Voice of Vivekananda
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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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DEVOTEE: "Sir, we hear that you see God. If you do, please show Him to us."MASTER: "Everything depends on God's will. What can a man do? While chanting God's name, sometimes tears flow and at other …
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One day Mathur presented a very expensive shawl to the Master. Sri Ramakrishna cheerfully accepted it, put it on, and walked around the temple garden, showing it off to people like a jubilant boy. He …
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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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He wrote in his memoirs: “.... Desire for inquiry came. Looking into the current of events, sometimes faith, sometimes doubt, emerged. Everybody with whom I discussed my problem said unanimously that …