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| Sri Sarada devi |
The sense-organs and the mind create havoc and pull us in different irections.
They weaken one’s will and character. They have to be in one’s control for doing anything properly. This increases the importance of Spir-itualising the Senses The academic study of Hinduism and its re-search from within the faith-tradition have been at loggerheads for quite some time now. Hindu studies have been lately in the news often for the wrong reasons leading many to believe that there is an agenda against Hinduism at work. It is important that there be institutions dedi-cated to the interdisciplinary study of Hindu-ism. Jonathan Edelmann, Asisstant Professor at the Department of Religion, University of Florida, Assistant Director of the Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions, University of Flor-ida, and a section-editor for the
International Journal of Hindu Studies, examines this issue in The Dilemma of American Hinduism—Prob-lem and Solution.Dr. Sukanya Ray, Assistant Professor of pol-itical science, Lady Brabourne College, Kol-kata, analyses on
Address of Vivekananda in the Parliament of Religions: Reflection
the Historic Significance of A Landmark Document.Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita, the Bengali original of The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna con-tinues to inspire many by the sheer richness and depth of the text. Dr. Sreemati Mukherjee, Asso-ciate Professor, Department of English, Basanti
Devi College, Kolkata, explores Sri Chaitanya as Affect and Epistemology in the Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita.In the tenth instalment of the edited tran-script of a series of lectures on Mandukya Upani-shadgiven by Srimat Swami Ranganathanandaji Maharaj, who was the thirteenth president of the
Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, we are told that the ultimate reality does not change because of apparent impurities. Srimat Swami Smarananandaji Maharaj, Vice-President, Ramakrishna Math, and Rama
-krishna Mission has been asked various ques-tions regarding various aspects of spiritual life by the young and old alike, over a period of time.
The seventh installment of the collection of such questions and his answers to them is given in Vedanta Answers. Various steps of mental control are dis-
cussed in the eighth and concluding installment of The Psychological Aspects of Spiritual Life by Swami Nityasthananda, Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysuru.
Sri Ramachandra’s Atonement is the story of Vibhishana being protected by Sri Ramachandra’s grace. This story is this month’s Traditional Tales and has been translated from the Tamil book Arulneri Kathaigal. Peter van der Veer, Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen and a Distinguished Professor at Utrecht University, Netherlands has written The Modern Spirit of Asia, discussing innovative modernity in Asia. From this book, we bring you to celebrate this month
SRI RAMAKRISHNA TODAY 