Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
This toy world would not be here, this play could not go on, if we were knowing players. We must play blind-folded. Some of us have taken the part of the rogue of the play, some heroic - never mind, …
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By VivekaVani
तौ हान्वीक्ष्य प्रजापतिरुवाचानुपलभ्यात्मानमननुविद्य व्रजतो यतर एतदुपनिषदो भविष्यन्ति देवा वासुरा वा ते पराभविष्यन्तीति स ह शान्तहृदय एव विरोचनोऽसुराञ्जगाम तेभ्यो हैतामुपनिषदं प्रोवाचात्मैवेह महय्य …
By VivekaVani
यस्यामतं तस्य मतं मतं यस्य न वेद सः ।अविज्ञातं विजानतां विज्ञातमविजानताम् ॥ ३॥ yasyāmataṃ tasya mataṃ mataṃ yasya na veda saḥ .avijñātaṃ vijānatāṃ vijñātamavijānatām .. 3.. He by whom Brahman is …
By VivekaVani
दुग्धेऽस्मै वाग्दोहं यो वाचो दोहोऽन्नवानन्नादो भवति य एतदेवं विद्वान्वाचि सप्तविधं सामोपास्ते ॥ २.८.३ ॥॥ इति अष्टमः खण्डः ॥ dugdhe'smai vāgdohaṃ yo vāco doho'nnavānannādo bhavati ya etadevaṃ …
By VivekaVani
The important thing is somehow to cultivate devotion to God and love for him. What is the use of knowing many things? It is enough to cultivate love of God by following any of the paths. When you have …
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By VivekaVani
तौ होचतुर्यथैवेदमावां भगवः साध्वलंकृतौ सुवसनौ परिष्कृतौ स्व एवमेवेमौ भगवः साध्वलंकृतौ सुवसनौ परिष्कृतावित्येष आत्मेति होवाचैतदमृतमभयमेतद्ब्रह्मेति तौ ह शान्तहृदयौ प्रवव्रजतुः ॥ ८.८.३ ॥ tau …