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Disciple: "What is the relation between Guru and the Ishta? Are they one?" Swami Shivananda: "Guru and Ishta (Chosen Ideal or Deity) are one. But then so long as you are in the relative world, …
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Invariably the death of a loved one becomes a turning point. At that time, seeing only darkness and hopelessness all around, people begin to think deeply about life. They realize its emptiness and …
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One day during his travels in the Himalayas, Vivekananda sat for meditation under a pipal tree by the side of a stream. There he experienced the oneness of the universe and man — that man is a …
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एतद्वै परमं तपो यद्व्याहितस्तप्यते, परमं हैव लोकं जयति य एवं वेद; एतद्वै परमं तपो यं प्रेतमरण्यं हरन्ति; परमं हैव लोकं जयति य एवं वेद; एतद्वै परमं तपो यं प्रेतमग्नावभ्यादधति, परमं हैव लोकं जयति य एवं …
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Before going into the subject of this afternoon, will you allow me to say a few words of thanks, now that I have the opportunity? I have lived three years amongst you. I have travelled over nearly the …
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Gita Press, founded in 1923 in Gorakhpur, India, is one of the most prominent publishers of Hindu religious texts, particularly the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramcharitmanas, and the Puranas. Its mission has …