Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
To be spiritual is not an easy thing. Unless one gets purified through the fire of struggle, he is not fit for spiritual progress. So such struggles will come – we need not be at all afraid for that. …
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By VivekaVani
Why worry? Sri Ramakrishna will surely attract your mind and keep it fixed on his feet. But practice it every day. Pour out all love of your heart at his feet. Everyone has in his heart some special …
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By VivekaVani
“Hold this idea constantly in your mind: ‘Within me art thou; outside me art thou. I am the machine; thou art the operator. I act according to thy bidding.’ What more is needed? Can it be achieved by …
By VivekaVani
“In reply to a question ‘What did Sri Ramakrishna mean when he said that he who would come to him would not be born again?’ First, devotees do not bother about this question whether this is the …
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By VivekaVani
Never expect anything from anyone. But always give. Otherwise, a sense of dryness will overtake you…But you must not give your mind to anyone. That you must give only to God. (p.115-6, Spiritual …
By VivekaVani
What is this body? It is nothing but three pounds of ashes when it is cremated. Why so much vanity about it? However strong or beautiful this body may be, its culmination is in those three pounds of …