Voice of Vivekananda
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Gradually, Harinath became familiar with Ramakrishna and began to ask all sorts of personal questions. “Sir,” he asked one day, “how can one become free from lust completely?” Sri Ramakrishna replied: …
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One morning before daybreak in North Calcutta, a teenage boy was bathing in the Ganges when he saw something floating near him. Some people on the shore saw it too, and shouted: “Crocodile! Crocodile! …
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Ramchandra Datta, Latu’s (Swami Adbhutananda) employer, was one of the first disciples to come to Sri Ramakrishna. Having a devotional nature, Ramchandra loved to speak about the Master, which …
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Latu was quite outspoken, but the Master taught him to be humble and not to hurt anyone. Once at Dakshineswar a devotee did not behave well and Latu got irritated and scolded him harshly. The Master …
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In 1895 Swami Trigunatitananda left for Tibet to visit Mount Kailas and Manas-Sarovar. It was the most difficult pilgrimage anyone could undertake, but Swami Trigunatita’s s indomitable spirit carried …
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Tejchandra Mitra is a sincere devotee of the Master. The Master used to frequent his house. At one time, someone had deposited two hundred rupees with Tejchandra and while he was travelling with this …
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