Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
When Niranjanananda was in Kankhal, a young man from Varanasi named Kedarnath (later Swami Achalananda), expressed his desire to become a monk. At first the swami discouraged him, saying that the life …
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In January 1916 Premananda again left for East Bengal with Brahmananda and a group of monks. They visited Kamakhya (a famous place for Mother worship), Mymensingh, and Dhaka. On this occasion …
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Vivekananda returned unexpectedly to Belur on 9 December 1900; after his second visit to the West he was not well. Owing partly to this and partly to the fact that he wanted to see the work progress …
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Hunger for God made young Shashi restless. Keshab inspired him immensely but could not fully satiate his spiritual hunger. One day in October 1883, Shashi, Sharat, and some of their friends went to …
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On 14 July 1885 Harinath met Sri Ramakrishna at Balaram’s house in Calcutta. The Master said to him: “You see, in one form He is the Absolute and in another He is the Relative. What does Vedanta …
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At Balaram’s house, Sri Ramakrishna was illustrating his teachings with some very apt tales. Harinath was surprised at the spontaneity with which these stories cropped up in his talk, and he asked, …
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