Voice of Vivekananda
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How does a man come to have vairagya (dispassion)? A wife once said to her husband: "Dear, I am very anxious about my brother. For the past one week he has been thinking of becoming an ascetic, and …
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In 1893 Swami Vivekananda delivered his historical addresses at the Parliament of the World's Religions, Chicago. Six of those lectures have been included in the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. …
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In this page we'll make a collection of Swami Vivekananda's quotes on Youth. Related articles …
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तत्रोद्गातॄनास्तावे स्तोष्यमाणानुपोपविवेश स ह प्रस्तोतारमुवाच ॥ १.१०.८ ॥ tatrodgātṝnāstāve stoṣyamāṇānupopaviveśa sa ha prastotāramuvāca || 1.10.8 || 8. There at the sacrifice, he found those …
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तं जायोवाच हन्त पत इम एव कुल्माषा इति तान्खादित्वामुं यज्ञं विततमेयाय ॥ १.१०.७ ॥ taṃ jāyovāca hanta pata ima eva kulmāṣā iti tānkhāditvāmuṃ yajñaṃ vitatameyāya || 1.10.7 || 7. The wife said to …
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ONCE a thief broke into the temple of Vishnu and robbed the image of its jewels. Mathur Babu and I went to the temple to sec what was the matter. Addressing the image, Mathur said bitterly: "What a …
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