vivekananda’s birth name is A.  Virendar Dutta B. Narendranath Dutta C. Rabindranath Tagore 3. Name the birth-place of Swami Vivekananda A. New …

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Pages of Inspiration–Book Review YOGI SRI KRISNAPREM Author: Dilip Kumar Roy Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan First Edition: 1968 This riveting book about a great soul, Sri Krishnaprem,** authored by renowned Bengali singer and musician, and disciple of Sri Aurobindo, Dilip …

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Spiritual questions answered by HH Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji Q. Why should one have a Guru? A. Devotion and Wisdom are not entities that can be comprehended or acquired by the use of one’s intellect. It is beyond that. If …

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The divine soil of Bharat has been fertile with innumerable saints from time immemorial. Such rare gems have been born all over Bharat. Many of them sang the glories of the Lord and were a living embodiment of Bhakti (devotion). …

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Sri Sridhara Ayyaval was a great Shiva bhakta who hailed from Karnataka but eventually moved to Tiruvisainallur in Tamil Nadu. He placed great importance on Nama sankirtan (chanting the Lord’s names) and exhorted people to chant the Holy Names of …

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Our birthdays are celebrated within our circle of family and friends. Birthdays of leaders and politicians are celebrated by larger groups of people and by entire regions. The birthday of a motherland is celebrated by an entire nation. Festive days …

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Of the twelve Azhwars, Kulasekara Azhwar, a great Rama Bhakta, celebrates Rama in ways that Valmiki did not. Likewise Periyazhwar celebrates Lord Krishna’s lilas. But what is more remarkable is that such a Krishna Bhakta also enjoys the lilas of Rama! Periyazhwar …

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