Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
Holy Mother took birth on 22 December 1853 Once when Shyamasundari Devi was living with her father, she had occasion to sit in the dark beside a potter’s oven under a bel tree. There suddenly …
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By VivekaVani
Through these spiritual disciplines the ties of the past karma are cut asunder. But realization of the God cannot be achieved without ecstatic love (Prema Bhakti) for Him. Do you know the significance …
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By VivekaVani
Who is able to renounce all for His sake? Even the injunctions of Destiny are cancelled if one takes refuge in God. Destiny strikes off with her own hand what she has written about such a person. What …
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The knowledge of Brahman cannot be realized if the aspirant is worldly-minded even in the slightest degree. He succeeds in acquiring this knowledge only when his mind is totally free from ‘woman and …
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This world is a mixture of sand and sugar. Like the ant, one should discard the sand and eat the sugar. He who can eat the sugar is clever indeed. Build a quiet place for thinking of God – a place for …
By VivekaVani
When you plunge in the water of the ocean, you may be attacked by alligators. But they won’t touch you if your body is smeared with turmeric. There are no doubt six alligators – lust, anger, avarice, …
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