There are two worlds, the microcosm, and the macrocosm, the internal and the external. We get truth from both of these by means of experience. The truth gathered from internal experience is …
Sin of Killing Cow – Swami Vivekananda
A man had laid out a beautiful garden into which a cow strayed one day and did much injury. The man in rage gave some blows to the cow which killed her. Then to avoid the terrible sin he bethought …
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Sankhya and Vedanta – Swami Vivekananda
I shall give you a résumé of the Sânkhya philosophy, through which we have been going. We, in this lecture, want to find where its defects are, and where Vedanta comes in and supplements it. You must …
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The Vedanta Philosophy – Swami Vivekananda
The Vedanta philosophy, as it is generally called at the present day, really comprises all the various sects that now exist in India. Thus there have been various interpretations, and to my mind they …
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Rajendra Prasad On Swami Vivekananda
Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was the first President of Independent India. A detailed biography of Rajendra Prasad may be read in Wikipedia. In this article we'll …
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Subhas Chandra Bose On Swami Vivekananda
Indian freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose (1897—1945?) was highly influenced by Swami Vivekananda. Bose felt, Swamiji was a "full-blooded masculine personality" and from him he …
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