Voice of Vivekananda
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 206-208: sāhu dassanamariyānaṃ sannivāso sadā sukho |adassanena bālānaṃ niccam'eva sukhī siyā || 206 ||bālasaṅgatacārī …
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आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठंसमुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत् ।तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वेस शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी ॥70॥ āpūryamāṇamacalapratiṣṭhaṃsamudramāpaḥ praviśanti yadvattadvatkāmā yaṃ praviśanti …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 205: pavivekarasaṃ pītvā rasaṃ upasamassa ca |niddaro hoti nippāpo dhammapītirasaṃ pibaṃ || 205 || 205. Having drunk …
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कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन् ।इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते ॥6॥ karmendriyāṇi saṃyamya ya āste manasā smaranindriyārthānvimūḍhātmā mithyācāraḥ sa …
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Ramakrishna seldom travelled alone. Someone always went with him to protect his body in case he went into samadhi. On 2 May 1883 the Master attended the Brahmo festival at Nandanbagan, Calcutta, …
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One day Rakhal was very hungry and mentioned it to the Master. There was no food in his room, so the Master went to the Ganges and called loudly: “Hello, Gaurdasi! Please come. My Rakhal is hungry.” …