संपद्याविर्भावः, स्वेनशब्दात् ॥ १ ॥ saṃpadyāvirbhāvaḥ, svenaśabdāt || 1 || saṃpadya—Having attained; āvirbhāvaḥ—there is manifestation (of its real nature); svenaśabdāt—from the word …
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Be Like a Pearl Oyster – Swami Vivekananda
There is a pretty Indian fable to the effect that if it rains when the star Svati is in the ascendant, and a drop of rain falls into an oyster, that drop becomes a pearl. The oysters know this, so …
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Solon and Croesus – Swami Vivekananda
Do you remember the story of Solon and Croesus? The king said to the great sage that Asia Minor was a very happy place. And the sage asked him, ‘Who is the happiest man? I have not seen anyone …
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Brahma Sutra 4.3.16
विशेषं च दर्शयति ॥ १६ ॥ viśeṣaṃ ca darśayati || 16 || viśeṣaṃ—Difference; ca—and; darśayati—the scripture declares. 16. And the scripture declares a difference (with respect to meditations …
Brahma Sutra 4.3.15
अप्रतीकालम्बनान्नयतीति बादरायणः, उभयथाऽदोषात्, तत्क्रतुश्च ॥ १५ ॥ apratīkālambanānnayatīti bādarāyaṇaḥ, ubhayathā’doṣāt, tatkratuśca || 15 || apratīka-ālambanāt—Those who do not use a symbol …
Brahma Sutra 4.3.14
न च कार्ये प्रतिपत्त्यभिसंधिः ॥ १४ ॥ na ca kārye pratipattyabhisaṃdhiḥ || 14 || na—Not; ca—and; kārye—in the Saguna Brahman; pratipatti-abhisaṃdhiḥ—the desire to attain …