Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
Rasiklal was a scavenger working at Dakshineshwar. He neither had an opportunity to listen to Sri Ramakrishna’s talk nor had a chance to associate with him closely. He took upon himself to clean the …
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Swami Shivananda has seen Sri Ramakrishna dwell everywhere in the monastery. He reminded the monks and devotees: ‘The Master Himself is present in Belur Math, for Swamiji installed His idol here. Know …
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THERE was a wood-cutter who was highly spiritual. One day he was dreaming a happy dream; but being suddenly awakened by someone, he exclaimed with annoyance: "Why did you awaken me? I was a king and …
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(With regard to the priestly class, Sri Ramakrishna used to tell an incident from the life of Gauranga.) WHEN Sri Gauranga, being wholly absorbed in Bhava-Samadhi, fell into the ocean, he was …
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A THIEF entered the palace of a king in the dead of night and overheard the king saying to the queen, "I shall give my daughter in marriage to one of those sadhus (holy men) who are dwelling on the …
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HRIDAY asked me—I was then under his control to pray to the Divine Mother for (occult) powers. I went to the temple. In a vision I saw a widow thirty or thirty five years old, covered with filth. It …