One day at Dakshineswar when the Master was seated in his room, he talked about three salient disciplines of the Vaishnava religion: love of God’s name, compassion for all living beings, and service …
Maya and Illusion – Swami Vivekananda
History of the Concept of Maya: Its Vedantic Meaning Almost all of you have heard of the word Mâyâ. Generally it is used, though incorrectly, to denote illusion, or delusion, or some such thing. …
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The Real Nature of Man – Swami Vivekananda
Precedence of Spirit Over Matter Great is the tenacity with which man clings to the senses. Yet, however substantial he may think the external world in which he lives and moves, there comes a time …
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The Necessity of Religion – Swami Vivekananda
The Origin of Religions: Ancestor Worship and Nature Worship Of all the forces that have worked and are still working to mould the destinies of the human race, none, certainly, is more potent than …
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.6.3
अथ कर्मणामात्मेत्येतदेषामुक्थम्, अतो हि सर्वाणि कर्माण्युत्तिष्ठन्ति; एतदेषां साम, एतद्धि सर्वैः कर्मभिः समम्; एतदेषां ब्रह्म, एतद्धि सर्वाणि कर्माणि बिभर्ति; तदेतत्त्रयं सदेकमयमात्मा, आत्मा एकः …
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.6.2
अथ रूपाणाम् चक्षुरित्येतदेषामुक्थम्; अतो हि सर्वाणि रूपाण्युत्तिष्ठन्ति; एतदेषां साम, एतद्धि सर्वै रूपैः समम्; एतदेषाम् ब्रह्म, एतद्धि सर्वाणि रूपाणि बिभर्ति ॥ २ ॥ atha rūpāṇām …