Voice of Vivekananda
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Turiyananda never hesitated to correct the shortcomings of his students in a bold and straightforward way, for which he was sometimes very much misunderstood. Once, observing their discontent, the …
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Once Harinath said to the Master that his goal was to attain nirvana (liberation) in this very life. For this the Master reproached him: “Those who seek nirvana are selfish and small-minded. They are …
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Gradually, Harinath became familiar with Ramakrishna and began to ask all sorts of personal questions. “Sir,” he asked one day, “how can one become free from lust completely?” Sri Ramakrishna replied: …
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One morning before daybreak in North Calcutta, a teenage boy was bathing in the Ganges when he saw something floating near him. Some people on the shore saw it too, and shouted: “Crocodile! Crocodile! …
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Ramchandra Datta, Latu’s (Swami Adbhutananda) employer, was one of the first disciples to come to Sri Ramakrishna. Having a devotional nature, Ramchandra loved to speak about the Master, which …
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(Anecdote from the life of Swami Chinmayananda) Once a local businessman came to Pujya Gurudev after the Jnana Yagna and handed him a Gurudakshina envelope. Next an administrator from one of the …
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