American devotee of Swamiji, resident of Los Angeles, had heard him speak at the Parliament of Religions at Chicago. Mrs. Blodgett had bought a large coloured poster of Swamiji at Chicago and hung it …
‘Where Shall It Fall?’ – Swami Vivekananda
In a certain school a number of little children were being examined. The examiner had foolishly put all sorts of difficult questions to the little children. Among others there was this question: ‘Why …
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Weaknesses of the Mind – Sri Sarada Devi
Once Nalin Bihari Sarkar asked Holy Mother about the weaknesses of the mind. She replied: “My son, that is the law of nature, like the new moon and the full moon. Similarly, the mind harbours …
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“Is He so easily obtainable?”
One evening when Swami Vivekananda was returning from Dakshineswar with Devendra, he said to him: “Look at the Milky Way. It is just like a stream of milk. Do you know that every moment millions of …
Mead Sisters – Swami Vivekananda
Mead Sisters—Mrs. Carrie M. Wycoff, Mrs. Alice M. Hansbrough and Miss Helen Mead, daughters of Jesse Mead, devoted to Swamiji who became a member of their family. The sisters lived in a modest house …
Yogin-Ma’s Experience of Samadhi
Yogin-ma spent most of her time at Vrindaban in japa and meditation. One evening, while meditating at Lala Babu’s temple, she became so absorbed that she went into samadhi. Long after the evening …