Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
A SANNYASIN dwelt by the side of a temple. There was the house of a harlot in front. Seeing the constant concourse of men in the prostitute's house, the sannyasin one day called her and censured her, …
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ONCE a sadhu placed his disciple in a magnificent garden with the intention of imparting to him the knowledge of the real Self and went away. After a few days he came back and asked the disciple, "Do …
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MEN often think they have understood Brahman fully. Once, an ant went to a sugar hill. One grain filled its stomach. Taking another grain in its mouth it started homeward. On its way it thought, …
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SOME Sikhs said to me in front of the Kali temple, "God is compassionate". I said, "To whom is he compassionate?" '"Why revered sir, to all of us", said the Sikhs. I said: "We are His children. Does …
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ONE must believe in the Divine Presence in the image. Once I went to Vishnupur1. The Raja of that place has several fine temples. In one of them there is an image of the Divine Mother, called …
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A DISCIPLE asked his teacher, "Sir, please tell me how I can see God." "Come with me," said the Guru, "and I shall show you." He took, the disciple to a lake, and both of them got into the water. …
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