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One evening some youths had set out for some fun and frolic outside the village of Ujjain. They came across a upashray (a place where the Jain monks stay) of an elderly monk by the name Chandarundracharya who was known for his anger and short-tempered nature. The youths decided to have some fun with the monk. There was one youth in their group who was to get married soon,...
When Swami Vivekananda first visited Ramakrishna Paramahansa he asked “I have read the Bhagavad Gita and other scriptures many times, I lecture and give discourses on the Gita and Ramayana. Do I still need the refuge of a saint; do I still need a guru?” Ramakrishna didn’t reply to Vivekananda’s question. After a few days, Ramakrishna called upon Vivekananda and handed him a parcel to be delivered at a...