The theory of Ishta, which I briefly referred to before, is a subject requiring careful attention because with a proper understanding of this, all the various religions of the world can be understood. …
The Teacher of Spirituality – Swami Vivekananda
Every soul is destined to be perfect, and every being, in the end, will attain to that state. Whatever we are now is the result of whatever we have been or thought in the past; and whatever we shall …
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Strength is the Test – Swami Vivekananda
There is an old story of an astrologer who came to a king and said, ‘You are going to die in six months.’ The king was frightened out of his wits and was almost about to die then and there from …
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Sri Ramakrishna On Swami Vivekananda
Ramakrishna was the master and the maker of Swami Vivekananda. When he first met Ramakrishna at the end of 1881, he was just Narendranath Datta, and it was Ramakrishna who turned him into …
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The Free Soul – Swami Vivekananda
The analysis of the Sânkhyas stops with the duality of existence — Nature and souls. There are an infinite number of souls, which, being simple, cannot die, and must therefore be separate from Nature. …
The Chief Symbols – Swami Vivekananda
There are two Sanskrit words, Pratika and Pratimâ. Pratika means coming towards, nearing. In all countries you find various grades of worship. In this country, for instance, there are people who …
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