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Swami Shivapadananda Puri

The purpose of this Website and Blog, which is aimed at anyone with an interest in spirituality, is to host over time as much material about Swamiji as possible. All in alignment with his life mission, the major purpose of which was to direct attention to the teachings and inspiration of Sri Ramakrishna.

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Disclaimer:

This website/blog features some of the life and teachings of Swami Shivapadananda Puri [1938-1994], the second President and Spiritual Head of the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa. This is an unofficial, private initiative by some of Swamiji’s disciples and devotees. It is not a publication from the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa, the Ramakrishna Math or the Ramakrishna Mission.

Our Mission

To share Sri Ramakrishna’s core teaching of the universality of religions, which is summed up in his dictum of: Religions are like rivers. They all flow into that ONE ocean called God. In Sanskrit, it’s encapsulated by: Ekam sat vipra bahudha vadanti [Rigveda1.164.46], meaning ‘Truth is One, sages call it by various names.’

Swami Vivekananda

Sri Ramakrishna

Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi

Swami Shivapadananda

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Daily Reading 57. Swamiji with tips on observation and sadhaka mindset.

Daily Reading 57. Swamiji with tips on observation and sadhaka mindset.
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Daily Reading 56. Swamiji on the Satya Yuga, Sanatana Dharma and living a genuine spiritual life.

Daily Reading 55. Swamiji emphasises that serving others is serving God – often in disguise.

Daily Reading 54. Swamiji says the paths of bhakti [devotion] and knowledge [jnana] are identical in the end.

Daily Reading 53. Swamiji speaks on renunciation of ignorance and desire, and answers devotee questions.

Daily Reading 52. Swamiji speaking on a Maha Shivaratri night.

Daily Reading 51. Swamiji on dry periods in sadhana, the astral body, and not displeasing the Guru.

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A life lived for others

To read the Flipbook version of Swamiji’s 400 page biography, titled, ‘A Life Lived For Others’, please
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Additional resources

Here, in random order, are some links to major Ramakrishna-related entities and other like-minded organisations globally. This list will be added to as the site grows.

  • https://belurmath.org/

    Ramakrishna Math and Mission International HQ

  • https://ramakrishna.org/ramakrishna.html

    Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Centre New York City

  • https://vedanta.org/our-teachers/sri-ramakrishna/

    Vedanta Society of Southern California

  • https://www.rkmabaranagore.org/sri-ramakrishna-paramhansa

    Ramakrishna Math, Baranagore

  • https://ramakrishnasa.org.za/

    Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa, Durban

  • https://srisaradadevi.org/

    Sri Sarada Devi Ashram Durban

  • https://ramakrishna-johannesburg.org.za/

    Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa, Johannesburg

  • https://vedantasociety.net/ramakrishna

    Ramakrishna Vedanta Society

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With love and reverence to Sri Ramakrishna.

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