Voice of Vivekananda
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(Anecdote from the life of Swami Chinmayananda) Once a local businessman came to Pujya Gurudev after the Jnana Yagna and handed him a Gurudakshina envelope. Next an administrator from one of the …
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On his arrival at Lahore the Swamiji was accorded a grand reception by the leaders, both of the Ârya Samâj and of the Sanâtana Dharma Sabhâ. During his brief stay in Lahore, Swamiji delivered three …
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Anaximenes of Miletus 586/585 – c. 526/525 BC) was an Ancient Greek, Pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). He was the last of the three philosophers of the Milesian …
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Has Sri Krishna made a mistake! I joined the Ramakrishna Order at Trissur Ashrama in 1973. Though I was from Karnataka, the main reason for joining there was the presence of Swami Ishwaranandaji …
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Sacred Chitrakut There is a belief among the sadhus and devotees that if a spiritual seeker goes to Chitrakut Hill, a spot associated with the life history of Sri Rama, and prays earnestly for a …
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All three are one I served in Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan from January1970 to March 1981. So, I was able to watch Swamis Dayanandaji and Gahananandaji from close quarters. Dayanandaji had …