Voice of Vivekananda
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 177: na ve kadariyā devalokaṃ vajanti bālā have nappasaṃsanti dānaṃ |dhīro ca dānaṃ anumodamāno ten'eva so hoti sūkhī …
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Once Swami Abhedananda desired to buy a golden seat for Sri Ramakrishna and place him on it. When he was going to the jewellery shop he heard a voice saying, ‘Stop my son, what are you doing?’ This he …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 176: ekaṃ dhammaṃ atītassa musāvādissa jantūno |vitiṇṇaparalokassa natthi pāpaṃ akāriyaṃ || 176 || 176. For one who …
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Lahiri Mahasaya : 30 Sep 1828 – 26 Sep 1895 Lahiri Mahasaya, was a householder and a disciple of Sriguru Babaji. In 1861, he was chosen to revive the ancient yogic science of Kriya Yoga. He …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 175: haṃsādiccapathe yanti ākāse yanti iddhiyā |niyyanti dhīrā lokamhā jitvā māraṃ savāhiniṃ || 175 || 175. Swans …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 174: andhabhūto ayaṃ loko tanuk'ettha vipassati |sakunto jālamutto'va appo saggāya gacchati || 174 || 174. This …
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