A DEVOTEE: “Has God a form or is He formless?” MASTER: “God has form and, again. He is formless. Once upon a time a sannyasi entered the temple of Jagannath. As he looked at the holy …
What is the Necessity Doing Good to Others?
Making Swami Akhandananda the subject of his remarks, Swamiji said to the disciple, "Mark you, what a great hero he is in work! Of fear, death and the like he has no cognisance — doggedly going on …
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Questions and Answers – Swami Vivekananda
I Discussion at The Graduate Philosophical Society of Harvard UniversityII At The Twentieth Century Club of BostonIII At The Brooklyn Ethical Society, BrooklynIV Selections from The Math DiaryV Yoga, …
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VII Guru, Avatara, Yoga, Japa, Seva – Swami Vivekananda
Q. — How can Vedanta be realised? A. — By "hearing, reflection, and meditation". Hearing must take place from a Sad-guru. Even if one is not a regular disciple, but is a fit aspirant and hears the …
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VI In Answer to Nivedita – Swami Vivekananda
(In answer to a few questions put by Sister Nivedita, Swamiji jotted down the replies on May 24, 1900 at San Francisco.) Q. — I cannot remember what parts Prithvi Rai and Chând disguised themselves …
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V Yoga, Vairagya, Tapasya, Love – Swami Vivekananda
YOGA, VAIRAGYA, TAPASYA, LOVE Q. — Does Yoga serve to keep the body in its full health and vitality? A. — It does. It staves off disease. As objectification of one's own body is difficult, it is …
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