THERE was a king who used daily to hear the Bhagavata recited by a pandit. Every day, after explaining the sacred book, the pandit would say to the king, "O King, have you understood what I have …
Even if You Wish to Renounce the World
MAN cannot renounce the world even if he wishes, because he is thwarted by the karmas that are bearing fruit in the present birth and by the impressions of previous actions left on the mind (Prarabdha …
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Lion and Sheep – Swami Vivekananda
Nothing is baser than calling our brother a sinner. A lioness once fell upon a flock of sheep and killed a lamb. A sheep found a very young lion, and it followed her, and he gave it suck, and it grew …
The Simple Secret
GOD can be realised through child-like faith and guilelessness. A certain person, on coming across a sadhu, humbly begged him for instruction. The sadhu’s advice was, "Love God with all your heart …
Discriminate Even in Giving in Charity
ONCE, a butcher was taking a cow to a distant slaughter-house. Being ill-treated by the butcher, the cow got unruly on the way, and the man found it very difficult to drive her. After several hours, …
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‘She is So Well Off!’
PEOPLE with little occult power gain such things as name and fame. Many of them want to follow the profession of a guru, gain people's recognition, and make disciples and devotees. Men say of such a …