Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
After one lecture, a timid young woman told Turiyananda that she could not understand how the soul could be God and the world unreal. “It took me many years to realize this,” replied the swami, “but …
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Latu would never begin the day without first seeing Ramakrishna and saluting him. One morning for some reason he did not see the Master when he first woke up; so he shouted, “Where are you?” “Wait a …
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Niranjan’s feet moved towards Calcutta but his mind remained in Dakshineswar. Even at home Ramakrishna occupied all of his thoughts: He felt that the Master himself had possessed him, replacing the …
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Sadhana’s ultimate result is the experience of Brahman in all beings. The Master used to say, “Seeing Brahman, or God, in all beings is the last word in sadhana.” At the culmination of sadhana, …
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At one time Niranjan was compelled to accept a job with an indigo planter at Murshidabad, more than a hundred miles north of Calcutta. Ramakrishna was aggrieved when he heard of this and remarked, “I …
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Nephew of Adharlal Sen, one of the Master’s most beloved lay devotees. At about the age of 10, he had seen the Master in their house and touched his feet. After a long interval established contact …