God cannot be realized through scholarship. Who, indeed, can understand the things of the Spirit through reason? No, all should strive for devotion to the Lotus Feet of God. (p.183, The Gospel of …
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Katha Upanishad 1.2.24
Cultivate Character नाविरतो दुश्चरितान्नाशान्तो नासमाहितः ।नाशान्तमानसो वाऽपि प्रज्ञानेनैनमाप्नुयात् ॥ २४॥ nāvirato duścaritānnāśānto nāsamāhitaḥ .nāśāntamānaso vā’pi prajñānenainamāpnuyāt .. …
Brahma Sutra 1.2.24
वैश्वानरः साधारणशब्दविशेषात् ॥ २४ ॥ vaiśvānaraḥ sādhāraṇaśabdaviśeṣāt || 24 || vaiśvānaraḥ—Vaisvanara; sādhāraṇa śabda-viśeṣāt—because of the qualifying adjuncts to the common words (Vaisvanara …
The Transformation – Swami Vivekananda
There was a young man that could not in any way support his family. He was strong and vigorous and, finally, became a highway robber; he attacked persons in the street and robbed them, and with that …
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February 24: God Alone Is Real, and All Else Illusory
Laxmi Devi passed away (1926) in Puri. Once before she passed away, she described to Swami Saradananda a vision she had had: ‘I saw a mountain of dazzling mica. On one side of that mountain were …
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Monk is to Serve – Swami Brahmananda
One day at 2.00 p.m. I (Swami Vijayananda) was called to his room, and there for the first time I learned about one aspect of true spirituality. Maharaj had already given me a nickname, which he would …
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