In 1893 Swami Vivekananda delivered his historical addresses at the Parliament of the World's Religions, Chicago. Six of those lectures have been included in the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. …
“When I Asked God For Strength” — Did Swami Vivekananda Really Say It?
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Sri Ramakrishna as Shiva
“There are many occasions in the life of Sri Ramakrishna that connect him with Lord Shiva. One day Sri Ramakrishna was pacing back and forth on the northeastern veranda of his room in Dakshineswar. …
Ustad Bismillah Khan
EMPEROR Aurangzeb banned the playing of a musical instrument called pungi in the royal residence for it had a shrill unpleasant sound. Pungi became the generic name for reeded noisemakers. Few had …
Shraddhavan Labhate Jnanam
The Sanskrit verse श्रद्धावान् लभते ज्ञानं (śraddhāvān labhate jñānam) means "One who has faith, attains knowledge." It is a verse from the Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu scripture that is considered to be …