Hriday became a personal attendant of Sri Ramakrishna in 1855, and he devoted much of his adult life to serving his uncle with affection and loyalty. As a young man he had his faults, such as …
Call to Go to West
While travelling in western and southern India, Vivekananda heard about the Parliament of Religions that was to be held in Chicago in 1893. A group of Indian rulers and influential people requested …
The Triangle of Love – Swami Vivekananda
We may represent love as a triangle, each of the angles of which corresponds to one of its inseparable characteristics. There can be no triangle without all its three angles; and there can be no true …
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‘ఇందులో నీ రాయి ఏదో గుర్తించు’
నామదేవుని భక్తి, అతని గృహస్థ జీవితానికి ఆటంకం కలిగించ లేదు. తల్లి, భార్య అప్పుడప్పుడు చిటపటలాడేవారు. అయినా సంసార కూపంలో పడలేదు. మట్టికీ, బంగారు కణికకూ తాను భేదం చూడలేదన్నాడు. నామదేవ్ ఇంటి …
How to Control the Senses ?
Disciple: "How to control the senses ?" Swami Turiyananda: "What do I know? (After a pause) 'My only refuge is Thy name, O Mother Shyâmâ,…' 'Never forget the name of Shri Durga…. Why dost thou …
How to Spend a Long Vacation?
23rd March 1919 Some college students had come to see the Belur Math (monastery). Swami Shivananda was sitting in the eastern verandah of the main building overlooking the Ganga. The students had …