By understanding the root causes and effects of any problem, we can easily navigate to the solution. Every solution lies in the problem. In this way, the manual of life, Bhagavad Gita, teaches us how …
Concentration of Mind – Bhagavad Gita
O mighty armed one! Undoubtedly the mind is fickle and difficult to be checked. Yet, O son of Kunti, it can be brought under control by dispassion and spiritual practice.(BG 6.35) To restrain the …
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Be Active First – Swami Vivekananda
I once met a man in my country whom I had known before as a very stupid, dull person, who knew nothing and had not the desire to know anything, and was living the life of a brute. He asked me what …
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Two Birds – Swami Vivekananda
The whole of the Vedanta Philosophy is in this story: Two birds of golden plumage sat on the same tree. The one above, serene, majestic, immersed in his own glory; the one below restless and eating …
How Upakosala Got Knowledge – Swami Vivekananda
The next story belongs to Upakosala Kamalayana, a disciple of this Satyakama, who went to be taught by him and dwelt with him for some time. Now Satyakama went away on a journey, and the student …
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Must All My Days Pass By So Utterly In Vain? – Swami Vivekananda
On Saturday, September 6, 1884, Narendra—the future Swami Vivekananda, sang this song for Sri Ramakrishna. Sri Ramakrishna told Hazra, “That was the first song he sang for me.” It expresses the deep …
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