Voice of Vivekananda
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Swami Subodhananda was practising austerities in Gaya when he had a life threatening experience which he later described: ‘It was the month of August. I saw a person wade through the Phalgu river and …
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On 25 April 1933, [Swami] Shivananda had a stroke. His right side was paralyzed and very soon his speech became impaired. A few months later [Swami] Vijnanananda arrived at Belur Math to see him. When …
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Greed, activity, enterprise, unrest, longing— these arise, Ο lord of the Bhāratas, when rajas prevails. (14.12)From sattva springs knowledge, and from rajas, greed; from tamas spring inadvertence, …
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Others offer wealth, austerity and Yoga as sacrifice and again others, the ascetics of rigid vows offer study and knowledge as sacrifice. (4.28)And, I am the sweet fragrance in the earth, the …
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In this page you'll find Swami Vivekananda's quotes on obedience. Above all "obedience" and "esprit de corps". The work cannot succeed unless there is perfect obedience to the authority …
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Truthfulness and faith I was sent to serve in Seva Prathisthan, our general hospital in Calcutta. The financial condition of the hospital was very poor. There was no certainty about where the money …