Life versus Liberation

At present mankind is passing through a great crisis. Hatred, discrimination, murder, mayhem, panic of imminent war is fast spreading within human society gripped by envy and enmity. Mankind is, therefore, confused, wary and terrified. Man, who is the cream of God’s creation and the offspring of the nectar of Immortality (amrita) is gradually wasting […]

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Jayasanta’s Philosophy of Life

Jayasanta Sen is my childhood friend. We have studied together, played together and exchanged our views and feelings. Day after day we have discussed topics relating to the theory of divinity and philosophy. How one should look at life, whether one should lead one’s life following the path of consumption or renunciation were the topics […]

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In Company of Holy Men

Rain, rain and rain… I had never experienced such heavy downpour before. At first, the darkening clouds filled the sky and then raindrops in multitudes descended from the heavens above, as if millions of arrows flew out of the bows of a thousand archers hidden behind the swirling ocean of clouds. The fury unleashed by […]

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Education, Teaching and Humanity

The modern age is known as the age of mechanical civilization. The unprecedented progress of science has made human life completely dependent on mechanical equipments. Keeping pace with the times, life on earth is running at a breakneck speed. Science has gifted mankind with fast-moving vehicles. Distances of thousands of kilometers can now be crossed […]

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Divine Ecstasy

When Sumit Bhattacharya, my one-time class mate and now a colleague and friend, informed me that his father has invited me to discuss on religious matters, I was both surprised and scared. Sumit’s father, Sri Shivapada Bhattacharya’s erudition is well appreciated amongst scholars of the society. Large religious conferences remain incomplete without Shivapada-babu’s lecture. He […]

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Shree Nilanjan’s Speech

Today is Sunday, the auspicious tithi of Ramnavami, 7th Baisakh, 1409 Bangabda, 81 Madhabda, 21st April, 2002. We have gathered here in the Assembly Hall of ‘Madhab Niloy’, which is under construction. The objective – to celebrate the birth tithi of Nilanjan. Some members of our Sangha have taken special initiative to organise this function. […]

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