Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
Sometime after Gauri-ma’s initiation, a nun from Vrindaban was a guest in her home. This nun had a Damodar Shila, a stone image of Vishnu, which she worshipped daily. When departing, the nun gave her …
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By VivekaVani
Just as a cookbook does not appease the hunger of the stomach, so also scriptural study, dry religious discussions, and lifeless, mechanical prayers cannot satisfy the spiritual hunger of the heart. …
By VivekaVani
For fourteen years Mathur moved with Sri Ramakrishna like a shadow, and as a result a great transformation came over his life. His haughtiness and pride of wealth and learning slowly left him through …
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By VivekaVani
Trigunatita was fond of teaching by means of forceful maxims. When someone at the table recited the great watchword of the American Republic, “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,” he made him …
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By VivekaVani
Swami Nirvanananda related a touching incident that took place in 1918 at Balaram’s house. One day after lunch, when Brahmananda was about to rest, a teenage girl came with her brother to see him. …
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By VivekaVani
Brahmananda had collected some teachings of Sri Ramakrishna in Bengali, which were first serially published in the Udbodhan and later translated into English under the title Words of the Master. …