"Whenever virtue subsides and vice prevails, I come down to help mankind," declares Krishna, in the Bhagavad-Gitâ. Whenever this world of ours, on account of growth, on account of added circumstances, …
The Mahabharata – Swami Vivekananda
(Delivered at the Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, California, February 1, 1900) The other epic about which I am going to speak to you this evening, is called the Mahâbhârata. It contains the story of a …
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The Ramayana – Swami Vivekananda
(Delivered at the Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, California, January 31, 1900) There are two great epics in the Sanskrit language, which are very ancient. Of course, there are hundreds of other epic …
The Great Teachers of the World – Swami Vivekananda
(Delivered at the Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, California, February 3, 1900) The universe, according to the theory of the Hindus, is moving in cycles of wave forms. It rises, reaches its zenith, …
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Hints on Practical Spirituality – Swami Vivekananda
This morning I shall try to present to you some ideas about breathing and other exercises. We have been discussing theories so long that now it will be well to have a little of the practical. A great …
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January 9: Never Mind Anything!
Never mind anything! Push it on! Begin to contribute articles, all of you who can. It won't do merely to sit idle. You have done a heroic deed! Bravo! Those who falter and vacillate will lag behind, …