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SUMMARY:Swami Yogananda Tithi Puja
DESCRIPTION:Pre-monastic name : Yogindra Nath Chaudhury\nBirth Year: 1861 \nEARLY LIFE\nAt the time when Sri Ramakrishna was attracting devotees— old and young—to the temple-garden at Dakshineswar\, a young man in his teens\, belonging to a neighbouring family\, used to visit the garden of Rani Rasmani. He had read of Sri Ramakrishna in the literature of the Brahmo Samaj; but his aristocracy and rural prejudice stood in the way of any personal acquaintance. One day he had a desire for a flower. A man was passing by. The boy took him for a gardener and asked him to pluck the flowers for him. The man obliged. Another day the boy saw many people seated in a room in front of that gardener and listening to his discourse. Was this then the Ramakrishna of whom Keshab wrote so eloquently? The boy went nearer but stood outside. At this time the Master asked someone to bring all those who were outside within the room. The man found only a boy and brought him inside and offered him a seat. When the conversation ended and all went away\, the Master came to the boy and very lovingly made inquiries about him. \nThe name of the boy was Yogindra Nath Chaudhury. The Master was delighted to know that the boy was the son of Nabin Chandra Chaudhury\, his old acquaintance. The Chaudhurys were once very aristocratic and prosperous\, but Yogin’s parents had become poor. His father was a very orthodox brahmin and performed many religious festivals. Sri Ramakrishna\, during the period of his spiritual striving\, had sometimes attended these festivals\, and was thus known to the family. \nYogin was born in the year 1861. From his boyhood he was of a contemplative temperament. Even while at play with his companions\, he would suddenly grow pensive\, stop play\, and look listlessly at the azure sky. He would feel that he did not belong to this earth\, that he had come from somewhere in some other plane of existence and that those who were near about him were not really his kith and kin. He was simple in his habits and never hankered after any luxury. He was a bit reserved and taciturn by nature. This prevented his friends from being very free with him. But he commanded love and even respect from all. After he was invested with the sacred thread\, he spent much of his time in meditation and worship\, in which he now and then became deeply absorbed. \nYogin was about sixteen or seventeen when he met Sri Ramakrishna for the first time. He was then studying for the Entrance Examination. At the very first meeting the Master recognized the spiritual potentiality of the boy and advised him to come to him now and then. Yogin was charmed with the warmth and cordiality with which he was received; and he began to repeat his visits as often as he could. \nWITH SRI RAMAKRISHNA\nTo the people of Dakshineswar Sri Ramakrishna was known as an ‘eccentric brahmin’. They had no idea that the ‘eccentricity’ in his behaviour was due to his God-realization and disregard for this world. The orthodox section looked upon him with suspicion because of his seeming disregard for strict caste rules. Therefore\, Yogin did not dare to come to him freely and openly\, for he was afraid there would be objections from his parents if they knew about it. So he visited the Master stealthily. \nBut love\, like murder\, will out. Soon it was known that Yogin was very much devoted to Sri Ramakrishna and spent most of his time with him. Yogin’s friends and companions began to taunt and ridicule him for this. Of a quiet nature as he was\, he met all opposition with a silent smile. His parents were perturbed to see him indifferent to his studies and so much under the influence of Sri Ramakrishna. But they did not like to interfere with him directly as they thought it would be of no avail. \nYogin thought that his continuance of studies was useless\, for he had no worldly ambition. But just to help his parents\, who were in straitened circumstances\, he went to Kanpur in search of a job. He tried for a few months\, but could not get any employment. So he devoted his ample leisure to meditation and spiritual practices. He shunned company and liked to live alone with his thoughts. He spoke as little as possible. His movements and behaviour were unusual. The uncle of Yogin with whom he stayed at Kanpur\, got alarmed lest he should go out of his mind. He wrote to the father of Yogin all about him and suggested marriage as the only remedy; for that might create in him an interest in worldly things. \nThings were arranged accordingly at home. Yogin knew nothing about this. He only got information that someone was ill at home\, and thinking it might be his mother to whom he was greatly devoted\, he hurried to Dakshineswar. But to his great dismay\, he found that he had been trapped; all this was simply a pretext to bring him home for his marriage. He was in a great fix. He was against marriage\, for that would interfere with his religious life. His great desire was to live a life of renunciation and devote all his time and energy to the realization of God\, but now there was a conspiracy to frustrate his noble resolve. \nYogin was too gentle to be able to resist the wishes of his parents—especially of his mother\, and in spite of himself he consented to marry. His parents wrongly thought that marriage would wean his mind from other-worldliness. But the effect was just the reverse. The fact that his resolve of living a celibate life had been frustrated weighed so heavily on his mind that he felt miserable over it. He became moody and brooded day and night over his mistake. He did not even like to show his face to the Master\, who had high expectations about his spiritual future and would be sorely disappointed to learn that he had falsified all his hopes through a momentary weakness. \nWhen the news of all that had happened with regard to his beloved Yogin reached the Master\, he sent information again and again to Yogin to come and see him. But Yogin was reluctant to go. Thereupon the Master hit upon a plan to drag him in\, and told a friend of Yogin: ‘Yogin once took some money from here (that is\, from a temple officer). It is strange that he has not returned the money\, nor has he given any account of that!’ When Yogin heard of this\, his feelings were greatly wounded. He remembered that a temple official had given him a small sum to make some purchases for him before he left for Kanpur\, and a small balance of that remained. But because of his marriage he had felt ashamed to go to the temple and therefore could not return the unspent money. At the remarks of the Master\, however\, he was so aggrieved that he resolved to take the earliest opportunity to return the money and at the same time he thought that it would be his last visit to him. \nSri Ramakrishna was seated on his cot with his loin-cloth on his lap when Yogin came to see him. Putting his cloth under his arm\, he ran like a child to receive Yogin as soon as he saw him. Beside himself with joy at the coming of Yogin\, the first thing that the Master said to him was: ‘What harm if you have married? Marriage will never be an obstacle to your spiritual life. Hundreds of marriages will never interfere with your spiritual progress if God is gracious. One day bring your wife here. I shall so change her mind that instead of an obstacle she will be a great help to you.’ \nA dead weight was lifted\, as it were\, from Yogin’s heart\, as he heard the Master utter these bold and encouraging words in an ecstatic mood. He saw light where it had been all darkness for him. He was filled with new hope and strength. While taking leave of the Master a little later\, he raised the topic of the balance of the money which he was to return\, but to this the Master was supremely indifferent. He understood that the earlier remarks about the money had simply been an excuse to bring him there. Now his love and admiration for the Master became all the more great\, and he began to repeat his visits. \nEven after marriage Yogin was indifferent to worldly affairs just as before. This was a great disappointment to his parents who had thought of binding him to the world through the tie of wedlock. Once Yogin’s mother rebuked him for his growing detachment to the world as unbecoming of one who had a wife to support. He was greatly shocked. Did he not marry only at the earnest importunity of his mother! From this time on\, his aversion for worldly life increased all the more. He thought the Master was the only person who consistently and most selflessly loved him. And he began to spend greater time with him. The Master also found an opportunity to pay greater attention to the training of Yogin. \nWe have said that Yogin was very soft-natured. It was difficult for him to hurt even an insect. But sometimes too much gentleness becomes a source of trouble rather than a virtue. Sri Ramakrishna noticed this unreasonable softness in the character of Yogin\, and he wanted to set this right. He once noticed that there were some cockroaches in his bundle of clothes and asked Yogin to take the bundle outside the room and kill the insects. Yogin took the clothes outside the room. But as he was too gentle to kill the insects\, he simply threw them away\, hoping that the Master would not follow up the matter. But strangely enough he did inquire whether the cockroaches had been killed. When the answer was in the negative\, Sri Ramakrishna gave him a mild reproof\, for not obeying his words in toto. \nA similar incident happened on another day. Yogin was going from Calcutta to Dakshineswar by a country boat in which there were other passengers as well. One of them began to criticize Sri Ramakrishna as being a hypocrite and so on. Yogin felt hurt at such remarks\, but did not utter even a word of protest. The Master needed no defence from Yogin: he was tall enough to be above the reach of any cynicism of fools—Yogin thought. When after coming to Dakshineswar he narrated the incident to Sri Ramakrishna\, thinking that the Master would approve of his goodness in not opposing the passengers\, the reaction was just the opposite. He took him to task for pocketing the blasphemy heaped upon the guru. ‘A disciple should never hear criticisms hurled against his guru’\, said he. ‘If he cannot protest\, he should leave the spot forthwith.’ \nOnce Yogin went to the market to make some purchases for the Master. The cunning shopkeeper feigned to be very religious- minded and Yogin took him to be such. But when he returned to Dakshineswar\, he found that the shopkeeper had cheated him. This called for a sharp rebuke from the Master. ‘A man may aspire to be religious; but that is no reason why he should be a fool’\, said Sri Ramakrishna by way of correcting him. \nThough Yogin trusted a man easily and had the simplicity of a child\, he was not a simpleton. Rather\, he had a keen discriminating mind and was critical in his outlook. But his critical attitude once led him into a quandary. One night he slept in the same room with the Master\, but when he woke up in the dead of night he missed him and saw that the door was open. At first he felt curious\, then he became suspicious as to where he could have gone at such an unearthly hour. He came outside\, but Sri Ramakrishna could not be seen. Did he then go to his wife who was staying at the concert house just opposite?—Yogin thought. Then Sri Ramakrishna was not what he himself professed to be! He wanted to probe into the mystery\, and stood near the concert-house to see if he came out of the room. After some time Sri Ramakrishna came from the Panchavati side and was surprised to see Yogin standing near the concert-house. Yogin was stupefied and felt ashamed of himself for his suspicion. A more sinful act could never be conceived of—to suspect even in thought the purity of a saint like Sri Ramakrishna! The Master understood the whole situation and said encouragingly\, ‘Yes\, one should observe a sadhu by day as well as at night.’ With these words he returned to his room\, followed mutely by Yogin. In spite of these sweet words\, Yogin had no sleep throughout the rest of the night\, and later throughout his whole life he did not forgive himself for what he considered to be an extremely sinful act. \nThere are many incidents to show that Yogin\, with all his devotion to the Master\, kept his critical faculty alert and did not fail to test him in case of doubt. Once he asked the Master how one could get rid of the sex-idea. When Sri Ramakrishna said that it could be easily done by prayer to God\, this simple process did not appeal to him. He thought that there were so many persons who prayed to God\, but nevertheless\, there came no change in their lives. He had expected to learn from the Master some yogic practice\, but he was disappointed and came to the conclusion that this prescription of a simple remedy was the outcome of his ignorance of any other better means. During that time there stayed at Dakshineswar a Hatha yogi who would show to visitors his dexterity in many yogic feats. Yogin got interested in him. Once he came to the temple precincts and without meeting the Master went straight to the Hatha yogi where he sat listening to his words spellbound. Exactly at that moment the Master chanced to come to that place. Seeing Yogin there\, he very endearingly caught hold of his arms and while leading him towards his own room said\, ‘Why did you go there? If you practise these yogic exercises\, your whole thought will be concentrated on the body and not on God.’ Yogin was not the person to submit so easily. He thought within himself\, perhaps the Master was jealous of the Hatha yogi and was afraid lest his allegiance be transferred to the latter. He always thought of himself to be very clever. But on second thoughts he tried the remedy suggested by the Master. To his great surprise he found wonderful results and felt ashamed of his doubting mind. Afterwards Swami Vivekananda used to say\, ‘If there is anyone amongst us who is completely free from sex-idea\, it is Yogin.’ \nTo recount another incident of a similar type: Once he found that the Master was very much perturbed over the fact that his share of the consecrated food of the temple had not been sent to him. Usually the cashier of the temple would distribute the food offered in the temple after the worship had been finished. Being impatient Sri Ramakrishna sent a messenger to the cashier and afterwards himself went to him to inquire about the matter. Yogin was proud of his aristocratic birth. When he saw the Master agitated over such a trifle\, he thought that he might be a great saint\, but still his anxiety at missing the consecrated food was the result of his family tradition and influence—being born in a poor priest-family\, he was naturally particular about such insignificant things. When Yogin was thinking in this way\, the Master came and of his own accord explained\, ‘Rani Rasmani arranged that the consecrated food should be distributed amongst holy men. Thereby she will acquire some merit. But these officers\, without considering that fact\, give away the offerings at the temple to their friends and sometimes even to undesirable persons. So I am particular to see that the pious desire of that noble lady is fulfilled.’ When Yogin heard this\, he was amazed to see that even an insignificant act of the Master was not without deep meaning\, and he cursed himself for the opinion he had formed. \nYogin grew spiritually under the keen care of the Master. Afterwards when Sri Ramakrishna fell ill and was under medical treatment at Cossipore\, he was one of those disciples who laboured day and night in attending to the needs and comfort of their beloved Master. Long strain on this account told upon the none too strong health of Yogin\, but the devoted disciple worked undauntedly. \nIt soon became apparent that no amount of care on the part of the disciples could arrest the progress of the Master’s disease. His life was despaired of. One day he called Yogin and asked him to read out to him a certain portion of the Bengali almanac\, date by date. When Yogin had reached a certain date and read it Sri Ramakrishna told him to stop. It was the date on which the Master passed away. \nAUSTERITY & PILGRIMAGES\nThe Mahasamadhi of Sri Ramakrishna threw all into deep gloom. To recover from this shock the Holy Mother went to Vrindavan with Yogin\, Kali\, Latu\, Golap-Ma\, Lakshmi Devi\, and Nikunja Devi (wife of ‘M’). At the end of a year the Holy Mother returned to Calcutta. After staying there for a fortnight\, Yogin\, who had now become Swami Yogananda\, escorted the Holy Mother to Kamarpukur\, from where he went out for tapasya. When in the middle of 1888 the Holy Mother came to live in Nilambar Babu’s garden-house at Belur\, Swami Yogananda also returned to attend on her. His service to the Holy Mother was wonderful. In looking after the comfort of the Holy Mother\, he threw all personal considerations to the wind. For\, did he not see the living presence of the Master in her? Then\, to serve her with all devotion and care\, he thought\, was his best religion. Whenever the Holy Mother left her village-home for other places Swami Yogananda used to be on attendance almost invariably. Thus in November 1888 he was with her at Puri\, where along with Swami Brahmananda and others they stayed till the beginning of the next year. It is definitely known that he was with her at Ghushuri\, near Belur\, in 1890\, at Nilambar Babu’s house at Belur in 1893\, at Kailwar in 1894\, at a rented house at Sarkarbari Lane\, Calcutta\, in 1896\, and at another rented house at Bosepara Lane\, Calcutta\, in 1897. Most of the intermediate periods of the early years he spent in tapasya at various places till his health compelled him to give up the practice and stay permanently in Calcutta. \nIt is not possible to give a full account of his days of spiritual practice; for not much has been preserved. Some time in 1891\, he went to Varanasi where he lived in a solitary garden-house absorbed in spiritual practices. It is said that during this period he would grudge the time he spent even for taking meals. He would beg some day pieces of bread for his food and for the following three or four days these pieces\, soaked in water\, would constitute his only meal. During this time there was a great riot in Varanasi\, but he commanded such respect in the vicinity that rioters of both sides would not even disturb him. But the hardship which he was undergoing was too much for his constitution\, which broke down completely. He never regained his normal health. From Varanasi he returned to the Math at Baranagore. He was still ailing. But his bright\, smiling face belied his illness. Who could imagine that he was ill when he would be seen engaged wholeheartedly in fun and merry-making with his beloved brother disciples! \nWhen the Holy Mother came to Calcutta\, Swami Yogananda again became her attendant. He spent about a year in devoted service to the Holy Mother. After that he stayed chiefly at the house of Balaram Bose in Calcutta. He was now a permanently sick person—a victim of intestinal ailments. But he was the source of much attraction. So great was his amiability that whoever would come into contact with him would be charmed with him. One would at once feel at home with him. Some young men who got the opportunity of mixing with him at this time afterwards joined the Ramakrishna Order and became monks. \nFrom 1895 to 1897 Swami Yogananda organized public celebrations of the birth anniversary of Sri Ramakrishna on a large scale at Dakshineswar. And in 1898 he organized a similar celebration at Belur. The success of these celebrations\, against tremendous odds\, was due to the great influence Swami Yogananda had over men—especially of the younger generation. The organizing ability of Swami Yogananda was also evidenced when a grand reception was given to Swami Vivekananda in 1897 on his return from America. Swami Yogananda was the moving spirit behind it. \nWhen Swami Vivekananda (Swamiji)\, after his return from the West\, told his brother disciples about his proposal to start an organization\, Swami Yogananda was the person to raise a protest. His contention was that Sri Ramakrishna wanted all to devote their time and energy exclusively to spiritual practices\, but that Swamiji\, deviating from the Master’s teachings\, was starting an organization on his own initiative. This provoked the great Swami too much and made him unconsciously reveal a part of his inner life. Swamiji feelingly said that he was too insignificant to improve upon the teachings of that spiritual giant— Sri Ramakrishna. If Sri Ramakrishna wanted he could create hundreds of Vivekanandas from a handful of dust\, but that he had made Swamiji simply a tool for carrying out his mission\, and Swami Vivekananda had no will but that of the Master. Such astounding faith had the effect of winning over Swami Yogananda immediately. When the Ramakrishna Mission Society was actually started\, Swami Yogananda became its Vice president. \nThis was not the only occasion when Swami Yogananda showed the power of individual judgement and of a great critical faculty by challenging the very leader—Swami Vivekananda\, though his love for the latter was very\, very deep. Indeed\, one who dared examine the conduct of his guru with a critical eye before fully submitting to him\, could not spare his gurubhai (brother disciple). Two years after the incident referred to above\, Swami Vivekananda was accused again by some of his gurubhais of not preaching the ideas of their Master who had insisted on bhakti and on spiritual practices for the realization of God\, whereas Swami Vivekananda constantly urged them to go about working\, preaching\, and serving the poor and the diseased. Here also Swami Yogananda started the discussion. At first the discussion began in a light-hearted mood on both sides. But gradually Swami Vivekananda became serious\, till at last he was choked with emotion and found visibly contending with his love for the poor and his reverence for the guru. Tears filled his eyes and his whole frame began to shake. In order to hide his feelings he left the spot immediately. But the atmosphere was so tense that none dared break the silence even after Swamiji had left. A few minutes later some of the gurubhais went to his apartment and found him sitting in meditation\, his whole frame stiff and tears flowing from his half-closed eyes. It was nearly an hour before Swamiji returned to his waiting friends in the sitting room\, and when he began to talk\, all found that his love for the Master was much deeper than what could be seen from a superficial view. But he was not allowed to talk on that subject. Swami Yogananda and others took him away from the room to divert his thoughts. \nSwami Yogananda commanded respect for his sterling saintly qualities. But what distinguished him among the disciples of the Master was his devoted service to the Holy Mother. He was one of the early monks who discovered the extraordinary spiritual greatness of the Holy Mother\, hidden under her rural simplicity of manners. This conviction led to an unquestioning dedication to her cause. He looked to her comfort in every way. If by chance a few coins were offered to him by somebody\, he preserved these for the Mother’s use. He considered no sacrifice too great for her. \nWhen Swami Yogananda became too weak to attend to all the works of the Holy Mother\, a young monk (later known as Swami Dhirananda) was taken as his assistant. When the Holy Mother was in Calcutta\, naturally many ladies would flock to her. Seeing the situation\, Swami Vivekananda once took Swami Yogananda to task for keeping a young brahmacharin as his assistant. For\, if the celibate life of the latter was endangered\, who would be responsible? ‘I’\, came the immediate reply from Swami Yogananda\, ‘I am ready to sacrifice my all for him.’ The words were uttered with so much sincerity and earnestness that everyone who heard them could not but admire the largeheartedness of Swami Yogananda. \nMAHASAMADHI\nSwami Yogananda’s health was becoming worse every day\, and his suffering soon came to an end. On 28 March 1899\, he passed away. He was the first among the monastic disciples of the Master to enter Mahasamadhi. The blessed words that he uttered before death were: ‘My Jnana and Bhakti have increased so much that I cannot express them.’ An old sannyasin brother who was at the bedside at the solemn moment said that they felt all of a sudden such an inflow of a higher state of being\, that they vividly realized that the soul was passing to a higher\, freer\, and superior state of consciousness than the bodily state. Swami Vivekananda was greatly moved at the passing away of Swami Yogananda and very feelingly remarked\, ‘This is the beginning of the end.’ The Holy Mother also said: ‘That’s like a brick falling out of the wall of a building; it is an evil omen.’ She cherished his memory affectionately for ever. \nOutwardly the life of Swami Yogananda was uneventful. It is very difficult to give or find out details through which one can see his personality. Only those who moved with him closely could see something of his spiritual eminence. One of the younger members of the Math at that time wrote with regard to him: ‘He was such a great saint that it fills one with awe to belong\, even as the youngest member\, to the Order that contained him.’ Swami Yogananda commanded great love and respect from all the lay and monastic disciples of the Ramakrishna Order. He was one of those whom the Master spotted out as ‘Ishwarakotis’ or ‘eternally perfect’— one of the souls which are never in bondage but now and then come to this world of ours for guiding humanity Godwards. \nsource: https://belurmath.org/holy-lives/swami-yogananda/ \nThere will be a discourse on the life & teachings of Swami Yoganandaji Maharaj after evening arati by Swami Dayadhipananda. The discourse will be streamed live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/swami-yogananda-tithi-puja-3/
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SUMMARY:Ekadasi / Ram Naam Sankirtanam
DESCRIPTION:Ekadasi is one of the regular festivals celebrated in all centres of the Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission across the world and Ramnama Sankirtanam is sung by the congregation on this day. \nThe singing of this Sankirtanam was started by Srimat Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj who was the spiritual son of Sri Ramakrishna. He was also the first President of the Ramakrishna Sangha. \nOnce during the singing of the Sankirtanam in the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama at Varanasi\, Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj had the Darshan of Sri Hanuman. \nThe 108 slokas of the Ramnama Sankirtanam\, contain a brief and succinct description of the Divine Play of Maryada Purshottam Sri Rama – as if the ocean has been filled into a small pot! (The cassette/ CD for the Ramnama Sankirtanam is also available at the bookshop.) \nThe Ramnama Sankirtanam would be streamed live one hour before evening arati on our youtube channel www.youtube.com/rkmkhar
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/ekadasi-ram-naam-sankirtanam-76/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi
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SUMMARY:Memorial Service Srimat Swami Smarananandaji Maharaj
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URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/memorial-service-srimat-swami-smarananandaji-maharaj/
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SUMMARY:Discourse by Swami Guneshananda
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URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/discourse-by-swami-guneshananda-3/
CATEGORIES:Celebrations,Classes,Online,Spiritual
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SUMMARY:Ekadasi / Ram Naam Sankirtanam
DESCRIPTION:Ekadasi is one of the regular festivals celebrated in all centres of the Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission across the world and Ramnama Sankirtanam is sung by the congregation on this day. \nThe singing of this Sankirtanam was started by Srimat Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj who was the spiritual son of Sri Ramakrishna. He was also the first President of the Ramakrishna Sangha. \nOnce during the singing of the Sankirtanam in the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama at Varanasi\, Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj had the Darshan of Sri Hanuman. \nThe 108 slokas of the Ramnama Sankirtanam\, contain a brief and succinct description of the Divine Play of Maryada Purshottam Sri Rama – as if the ocean has been filled into a small pot! (The cassette/ CD for the Ramnama Sankirtanam is also available at the bookshop.) \nThe Ramnama Sankirtanam would be streamed live one hour before evening arati on our youtube channel www.youtube.com/rkmkhar
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/ekadasi-ram-naam-sankirtanam-77/
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SUMMARY:Adi Shankaracharya Jayanti
DESCRIPTION:There will be a discourse on the life & teachings of Sri Adi Shankaracharya after evening arati by Swami Kshitishananda
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/adi-shankaracharya-jayanti-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240519T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240519T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T213851
CREATED:20240501T122306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240501T122306Z
UID:26038-1716138000-1716145200@mumbairkm.org
SUMMARY:Ekadasi / Ram Naam Sankirtanam
DESCRIPTION:Ekadasi is one of the regular festivals celebrated in all centres of the Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission across the world and Ramnama Sankirtanam is sung by the congregation on this day. \nThe singing of this Sankirtanam was started by Srimat Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj who was the spiritual son of Sri Ramakrishna. He was also the first President of the Ramakrishna Sangha. \nOnce during the singing of the Sankirtanam in the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama at Varanasi\, Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj had the Darshan of Sri Hanuman. \nThe 108 slokas of the Ramnama Sankirtanam\, contain a brief and succinct description of the Divine Play of Maryada Purshottam Sri Rama – as if the ocean has been filled into a small pot! (The cassette/ CD for the Ramnama Sankirtanam is also available at the bookshop.) \nThe Ramnama Sankirtanam would be streamed live one hour before evening arati on our youtube channel www.youtube.com/rkmkhar
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/ekadasi-ram-naam-sankirtanam-78/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240523T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240523T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T213851
CREATED:20240501T122728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240501T122728Z
UID:26042-1716490800-1716496200@mumbairkm.org
SUMMARY:Sri Buddhadeva Jayanti
DESCRIPTION:There will be a discourse on the life & teachings of Gautam Buddha by Swami Dayadhipananda after evening arati.
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/sri-buddhadeva-jayanti-4/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240525
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240527
DTSTAMP:20260404T213851
CREATED:20240318T111328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240515T063846Z
UID:25999-1716595200-1716767999@mumbairkm.org
SUMMARY:Concluding Function Centenary
DESCRIPTION:Dear Devotees and Friends \nWe are pleased to announce the Concluding Function of the yearlong Centenary Celebrations of Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission\, Mumbai! \nAs we mark 100 years of spirituality and services\, we invite you to be a part of this grand event. \nExperience Enlightening talks\, Soul-Stirring Music & Delicious Feast. Let’s come together to celebrate a century of spreading peace\, harmony\, and compassion. \nSaturday\, May 25\, 2024\nVenue: Ramakrishna Math\, Khar (W)\, Mumbai\nSunday\, May 26\, 2024\nVenue: Balgandharva Rangmandir\, Bandra (W)\, Mumbai\nDOWNLOAD INVITATION 
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/concluding-function-centenary/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240527T173000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240529T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T213851
CREATED:20240523T090225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240523T092925Z
UID:26052-1716831000-1717009200@mumbairkm.org
SUMMARY:Discourse by Swami Sukhananda
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/discourse-by-swami-sukhananda-2/
CATEGORIES:Celebrations,Classes,Online,Spiritual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240603T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240603T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T213851
CREATED:20240523T090446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240523T090446Z
UID:26055-1717434000-1717441200@mumbairkm.org
SUMMARY:Ekadasi / Ram Naam Sankirtanam
DESCRIPTION:Ekadasi is one of the regular festivals celebrated in all centres of the Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission across the world and Ramnama Sankirtanam is sung by the congregation on this day. \nThe singing of this Sankirtanam was started by Srimat Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj who was the spiritual son of Sri Ramakrishna. He was also the first President of the Ramakrishna Sangha. \nOnce during the singing of the Sankirtanam in the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama at Varanasi\, Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj had the Darshan of Sri Hanuman. \nThe 108 slokas of the Ramnama Sankirtanam\, contain a brief and succinct description of the Divine Play of Maryada Purshottam Sri Rama – as if the ocean has been filled into a small pot! (The cassette/ CD for the Ramnama Sankirtanam is also available at the bookshop.) \nThe Ramnama Sankirtanam would be streamed live one hour before evening arati on our youtube channel www.youtube.com/rkmkhar
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/ekadasi-ram-naam-sankirtanam-79/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240605T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240605T233000
DTSTAMP:20260404T213851
CREATED:20240523T091529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240523T092801Z
UID:26058-1717617600-1717630200@mumbairkm.org
SUMMARY:Shodashi Puja
DESCRIPTION:SHODASHI PUJA\nWednesday\, 5th June 2024\nProgramme Details\n08.00 p.m.  Special Puja\, Bhajan\n11.30 p.m.  Arati\n \n\n\n\nHistory and Significance: \nOn 5th June 1872\, on Phalaharini Kali-puja night\, Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna worshipped Sarada Devi as Shodashi\, the Mother of the Universe. The Mother of the Universe is variously worshipped —as Durga\, Kali\, Tara\, Shodashi and so on. But\, in his room\, he uttered the “mantras” which are related to Shodashi and worshipped Sarada Devi duly with flowers\, bel leaves and sweets\, among other things.
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/shodashi-puja-4/
CATEGORIES:Celebrations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240618T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240618T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T213851
CREATED:20240523T090556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240523T090746Z
UID:26054-1718730000-1718737200@mumbairkm.org
SUMMARY:Ekadasi / Ram Naam Sankirtanam
DESCRIPTION:Ekadasi is one of the regular festivals celebrated in all centres of the Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission across the world and Ramnama Sankirtanam is sung by the congregation on this day. \nThe singing of this Sankirtanam was started by Srimat Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj who was the spiritual son of Sri Ramakrishna. He was also the first President of the Ramakrishna Sangha. \nOnce during the singing of the Sankirtanam in the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama at Varanasi\, Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj had the Darshan of Sri Hanuman. \nThe 108 slokas of the Ramnama Sankirtanam\, contain a brief and succinct description of the Divine Play of Maryada Purshottam Sri Rama – as if the ocean has been filled into a small pot! (The cassette/ CD for the Ramnama Sankirtanam is also available at the bookshop.) \nThe Ramnama Sankirtanam would be streamed live one hour before evening arati on our youtube channel www.youtube.com/rkmkhar
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/ekadasi-ram-naam-sankirtanam-80/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240702T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240702T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T213851
CREATED:20240610T075403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240610T075403Z
UID:26202-1719939600-1719946800@mumbairkm.org
SUMMARY:Ekadasi / Ram Naam Sankirtanam
DESCRIPTION:Ekadasi is one of the regular festivals celebrated in all centres of the Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission across the world and Ramnama Sankirtanam is sung by the congregation on this day. \nThe singing of this Sankirtanam was started by Srimat Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj who was the spiritual son of Sri Ramakrishna. He was also the first President of the Ramakrishna Sangha. \nOnce during the singing of the Sankirtanam in the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama at Varanasi\, Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj had the Darshan of Sri Hanuman. \nThe 108 slokas of the Ramnama Sankirtanam\, contain a brief and succinct description of the Divine Play of Maryada Purshottam Sri Rama – as if the ocean has been filled into a small pot! (The cassette/ CD for the Ramnama Sankirtanam is also available at the bookshop.) \nThe Ramnama Sankirtanam would be streamed live one hour before evening arati on our youtube channel www.youtube.com/rkmkhar
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/ekadasi-ram-naam-sankirtanam-81/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240714
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240715
DTSTAMP:20260404T213851
CREATED:20240703T081927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240703T081927Z
UID:26226-1720915200-1721001599@mumbairkm.org
SUMMARY:Japa Yajna
DESCRIPTION:Ramakrishna Math\, Mumbai is observing “AKHANDA JAPA YAJNA” for Devotees on Sunday\, 14th July 2024 From : 6.00 am. To 6.00 pm. at Universal Temple of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna. \n\nThe minimum Time Slot is for 1 hour.\nMultiple & continuous slots can be selected.\nRegister the name(s) with time slot preference at our office between 9.00 am to 11.30 am and 4.30 pm to 6.30. pm or over phone 022-61818000 or email us at mumbairkm@gmail.com before 10th July 2024.\n\n(Note: Chairs will be provided for Senior Citizens or those in need) \nTo address the concerns and convenience of devotees we have made arrangements for their morning breakfast and afternoon prasad as under – \n\nPrasad can be availed by All Pre-Registered Participants before or after their Japa time slots within the timings given below:\nBreakfast: 7 am to 10.15 am.\nLunch: 12.15 noon to 02.15 pm\nTea\, biscuits & fruit prasad: all time.\n\nPlease enroll for breakfast or lunch prasad on the day of the Japa at the Registration counter itself.
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/japa-yajna-3/
CATEGORIES:Spiritual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240717T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240717T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T213851
CREATED:20240610T075506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240610T075506Z
UID:26204-1721235600-1721242800@mumbairkm.org
SUMMARY:Ekadasi / Ram Naam Sankirtanam
DESCRIPTION:Ekadasi is one of the regular festivals celebrated in all centres of the Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission across the world and Ramnama Sankirtanam is sung by the congregation on this day. \nThe singing of this Sankirtanam was started by Srimat Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj who was the spiritual son of Sri Ramakrishna. He was also the first President of the Ramakrishna Sangha. \nOnce during the singing of the Sankirtanam in the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama at Varanasi\, Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj had the Darshan of Sri Hanuman. \nThe 108 slokas of the Ramnama Sankirtanam\, contain a brief and succinct description of the Divine Play of Maryada Purshottam Sri Rama – as if the ocean has been filled into a small pot! (The cassette/ CD for the Ramnama Sankirtanam is also available at the bookshop.) \nThe Ramnama Sankirtanam would be streamed live one hour before evening arati on our youtube channel www.youtube.com/rkmkhar
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/ekadasi-ram-naam-sankirtanam-82/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240721
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240722
DTSTAMP:20260404T213851
CREATED:20240610T084813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240715T073334Z
UID:26208-1721520000-1721606399@mumbairkm.org
SUMMARY:GURU PURNIMA
DESCRIPTION:Sri GURU PURNIMA with special Puja of Bhagawan Sri Ramakrishna will be celebrated at the Ramakrishna Math on Sunday\, July 21\, 2024.  \nClick here to download the programme details. \nLive streaming of the functions would be made through the link www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live.
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/guru-purnima-4/
CATEGORIES:Celebrations,Festivals
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240731T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240731T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T213851
CREATED:20240610T075538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240610T075538Z
UID:26206-1722445200-1722452400@mumbairkm.org
SUMMARY:Ekadasi / Ram Naam Sankirtanam
DESCRIPTION:Ekadasi is one of the regular festivals celebrated in all centres of the Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission across the world and Ramnama Sankirtanam is sung by the congregation on this day. \nThe singing of this Sankirtanam was started by Srimat Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj who was the spiritual son of Sri Ramakrishna. He was also the first President of the Ramakrishna Sangha. \nOnce during the singing of the Sankirtanam in the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama at Varanasi\, Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj had the Darshan of Sri Hanuman. \nThe 108 slokas of the Ramnama Sankirtanam\, contain a brief and succinct description of the Divine Play of Maryada Purshottam Sri Rama – as if the ocean has been filled into a small pot! (The cassette/ CD for the Ramnama Sankirtanam is also available at the bookshop.) \nThe Ramnama Sankirtanam would be streamed live one hour before evening arati on our youtube channel www.youtube.com/rkmkhar
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/ekadasi-ram-naam-sankirtanam-83/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240802T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240802T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T213851
CREATED:20240723T110702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240723T110702Z
UID:26238-1722625200-1722632400@mumbairkm.org
SUMMARY:Swami Ramakrishnananda Tithi Puja
DESCRIPTION:Pre-monastic name : Shashi Bhushan Chakravarty\nDate of Birth : 13 July 1863\nPlace of Birth : Ichapur in Hooghly district\, West Bengal \n\n\n\n\n\nShashi’s father Ishwara Chandra Chakravarty was an expert in ritualistic worship\, and Shashi imbibed from him love for ritualistic worship. After passing out of the village school\, he went to Kolkata and lived with his cousin Sharat (later\, Swami Saradananda) for higher education. A brilliant student\, he chose mathematics for the B.A. course which\, however\, he could not complete owing to the terminal illness of Sri Ramakrishna at Cossipore. \nWhile studying in college Shashi and Sharat joined the Brahmo Samaj\, and heard about Sri Ramakrishna from Keshab Chandra Sen himself. In October 1883 they visited Dakshineswar and were deeply attracted to Sri Ramakrishna. The Master used to say that Shashi and Sharat had been the followers of Jesus Christ in their previous birth. \n\n\n\n\n\nShashi distinguished himself most by the self-sacrificing spirit and devotion with which he served Sri Ramakrishna during his last illness at Shyampukur and Cossipore. After the Master’s passing he joined the Baranagar Math and underwent sannyasa ordination\, assuming the name Ramakrishnananda. He took charge of the worship of the Atmaramer kauta\, the urn containing the relics of Sri Ramakrishna in the Math’s shrine. He felt the living presence of the Master\, and so his worship was not a mere ritual but loving service to a living God. It was Swami Ramakrishnananda who formulated and introduced the system of daily ritualistic worship to Sri Ramakrishna that is followed in the Ramakrishna Movement.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe seldom went out on pilgrimage\, and devoted himself to daily worship at the Math. But when Swami Vivekananda\, after his return from the West\, asked him to go to Chennai and open a branch centre of Ramakrishna Math there\, he obeyed without any hesitation. The saga of sacrifice and hardship that he underwent in preaching the message of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda for 14 years under unfavourable conditions has been recorded in letters of gold in the annals of the Ramakrishna Movement. In the South he travelled extensively. The starting of centres in Trivandrum\, Mysore\, Bangalore and Mumbai owed much to his pioneering efforts. \nIncessant work\, however\, told upon his health\, and he contracted tuberculosis. He breathed his last in a state of ecstasy on 21 August 1911. \nSource: https://belurmath.org/swami-ramakrishnananda/ \n\n\n\n\n\nThere will be a discourse on the life & teachings of Swami Ramakrishnanandaji Maharaj after evening arati by Swami Jyotiratmananda. The discourse will be streamed live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/swami-ramakrishnananda-tithi-puja-4/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240816T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240816T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T213851
CREATED:20240723T110354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240723T110354Z
UID:26234-1723827600-1723834800@mumbairkm.org
SUMMARY:Ekadasi / Ram Naam Sankirtanam
DESCRIPTION:Ekadasi is one of the regular festivals celebrated in all centres of the Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission across the world and Ramnama Sankirtanam is sung by the congregation on this day. \nThe singing of this Sankirtanam was started by Srimat Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj who was the spiritual son of Sri Ramakrishna. He was also the first President of the Ramakrishna Sangha. \nOnce during the singing of the Sankirtanam in the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama at Varanasi\, Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj had the Darshan of Sri Hanuman. \nThe 108 slokas of the Ramnama Sankirtanam\, contain a brief and succinct description of the Divine Play of Maryada Purshottam Sri Rama – as if the ocean has been filled into a small pot! (The cassette/ CD for the Ramnama Sankirtanam is also available at the bookshop.) \nThe Ramnama Sankirtanam would be streamed live one hour before evening arati on our youtube channel www.youtube.com/rkmkhar
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/ekadasi-ram-naam-sankirtanam-84/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240819T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240819T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T213851
CREATED:20240723T110838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240723T110838Z
UID:26240-1724094000-1724101200@mumbairkm.org
SUMMARY:Swami Niranjanananda Tithi Puja
DESCRIPTION:SWAMI NIRANJANANANDA \nPre-monastic Name : Nityaniranjan Ghosh \nDate of Birth : Some day in 1862 \nPlace of Birth : Rajarhat-Vishnupur\, W.B. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nBorn in a middle class family\, Niranjan came under the influence of a group of occultists when he was a teenager\, and it was in their company that he first visited Sri Ramakrishna at Dakshineswar. The Master took Niranjan aside\, and cautioned him about the dangers of occult practices. Niranjan followed the Master’s advice and began to practise meditation under the direction of Sri Ramakrishna. \nDuring the Master’s last illness Niranjan served the Master with unflinching devotion. After the Master’s passing\, when the new monastic brotherhood was formed at Baranagar\, Niranjan joined it and after sannyasa assumed the name Niranjanananda. After staying at the Math for three years\, he went on pilgrimage to different places in India\, and also visited Sri Lanka. \n\n\n\n\n\nSwami Niranjanananda was very much devoted to Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi. Towards the end of his life he went to Hardwar for tapasya. There he had a severe attack of dysentery and passed away on 9 May 1904.\n\n\n\nSri Ramakrishna regarded Niranjan as an ishvarakoti\, an ever-perfect soul endowed with special divine attributes. \n\nSource: https://belurmath.org/swami-niranjanananda/ \nThere will be a discourse on the life & teachings of Swami Niranjananandaji Maharaj after evening arati by Swami Divyeshananda. The discourse will be streamed live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/swami-niranjanananda-tithi-puja-4/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240829T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240829T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T213851
CREATED:20240723T110437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240723T110437Z
UID:26236-1724950800-1724958000@mumbairkm.org
SUMMARY:Ekadasi / Ram Naam Sankirtanam
DESCRIPTION:Ekadasi is one of the regular festivals celebrated in all centres of the Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission across the world and Ramnama Sankirtanam is sung by the congregation on this day. \nThe singing of this Sankirtanam was started by Srimat Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj who was the spiritual son of Sri Ramakrishna. He was also the first President of the Ramakrishna Sangha. \nOnce during the singing of the Sankirtanam in the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama at Varanasi\, Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj had the Darshan of Sri Hanuman. \nThe 108 slokas of the Ramnama Sankirtanam\, contain a brief and succinct description of the Divine Play of Maryada Purshottam Sri Rama – as if the ocean has been filled into a small pot! (The cassette/ CD for the Ramnama Sankirtanam is also available at the bookshop.) \nThe Ramnama Sankirtanam would be streamed live one hour before evening arati on our youtube channel www.youtube.com/rkmkhar
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/ekadasi-ram-naam-sankirtanam-85/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240901T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240901T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T213851
CREATED:20240723T111535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240723T111535Z
UID:26244-1725217200-1725224400@mumbairkm.org
SUMMARY:Swami Advaitananda Tithi Puja
DESCRIPTION:SWAMI ADVAITANANDA \nPre-monastic Name : Gopal Chandra Ghosh \nPlace of Birth : Jagaddal\, 24 Parganas \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nEarly Life\nSwami Advaitananda in his pre-monastic days was known as Gopal Chandra Ghosh. He was the oldest of the monastic disciples of Sri Ramakrishna\, being older than even the Master by a few years. Besides\, as there were two Gopals\, Sri Ramakrishna would address Swami Advaitananda as ‘aged Gopal’ while others would call him Gopalda or Gopal the elder brother. His father was Govardhan Ghosh\, and he was born in a village called Jagaddal in 24 Parganas\, but usually\, he lived in Sinthi near Calcutta. Gopal was an employee in a shop in Chinabazar\, Calcutta\, belonging to Beni Pal of Sinthi. Beni Pal was a devout Brahmo\, and in the religious celebrations which he performed at his place\, the Master would also occasionally be present on invitation. Perhaps it was at these meetings that Gopal first met the Master. \nWith Sri Ramakrishna\nGopalda was a married man. At the death of his wife\, he received such a great shock that he did not know what to do. A friend\, who was a devotee of the Master\, asked him to go to Dakshineswar\, which he did. Gopalda did not profit much by the first visit\, nor did he find anything very remarkable in the Master. But his friend insisted on his repeating the visit\, for holy men do not often reveal themselves at once. Gopalda complied\, and this time he was caught in the love of Sri Ramakrishna. As he began to frequent Dakshineswar\, the overwhelming burden of his grief was completely removed. The Master’s simple explanation of the unreality of the world made a deep impression on his mind\, and he began seriously to think of giving up the world in search of God. Ultimately he renounced the world and devoted himself heart and soul to the service of the Master in his last illness. He was very neat and clean and the embodiment of method and orderliness. These traits in him received great appreciation from the Master. His service to the Holy Mother was equally wholehearted. As the bashful Mother did not talk with anyone except the old Gopalda\, the young Latu\, and a few others\, Gopalda used to attend to her needs. \nOne day Gopalda expressed a desire to the Master to distribute some ochre cloths and rosaries to monks. On this\, the Master replied\, ‘You won’t find better monks than these young boys here. You may give your clothes and rosaries to them.’ Thereupon Gopalda placed a bundle of saffron cloths before the Master\, who distributed them among his young disciples.1 Thus was sown the seed of the future Ramakrishna Order. \nAt the Cossipore garden-house Swami Vivekananda\, then Narendranath\, when sitting one day in meditation was lost to outer consciousness. His mind flew beyond the realm of relative consciousness and was merged in the Absolute. Gopalda became terrified and rushed to the Master to report that Narendra was dead. The Master understood that it was a case of Nirvikalpa Samadhi and assured Gopalda accordingly. After some time Narendra regained normal consciousness. \n\nTapasya in Varanasi\nAfter the passing away of the Master\, Gopalda had no home to go to. So\, with himself and Shivananda as the first inmates\, was started the monastery at Baranagore. After staying in this monastery for a few years\, he went to Varanasi where he practised austerities for about five years. One who had the privilege of staying with him at Varanasi says that his regularity in spiritual practices was wonderful. Very early in the morning\, even in the severe wintry days of Varanasi\, he would get up and go to the Ganga for a bath. From there he would return shivering with cold but his mind absorbed in reciting some Sanskrit hymns. The programme of the whole day was fixed\, and he would follow it without the least deviation for days\, months\, and years. At that holy city\, he lived on Madhukari\, small quantities of cooked food collected from various houses so that it might not be taxing to a single individual. Adjacent to a place where an image of Shiva was installed\, he occupied a small room\, but how neat and clean that small room was! Everything kept in its proper place\, the room at once gave indication of great taste and orderliness. His steadiness would cause wonder to those who watched him. He was quite indifferent to worldly sights and sounds and followed his own tenor of life in the contemplation of the divinity from day to day without any break. \n\nLife at Belur Math\nWhen Swamiji returned to India and organised the Ramakrishna Brotherhood\, Swami Advaitananda\, the name he was given when he became a monk\, returned to the Math at Alambazar. Afterwards\, he stayed mainly at the new monastery at Belur Math\, where he looked after the management of various affairs of the monastery\, specially the garden work. But all work he undertook or supervised had to be done very systematically and with scrupulous care. The young novitiates could hardly rise to his standard of perfection as regards work and for that reason they had a very hard time with him. Many of them would receive mild rebukes from old Gopalda\, but they would take his criticisms more as a token of affection than as any indication of bitterness. Gopalda\, however\, would say later\, ‘The Master has shown me that it is He who is manifested through all. Then whom to blame or whom to criticise?’ After this experience\, Gopalda ceased from finding fault with anyone however great might be the latter’s errors. \nEven in his old age\, he was self-supporting. He would not like anybody to take the trouble of attending to his personal needs. \nBeing the oldest in age\, he was looked upon with affectionate regard by all his brother disciples. But they also enjoyed making fun with him. Swamiji composed a comical verse in order to tease Gopalda\, but that really indicated in what great esteem Gopalda was held by all. \nOld Gopalda\, too\, had his moments of humour\, though it might be at the cost of others. Swami Vijnanananda related one such incident. ‘He (Gopalda) and Nityananda Maharaj were staying at Belur Math with several monks and brahmacharins. Calling them\, Swami Nityananda said\, “Well\, look here\, come and dig up this plot of land. I shall raise brinjals and potatoes here.” They started digging up. Seeing this Gopalda said\, “Oh\, what a hard labour they are put to! Come away\, all of you boys. Should they be made to work so hard?” Gopalda took them along with him. Then he told them quietly\, “You brothers dig up this plot for flower beds.” The soil of the latter plot was harder than the first. Swamiji and other monks had a hearty laugh when they heard Gopalda saying that. I am\, therefore\, always reminded of Gopalda when someone takes pity on another and wants to make him comfortable.’ In those days of hard work\, the monks knew how to lighten the burden through humour. \nBut Gopalda was not always successful with all. He disliked tea\, while Swami Subodhananda cherished it. Gopalda warned all that if they drank tea\, it would lead to dysentery. But Swami Subodhananda asserted emphatically that each drop of tea in the cup would produce a drop of blood. \nAfter his return to the monastery\, Gopalda’s special duty was to look to the levelling of the newly purchased land at Belur and the repair of the old structures there. The land had been in use for repair of steamers and was hence full of pits and canals. All this meant strenuous work. When the monastery became fully established there\, Gopalda willingly took up the duty of looking after the comforts of the monks and producing vegetables. for offering to the Master. \nGopalda made strenuous efforts to mould his life according to the life and example of the Master\, and would sometimes express disappointment that he fell so short of the ideal. But this feeling of disappointment indicated only his real spiritual height. Because of his age\, Gopalda did not engage himself in any public activity\, philanthropic\, missionary\, or otherwise\, so that his monastic life was quite uneventful. But so long as he was in the physical body\, he definitely set an example to all\, and he was the source of inspiration to many. His uniform steadfastness in sadhana till the last days of his life elicited admiration\, if not reverence\, even from his brother disciples. His love for truth was wonderful. He heard the Master say that one should not twist truth even to make fun. Gopalda obeyed this instruction in letter and spirit and insisted on others doing likewise. \n\nMahasamadhi\nHe travelled extensively and visited\, at one time or other in his life\, sacred places like Kedarnath\, Badrinarayan\, and Hardwar in the north\, Dwaraka in the west\, and Rameswaram and other places in the south. He kept sound health till the good old age he lived to. After suffering for some time from stomach trouble\, he passed away on 28 December 1909\, at the age of eighty-one. \n\n\nThere will be a discourse on the life & teachings of Swami Advaitanandaji Maharaj after evening arati by Swami Yadavananda. The discourse will be streamed live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live
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SUMMARY:SRI SRI GANESH PUJA 2024
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CATEGORIES:Celebrations,Festivals
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SUMMARY:Ekadasi / Ram Naam Sankirtanam
DESCRIPTION:Ekadasi is one of the regular festivals celebrated in all centres of the Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission across the world and Ramnama Sankirtanam is sung by the congregation on this day. \nThe singing of this Sankirtanam was started by Srimat Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj who was the spiritual son of Sri Ramakrishna. He was also the first President of the Ramakrishna Sangha. \nOnce during the singing of the Sankirtanam in the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama at Varanasi\, Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj had the Darshan of Sri Hanuman. \nThe 108 slokas of the Ramnama Sankirtanam\, contain a brief and succinct description of the Divine Play of Maryada Purshottam Sri Rama – as if the ocean has been filled into a small pot! (The cassette/ CD for the Ramnama Sankirtanam is also available at the bookshop.) \nThe Ramnama Sankirtanam would be streamed live one hour before evening arati on our youtube channel www.youtube.com/rkmkhar
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/ekadasi-ram-naam-sankirtanam-86/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi
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SUMMARY:Sitar Recital
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240926T190000
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SUMMARY:Swami Abhedananda Tithi Puja
DESCRIPTION:SWAMI ABHEDANANDA\n Pre-monastic name : Kali Prasad Chandra\n Date of Birth : 2 October 1866\n Place of Birth : North Kolkata \n\n\n\n\n\nBorn in a fairly well-to-do family\, Kali had a great eagerness to learn yoga from his boyhood. He gained a good grounding in Sanskrit and English. At the age of 18\, when he was studying for the school final examination\, he went to Dakshineswar and met Sri Ramakrishna. Under the guidance of the Master\, Kali practised meditation and was soon blessed with several visions. \n\n\n\n\n\nKali became a frequent visitor to Dakshineswar. He served the Master during his last illness. After the Master’s passing away\, he joined the Baranagar Math and underwent sannyasa ordination\, assuming the name Swami Abhedananda. At the Baranagar Math he used to shut himself up in a room and do intense meditation or study. This earned him the sobriquet “Kali Tapasvi”. He spent several years visiting places of pilgrimage on foot.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 1896 Swami Vivekananda brought him to London for Vedanta work there. The next year he crossed over to USA and was given charge of the newly founded New York Vedanta centre. His profundity of scholarship\, incisive intellect and oratorical power elicited widespread admiration\, and people thronged to listen to him. He was also a prolific writer and his books on life after death\, etc are famous. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter his long and successful work in America Swami Abhedananda returned to India in 1923. Soon he established a separate organization named Ramakrishna Vedanta Math and started living at the new centre. However\, he maintained cordial relationship with his brother monks at Belur Math which he visited occasionally. He presided over the Parliament of Religions at the Town Hal\, Kolkata\, as a part of the celebration of the Birth Centenary of Sri Ramakrishna.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHe left the mortal frame on 8 September 1939. Of all the contributions that Swami Abhedananda made to Ramakrishna Movement\, the most widely appreciated and enduring one is his composition of sublime and beautiful hymns (in Sanskrit) on Sri Ramakrishna and Sri Sarada Devi. His hymn to Holy Mother beginning with Prakritim paramam abhayam varadam\, which is sung in many ashramas and homes\, is unrivalled in the depth of conception and felicity of expression. \n\n\n\n\n\nsource: https://belurmath.org/swami-abhedananda/ \nThere will be a discourse on the life & teachings of Swami Abhedanandaji Maharaj after evening arati by Swami Kalyanatmananda. The discourse will be streamed live on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/rkmkhar/live
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/swami-abhedananda-tithi-puja-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240928T170000
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SUMMARY:Ekadasi / Ram Naam Sankirtanam
DESCRIPTION:Ekadasi is one of the regular festivals celebrated in all centres of the Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission across the world and Ramnama Sankirtanam is sung by the congregation on this day. \nThe singing of this Sankirtanam was started by Srimat Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj who was the spiritual son of Sri Ramakrishna. He was also the first President of the Ramakrishna Sangha. \nOnce during the singing of the Sankirtanam in the Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama at Varanasi\, Swami Brahmanandaji Maharaj had the Darshan of Sri Hanuman. \nThe 108 slokas of the Ramnama Sankirtanam\, contain a brief and succinct description of the Divine Play of Maryada Purshottam Sri Rama – as if the ocean has been filled into a small pot! (The cassette/ CD for the Ramnama Sankirtanam is also available at the bookshop.) \nThe Ramnama Sankirtanam would be streamed live one hour before evening arati on our youtube channel www.youtube.com/rkmkhar
URL:https://mumbairkm.org/event/ekadasi-ram-naam-sankirtanam-87/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240929T170000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20240929T190000
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SUMMARY:Dhrupad Recital
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SUMMARY:SRI SRI DURGA PUJA 2024
DESCRIPTION:Sri Sri Durga Puja will be celebrated at the Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission premises from Wednesday\, 9th October 2024 to Sunday\, 13th October 2024 as per the given programme details. All are cordially invited to attend the puja and other functions. \n  \n \nSHASHTHI - WEDNESDAY\, 9 OCTOBER 2024\n06.40 a.m.      Kalparambha \n06.30 p.m.      Amantran & Adhivas\nSAPTAMI - THURSDAY\, 10 OCTOBER 2024\n06.40 a.m.       Saptami Puja\n12.30 p.m.       Pushpanjali (after Bhogarati)\nMAHASHTAMI - FRIDAY\, 11TH OCTOBER 2024\n06.40 a.m.         Ashtami Puja\n08.45 a.m.         KUMARI PUJA\n11.43 a.m. to 12.31 p.m.  SANDHI PUJA\n(Pushpanjali\nMAHANAVAMI - SATURDAY\, 12TH OCTOBER 2024\n06.40 a.m.             Puja\n09.30 a.m.             Pushpanjali\n09.40 a.m.             HAVAN\nVIJAYADASHAMI - SUNDAY\, 13TH OCTOBER 2024\n06.15 a.m.             Dashami Puja \n07.50 a.m.             Pushpanjali \n08.45 a.m.             Darpan Visarjan\n04.00 p.m.            Immersion of image at Gandhi Ghat\, Juhu\nDOWNLOAD PROGRAMME DETAILS
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CATEGORIES:Durga Puja,Festivals
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