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 …
And This Is Maya – Swami Vivekananda
We are all like this in the world. A legend tells how once Narada said to Krishna, ‘Lord, show me Maya.’ A few days passed away, and Krishna asked Narada to make a trip with him towards a desert, …
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True Contentment – Swami Vivekananda
"Yes, Yes!" he reiterated. "You Western folk want action ! You cannot yet perceive the poetry of every common little incident in life! What beauty could be greater than that of the story of the young …
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