Dashavatara (Sanskrit: दशावतार, daśāvatāra) are the ten primary avatars of Vishnu, a principal Hindu god. Vishnu is said to descend in the form of an avatar to restore cosmic order. The word …
One Existence Appearing as Many – Swami Vivekananda
Vairâgya or renunciation is the turning point in all the various Yogas. The Karmi (worker) renounces the fruits of his work. The Bhakta (devotee) renounces all little loves for the almighty and …
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Manmatha Nath Ghosh
Once while walking home from his office in Dharamtala, at Genratala he saw the Master locked in an embrace with a Muslim fakir in front of a mosque (142, Chittaranjan Avenue, Calcutta 7), in response …
“Do Not Publish My Biography Now.”
When a flower blooms, bees come of their own accord. In the later part of the 1870s people began to hear more and more about Sri Ramakrishna, and in the 1880s many newcomers came. Forgetting his body, …
Nature is Like Ferris Wheel – Swami Vivekananda
You have seen the big Ferris Wheel in Chicago. The wheel revolves, and the little rooms in the wheel are regularly coming one after another; one set of persons gets into these, and after they have …
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A Fable About Buddha – Swami Vivekananda
When Buddha was born, he was so pure that whosoever looked at his face from a distance immediately gave up the ceremonial religion and became a monk and became saved. So the gods held a meeting. They …
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