SingaSpeaks A PERIODIC NEWSLETTER FROM THE RAMAKRISHNA MISSION, SINGAPORE
ROAR 66 | SINGAPORE | SATURDAY | 24 JUNE 2017
Memorial Satsang for Late Shiveshwarananadaji The Ramakrishna Mission in Singapore observed a Memorial Satsang as a homage to the late Swami Shiveshwaranandaji Maharaj on 4 June 2017. The satsang began after the usual evening arati. Swami Vimokshananda in his introduction explained that by remembering holy persons, minds get filled with holy thoughts and thus become the cause for holy actions. Among the elder devotees who have seen him and used to frequent the
ashram during the late Swami’s time, three of them namely, Mr SM Arumugam, Mr Shantanu Gupta, Mrs Seethalakshmi and two ex-boys of the Home namely Mr Subash and Mr Sudharman spoke on their interaction with the Swami. Outside the altar a picture of the late Swami was kept where the monks and devotees paid their homage by doing pranam. Swami Satyalokananda conducted the proceedings and sang a few closing bhajans.
Obituary Received from Belur Math We are sorry to announce the passing away of Swami Shiveshwaranandaji (Bidhu Maharaj) at Seva Pratishthan hospital, Kolkata, on 19 May at 9.30 am. He was 87 and had been suffering from old-age ailments for some years. Initiated by Swami Virajanandaji Maharaj, he joined the Order in 1953 at Asansol centre and had Sannyasa from Swami Madhavanandaji Maharaj in 1963. Besides his joining centre, he served at Saradapitha and Narendrapur centres as an assistant and Puri Mission, Singapore and Bhubaneswar centres as the head. After relinquishing headship of the Bhubaneswar centre in December 2010, he continued to stay there as a retired monk. Amiable and affectionate by nature, he contributed to the Order in different capacities.
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