Voice of Vivekananda
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U. S. A.,6th March, 1895. DEAR ALASINGA, . . . Do not for a moment think the "Yankees" are practical in religion. In that the Hindu alone is practical, the Yankee in money-making, so that as …
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54 WEST, 33 NEW YORK,25th February, 1895. DEAR SISTER,1 I am sorry you had an attack of illness. I will give you an absent treatment though your confession takes half the strength out of my …
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19 W., 38 ST.,NEW YORK, 1895. DEAR ALASINGA, . . . Meddle not with so-called social reform, for there cannot be any reform without spiritual reform first. Who told you that I want social …
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54 W. 33RD STREET, N.Y.,1st February, 1895. DEAR SISTER (Miss Mary Hale) I just received your beautiful note.... Well, sometimes it is a good discipline to be forced to work for work's sake, …
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BROOKLYN,20th January, 1895. (Written to Mrs. Ole Bull whom Swamiji called "Dhirâ Mâtâ", the "Steady Mother" on the occasion of the loss of her father.) . . . I had a premonition of your …
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U.S.A.,12th January, 1895. DEAR ALASINGA, I am sorry you still continue to send me pamphlets and newspapers, which I have written you several times not to do. I have no time to peruse them and …
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