So the ceremonials, worship of gods, and myths, are all right, Krishna says. … Why? Because they all lead to the same goal. Ceremonies, books, and forms— all these are links in the chain. Get hold! …
March 28: Attachment and Detachment
SWAMI YOGANANDA PASSED AWAY AT UDOBODHAN, CALCUTTA(1899) Just before Yogananda’s death, Sivananda had asked him,”Jogin, do you remember the Master?” Yogananda replied, “Yes, I remember the Master …
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March 25: Be True to Your Own Nature
We are always in a hurry. [But] if any great work is to be done, there must be great preparation. You ... people have very hard ideas and are so superstitious and prejudiced! These messengers must …
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March 23: Dehypnotise
The grace of God falls alike on all His children, learned and illiterate – whoever longs for Him. The father has the same love for all his children. Suppose a father has five children. One calls him …
We are Lions, not Sheep – Swami Vivekananda
Shall we advise men to kneel down and cry, ‘O miserable sinners that we are!’ No, rather let us remind them of their divine nature. I will tell you a story. A lioness in search of prey came upon a …
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March 21: We Will Have to Work Hard
My master used to say that these names, as Hindu, Christian, etc., stand as great bars to all brotherly feelings between man and man. We must try to break them down first. They have lost all their …
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