The true object of religion is to bind mankind together, and to bind them all to God. – Keshub Chandra Sen * * * * * Only those of tranquil minds, and none else, can attain abiding joy by realizing within their souls the Being who manifests one essence in a multiplicity of forms. – Upanishad * * * * * Seek not your own life – for that is death but seek how you Read More …
Waiting is a vital part of our mortal existence and spiritual journey. Manusanhita says “নাভিনন্দেত মরণং, নাভিনন্দেত জীবিতং। কালমেব প্রতীক্ষেত নির্দেশং ভৃতকো যথা“ – Covet neither death nor life; wait for whatever time brings, just as a servant waits for the wage of his labour. We are forbidden to crave for earthly gains or to be too eager for enjoyments in the world beyond. We are to wait patiently and with detachment for whatever has our Universal father offers us Read More …
Great men have been compared to Janus, the Roman god. On the one hand, they face back towards the past, and sum up in their personality the accumulated culture of the ages. Yet their gaze is turned towards the promise of the days to come, and they already see in their hearts the vision of a richer, fuller life. In them, the past with all its strife and endeavour and achievement, its success and its failure, seeks a full and Read More …
By Sivanath Sastri We must bear in mind that modern theism, such as we are preaching in India today, is not merely a philosophical school like the esoteric monotheism of the Upanishads, or the system of Socrates and Plato in Greece, or of the Stoical philosophers of ancient Rome. Not is modern Theistic Church a body for mere theological discussion like the many conflicting schools of darshanas of medieval India, or the theological schools of medieval Christianity. Theism in modern Read More …
Annual Utsava at Bhawanipur Brahmo Samaj (Padmapukur) On 24th June at Annual Utsava at Bhawanipur Brahmo Samaj (Padmapukur) was celebrated in the samaj. Sri Amit Das conducted the service and hymns were sung by a group of female and male singers conducted by Sri Supratim Chakraborty. Sri Amit Das narrated the brief history of the Bhawanipur Brahmo Samaj (Padmapukur) during the service. A good number of Brahmos and local people attended the utsava. In the end tea and snacks were Read More …
We are fighting for a righteous cause – our right to live with honour and in peace – are not for the sake of self-glory or to rule over others. – Guru Hargobind Singh * * * * * The tidal wave of deeper souls Into our inmost being rolls And lifts us unawares Out of all meaner cares. – Emerson * * * * * It is not the function of our Read More …
Summer heat is here, interspersed with, thunder-showers and rain. Human mind is a state of consciousness. Its behaviour is not always consistent or logical. Take for example the manner in which it reacts to the weather, or rather, its changes. Each summer we experience prolonged heat-waves in the month of the May. We curse them. When thunder-showers give us respite we enjoy, but at the same time we again curse when they bring death and destruction in their trail. Such Read More …
Rammohun Roy was born in West Bengal 246 years ago. We have read in our school history books that Rammohun he was the harbinger of Modern India and was instrumental in abolishing the Suttee system. Also it was he who uplifted the Hindu religion from its rituals and dogmas. But then why is Rammohun relevant today? Rammohun was the first Indian who was a liberal at heart. Rammohun founded the Brahma Sabha a place for the worship of the One Read More …
Book Release Programme 200 years passed since Ramchandra Bidyabagish, a scholar and the first Minister of Brahmo Samaj wrote “Bangabhasabidhan” a Bengali dictionary. To commemorate this occasion Sadharan Brahmo Samaj organized a Book release programme on 5th May at 6 pm in the Samaj prayer hall. Bangla Abhidhaner Dusho Bachar-O-Tathhopunji (1817-2017) written by Asitabha Das and Pradosh Kumar Mitra, published by Patralekha was unveiled by eminent educationist Prof. Pabitra Sarkar. He explained the Importance of dictionary and suggested Calcutta University Read More …
By C. H. Hunter The problem of world peace has two main features, the problem of fear and the problem of freedom. The main cause of the world’s unrest is fear; – how should we go about banishing fear and what will we substitute for it? There are two weapons that banish fear; Brotherhood and Freedom. We banish fear by believing in and practicing brotherhood, by having confidence in the good or higher part that we must appeal. This higher Read More …