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Ideas and Ideals
“ATMANO MOKSHARTAM JAGAT HITAYA CHA” (for one’s own salvation and for the welfare of many)—is the motto Swami Vivekananda chose for the Ramakrishna Mission. But, it may be asked: what is meant by “one’s own salvation”? According to the Vedanta, the dominant philosophy of India, Atman—our realself— is already free.Then what is the meaning of salvation or freedom of the Continue Reading
Holistic Education
The Ramakrishna Mission Calcutta Students’ Home was founded by Swami Nirvedananda, who himself was an ardent educationist of his times. The educational atmosphere in India during that time was enforced by the British to create future clerks, who would work and manage the colony for them. With the advent of Swami Vivekananda and his ideas the atmosphere in India started Continue Reading
As It Has Been Growing
(a brief history of the Students’ Home, drafted by the Founder himself – Swami Nirvedananda) Things that matter Minute things tend to elude our grasp. Even when they come to our view, we are prone to ignore their existence. We have an innate love for big and showy things; no matter if then happen to be mere externals. This is Continue Reading