Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
It is 'woman and gold' that binds man and robs -*- him of his freedom. It is woman that creates the need for gold. For woman one becomes the slave of another, and so loses his freedom. Then he cannot …
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THE husband of a young girl has come to his father-in-law's house and is seated in the drawing room with other young men of his age. The girl and her friends are looking at them through the window. …
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SOME cowherd boys used to tend their cows in a meadow where a terrible poisonous snake lived. Everyone was on the alert for fear of it. One day a brahmachari was going along the meadow. The boys ran …
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ONCE, three friends were going through a forest, when a tiger suddenly appeared before them. "Brothers," one of them exclaimed, "we are lost!" "Why should you say that?" said the second friend, "Why …
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WHY shouldn't one be able to lead a spiritual life in the world? But it is extremely difficult. Once I passed over the bridge at Baghbazar1. How many chains it is tied with! Nothing will happen if …
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ONCE there was an annaprasana1 ceremony in a Guru's house. His disciples volunteered, according to their powers, to supply the different articles of food. He had one disciple, a very poor widow, who …