ONE must believe in the Divine Presence in the image. Once I went to Vishnupur1. The Raja of that place has several fine temples. In one of them there is an image of the Divine Mother, called …
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Swami Vivekananda’s Quotes On “Self” Or “I”
In this article we'll make a collection of Swami Vivekananda's quotations on "Self". Here "self" means the individual entity or "I". Few related words are "selfishness", "self-sacrifice". …
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Two Approaches – Swami Vivekananda
In America there was a great agnostic, a very noble man, a very good man, and a very fine speaker. He lectured on religion, which he said was of no use; why bother our heads about other worlds? He …
“I am Bhagavati” – Sri Sarada Devi
Lavanya Chakrabarty recorded in his reminiscences: In 1912 at Lakshmi Nivas in Varanasi I met a woman with a veil near the main door. Looking at her face, I asked: “Are you the Mother?” “Yes, my …
How a Guru Taught His Disciple to See God
A DISCIPLE asked his teacher, "Sir, please tell me how I can see God." "Come with me," said the Guru, "and I shall show you." He took, the disciple to a lake, and both of them got into the water. …
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Your Ideal is Shiva
One day at Dakshineswar, the Master was praising Ganesha, the god of success, for his great filial love and absolute purity of heart. Sharat was present in the audience. He said at once: “Sir, I like …