Blog – Vedanta Brisbane

Spirit of Service at Christmastime

April 22, 2024 posted by Swami Atmeshananda

“This life is short, the vanities of the world are transient, but they alone live who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive”, said Swami Vivekananda (saint and philosopher from India – 1863 to 1902). An interesting incident happened in the life of Swami Vivekananda. As a young man, he was interested…

LEARN MORE

Social inclusion as a spiritual practice

April 22, 2024 posted by Swami Atmeshananda

Mahatma Gandhi said: “the true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.” According to Hinduism, all humans are born with certain duties and obligations. Hindu scriptures teach that when a person fulfills his or her duties, all will benefit and when all people submit to their individual dharma, the…

LEARN MORE

125 Years of the Ramakrishna Organisation

April 22, 2024 posted by Swami Atmeshananda

A glorious bequeathment to humanity - 125 years of the Ramakrishna Organisation By Swami Atmeshananda The Vedanta Centre in Springfield Lakes, Qld celebrates 125 glorious years of the establishment of its parent organisation – the Ramakrishna Mission (https://belurmath.org/). Established in India on 1st May 1897 by the illustrious Swami Vivekananda, the organisation has been a…

LEARN MORE

When we serve others we are serving God

April 22, 2024 posted by Swami Atmeshananda

“God is everywhere but he is most manifest in Man. So serve Man as God. That is as good as worshipping God”- said Sri Ramakrishna, a 19th century saint from India (1836 to 1886). By the term ‘man’ he meant all humans – not just man and woman. After going through 12 long years of…

LEARN MORE

Make your mind your friend by having faith in yourself

April 22, 2024 posted by Swami Atmeshananda

John Milton, in his classic ‘Paradise Lost’ wrote “The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..” Indeed, mind is the root cause of all success as well as all evils in the society. A well-cultivated, disciplined mind can create the equivalent of heaven within oneself…

LEARN MORE

Importance of Guru in Life

April 22, 2024 posted by Swami Atmeshananda

Importance of Guru in Life By Swami Atmeshananda ‘He who can, does; he who cannot, teaches.’ said Bernard Shaw. His wise crack is but an echo of an old adage ‘example is better than precept’ – Guru tradition lays emphasis on this practicality on the part of Guru. – brahma vit tamah; the best among the…

LEARN MORE

All Posts

Spirit of Service at Christmastime

Social inclusion as a spiritual practice

125 Years of the Ramakrishna Organisation

When we serve others we are serving God

Make your mind your friend by having faith in yourself​

Importance of Guru in Life

Make your mind your friend by having faith in yourself