Celebrated French Opera singer, born in a poor family of South France. A celebrity by dint of talent and perseverance. First meeting with Swamiji at Chicago perhaps some time in 1894. Swamiji assuaged …
Types of Happiness – Bhagavad Gita
Hear from Me now about the three kinds of pleasures, O the greatest of the Bharata clan! That pleasure is said to be of the nature of Sattva which is gained by long practice of disciplines, which puts …
Ida Ansell – Ujjvala
American Lady devotee of Swami Vivekananda whose notes of his classes in Northern California, along with those of Mr. Rhodehamel, are the only records of Swamiji's lectures and classes in San …
Mrs. Roxie Blodgett
American devotee of Swamiji, resident of Los Angeles, had heard him speak at the Parliament of Religions at Chicago. Mrs. Blodgett had bought a large coloured poster of Swamiji at Chicago and hung it …
‘Where Shall It Fall?’ – Swami Vivekananda
In a certain school a number of little children were being examined. The examiner had foolishly put all sorts of difficult questions to the little children. Among others there was this question: ‘Why …
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“Is He so easily obtainable?”
One evening when Swami Vivekananda was returning from Dakshineswar with Devendra, he said to him: “Look at the Milky Way. It is just like a stream of milk. Do you know that every moment millions of …