Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 193: dullabho purisājañño na so sabbattha jāyati |yattha so jāyati dhīro taṃ kūlaṃ sukhamedhati || 193 || 193. Hard …
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Swami Vivekananda’s First Meeting With John D. Rockefeller
(An excerpt from Madame Verdier's journal quoted in the New Discoveries, Vol. 1, pp. 487-88.) [As told by Madame Emma Calvé‚ to Madame Drinette Verdier] Mr. X, in whose home Swamiji was …
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Thirumalisai Alvar
By that time Kaliyuga was commencing. Then Sudarshana Chakra told to Lord, "Lord, as the three of the Alvars have already gone, let me go now." Lord sadly replied, "Dear son! It is good that you …
Vag-Ambhrni Sukta (Devi Sukta), Rig Veda
This article is about the Devīsūktam in the Ṛgveda. It is not to be confused with Devīsūktam (Chandipatha). I am the empress of all that lives.I am the sovereign power in all the worlds.I am the …
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Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church
As a garland-maker picks many flowers of different colours and creates a beautiful wreath, so Sri Ramakrishna chose his disciples from the companions of previous divine incarnations and trained them …
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The Bell-Eared Demon (Ghanta Karna)
Take up one idea, your Ishta, and let the whole soul be devoted to it. Practise this from day to day until you see the result, until the soul grows. And if it is sincere and good, that very idea will …
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