Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
Swami Premananda’s s whole life was one of complete self-surrender. Behind every action was the subtle but commanding presence of Sri Ramakrishna. Sometimes this presence became visible and Swami …
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Swami Shivananda told the following story of Balaram’s death: The passing away of each of the devotees of the Master is a wonderful event. The departure of Balaram Babu was equally wonderful. His …
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Many aspirants suffer from doubt and confusion in spiritual life. Swami Basudevananda had this problem. He recalled: Once I returned to Udbodhan from Noakhali [now in Bangladesh} after conducting …
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Arupananda: “Mother, people say that our Master is God Eternal and Absolute. What do you say about it?” Mother: “Yes, he is God Eternal and Absolute to me.” Arupananda: “It is true that to …
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The student community of Berhampur had the opportunity to associate intimately with Swami Akhandananda. When at Behrampur, he would go to the college hostel; and on holidays, the students would come …
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During his [Swami Trigunatitananda’s] sadhana at the Baranagore Monastery, he had a great desire to perform some tantric rituals at midnight in the cremation ground. He knew that Swami Vivekananda …
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