Voice of Vivekananda
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 252: sudassaṃ vajjamaññesaṃ attano pana duddasaṃ |paresaṃ hi so vajjāni opuṇāti yathābhūsaṃ |attano pana chādeti …
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अथ तत ऊर्ध्व उदेत्य नैवोदेता नास्तमेतैकल एव मध्ये स्थाता तदेष श्लोकः ॥ ३.११.१ ॥ atha tata ūrdhva udetya naivodetā nāstametaikala eva madhye sthātā tadeṣa ślokaḥ || 3.11.1 || 1. Next, after …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 251: natthi rāgasamo aggi natthi dosasamo gaho |natthi mohasamaṃ jālaṃ natthi taṇhāsamā nadī || 251 || 251. There is …
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I [Swami Nirvanananda] found Swami Brahmananda sitting on the bed with a serious appearance, and when I asked why the Swami was not asleep I received no answer…. Early in the morning Swami Brahmananda …
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It is well known that the Mother encountered a robber at Telo-Bhelo and that she addressed him as father. One day Ashu asked the Mother: “What did the robber see in you?” “He told me that he saw …
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Swami Haripremananda, a disciple of Holy Mother, recalled: Let me tell you of an incident concerning Holy Mother. I don’t remember the date or year, and I don’t feel they are important. Radhu, …
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