Spirituality

As devotees and children of Sri Swamiji, we all wish to please our Guru Maharaj. We know that chanting the Mahamantra pleases him immensely. And what else pleases him? Don’t we all desire to know that too? A devotee asked …
In this “Answers and Beyond” series, we shall read, understand and enjoy Sri Swamiji’s lucid answers to some thought-provoking questions posed by various devotees. Question: A devotee had come to the venue where the Satsang was held. He asked, “I …

Swami Ramakrishnananda was a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. As Shashi, he came to his Guru, Sri Ramakrishna, as a young man along with his cousin Sharat (later Swami Saradananada). Among the 16 direct monastic disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, …
Isn’t the Guru’s grace indeed wonderful? Generally, to bring out the sweetness or beauty of something that is wonderful, wise ones use similes and comparisons. “The face was bloomed like a lotus,” they would use the lotus as a simile …
In this series of “Answers and Beyond”, we shall read, understand and enjoy Sri Swamiji’s lucid answers to some thought-provoking questions posed by various devotees. Sri Swamiji’s Answers to Questions Asked by Devotees Question: How do a lot of people …
Relishing the Venkatesha Vaibhavam Series Celebrating the arrival of Sri Aishwarya Srinivasa Perumal in Houston, Sri Ramanujam ji, disciple of Sri Swamiji, is taking us on a journey to His divine abode by reminiscing the greatness of Lord Srinivasa and …
We shall relish, little by little, the rasa in Sri Madhurageethams, compositions of HH Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji, in the form of ‘questions to relish’, which we call as a ‘quelish’, as shared by his disciple Sri Ramanujamji. (These …
In this series of “Answers and Beyond”, we shall read, understand and enjoy Sri Swamiji’s lucid answers to some thought-provoking questions posed by various devotees. Sri Swamiji’s Answers to Questions Asked by Devotees Question 1: Vedantis call Bhagavan Nirguna and …