Voice of Vivekananda
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On that day the Master said to me (Swami Vijnanananda): “Never get involved with women. Always be careful. Let there be no stain on your character. Never look at a woman, even if she is made out of …
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Saradananda used to hold classes regularly in Montclair, New Jersey, where he would stay at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler. Swami Atulananda, a Western monk, wrote in his book With the Swamis in …
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On 1 May 1897 Vivekananda inaugurated the Ramakrishna Mission at Balaram’s house in Calcutta. He made Brahmananda president, and Yogananda vice-president, of the Ramakrishna Order. When the meeting …
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Before his departure, Turiyananda called Gurudas to his cabin and gave him final instructions: “I leave you in full charge. I have told you everything. You have seen how I have lived here. Now try to …
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Turiyananda then decided to practise sadhana alone at Rajpur, on the Mussoorie Hill of Dehra Dun. Here a police officer thought that Turiyananda was an anarchist posing as a holy man, and asked him …
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One day some devotees were talking about worship. Latu Maharaj told them: “Do you know what worship is? Everything belongs to the Lord, so what is there to offer to Him? But the Master used to tell …
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