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January 17, 2014

70 Years of Service

Pravrajika Baradaprana

April 22, 1923 - January 4, 2014

Know the Self, unborn, undying,

Never ceasing, never beginning

Birthless, deathless, unchanging forever.

How can it die, the death of the body.

Bodies are said to die

But that which possesses the body is eternal.

Know the Self, unchanging forever.

- Bhagavad Gita, Chp. 2, Translated by Swami Prabhavananda -

Santa Barbara Vedanta Temple Altar
(June 29, 1921 - October 19, 2012)

Time or space does not separate Guru and Disciple.

He will continue to guide us even after his death.

Do you want a "nambi-pamby" mother

or do you want a mother who will fight for you?

- Swami Swahananda used to say in reference to Mother Durga and Mother Kali -