Mahans
Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamigal, the 68th pontiff of the Kanchi Sankara Mutt is considered to be one of the greatest saints of India. His entire life can be characterized simply as one of divinity and humility. He was …
Infinite Ways to Infinite Bliss Excerpts from the discourses/writings of HH Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji of Chennai, India.** “Varanasi, Vrindavan, Ayodhya, Dwaraka and Pandharpur are kshetras (holy places of pilgrimage) filled with the presence of the Lord. However, a trip …
Lord Buddha is known the world over as the founder of Buddhism. In Hinduism, Lord Buddha is considered as a revered avatara of the Lord, and is often counted among the ten popular avataras of Lord Vishnu. Born as Prince …
Defining the nature of a Mahan (a Realized saint, a Mahatma) can be as challenging as cracking an ‘open secret’. “Gurosthu mounam vyakyanam” it is said, to show how the Guru Dakshinamoorthy gave upadesa to His disciples. And how was that advice? …
Pages of Inspiration – Book Review Publisher: Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Centre, New York (USA) & Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai (India) First Edition: 1942 Innumerable mahans (saints) have been born in the holy land of India. The mahans incarnate for the special purpose …
Our scriptures say: kalau kalmasha chithAnAm pApadravyopa jIvinAm | vidhikriya vihInAnAm gathi: govinda kIrtanam || “In the age of Kali, when all human beings are afflicted with various forms of mental illness and lead a sinful life, singing Govinda’s names …
Spiritual questions answered by HH Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji Q. I have read in one of your messages that we should not be susceptible to emotional injuries that others might inflict upon us or emotional influence that others might try …
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was one of the great saints who gave away the precious Hari nama to the entire mankind. This year, his jayanti falls on March 8th, 2012. Let us see how much we know about this great soul. Across …
In Srimad Bhagavatam, * In the 1st Canto, we see the story of how little son of a poor widow (Narada’s earlier birth), who earned her living as a servant maid, attained God through mere association of holy men. * Again in …
