Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
(Delivered at the Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, California, February 1, 1900) The other epic about which I am going to speak to you this evening, is called the Mahâbhârata. It contains the story of a …
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By VivekaVani
(Delivered at the Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, California, January 31, 1900) There are two great epics in the Sanskrit language, which are very ancient. Of course, there are hundreds of other epic …
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What we want is strength. We Indians, more than any other race, want strong and vigorous thought. We have enough of the superfine in all concerns. For centuries we have been stuffed with the …
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By VivekaVani
On 30 December 1894, at the Brooklyn Ethical society, Swamiji declared: “I have a message to the West, as Buddha had a message to the East.” (p. 45, God Lived With Them) If I am God, then my …
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By VivekaVani
What Swami Vivekananda said is true: “Devotion to God is dormant in everyone. It manifests itself when the veil of lust and gold is removed.” The attempt to remove that veil is called sadhana, or …
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Every nation must save itself; we must not depend upon funds from America for the revival of Hinduism, for that is a delusion. To have a centre is a great thing; try to secure such a place in a large …