Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
Swami Vivekananda told— All the forces that we see in nature, such as gravitation, attraction, and repulsion, or as thought, feeling, and nervous motion — all these various forces resolve into that …
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By VivekaVani
Japa means silently repeating God’s name in solitude. When you chant His name with single-minded devotion you can see God’s form and realize Him. Suppose there is a piece of timber sunk in the water …
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One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides. (p. 874, The Gospel of Sri …
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One realizes God even if one believes Him to be formless. One also realizes God if one believes that God has form. Two things are necessary for the realization Of God: faith and self-surrender. Man is …
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This [issue of Self] the Katha Upanishad speaks in very figurative language. There was, in ancient times, a very rich man, who made a certain sacrifice which required that he should give away …
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Periyalvar is also called Vishnuchitta. He was born in the Amsha of Garuda. He was born in Srivilliputhur beside Mathurai. It is said in puranas that when Lord Vishnu is bored of Vaikuntham, he would …