Voice of Vivekananda
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(Written for the Brahmavâdin, 1896.) More than a decade has passed since a young German student, one of eight children of a not very well-to-do clergyman, heard on a certain day Professor …
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(Contributed to the Metaphysical Magazine, New York, March, 1895) "Both you and I have passed through many births; you know them not, I know them all." — Bhagavad-Gitâ Of the many …
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(The Swamiji's contribution to the discussion of this question, carried on in the pages of The New York Morning Advertiser.) "None has power to destroy the unchangeable." — …
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The RamayanaThe MahabharataThoughts on the GitaThe Story of Jada BharataThe Story of PrahladaThe Great Teachers of the WorldOn Lord BuddhaChrist, the MessengerMy MasterIndian Religious ThoughtThe …
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(Delivered at Alameda, California, on April 18, 1900*) We read many books, many scriptures. We get various ideas from our childhood, and change them every now and then. We understand what is meant …
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(Delivered at the Washington Hall, San Francisco, April 3, 1900*) Meditation has been laid stress upon by all religions. The meditative state of mind is declared by the Yogis to be the highest …