Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
Swami Trigunatitananda was skeptical about the existence of ghosts; he had visited a number of haunted houses and found nothing to substantiate claims of ghostly inhabitants. This aroused in him a …
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Vaikuntha (later Swami Maheswarananda) of Bankura was an allopathic doctor, but later began to practise homeopathy because it was less expensive for poor people who could not afford to buy allopathic …
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The public festival of the Master’s birthday celebrations, which was usually attended by thousands, would normally be held on a Sunday. The previous night there was a torrential rain, and water …
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It was the spring of 1885. One morning at 3:00 a.m. Gopal-ma started to practise her japa as usual. After finishing the japa she began pranayama and was about to offer the result of the japa to her …
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One day Sri Ramakrishna asked Girish to massage his feet, allowing him the opportunity to give him loving personal service as an intimate disciple. Girish wrote later: “I was unwilling. I thought, …
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Swami Brahmananda during his last moments would intermittently talk, slip into meditation or would be blessed with the vision of Sri Ramakrishna. He opened his eyes and began to speak: ‘I am floating …
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