You see, we don't take any collection during the performance at our place. Jadu's1 mother says to me, "Other sadhus always ask for money, but you do not." Worldly people feel annoyed if they have to …
King and the Bhagavata Scholar Story
A certain king once developed dispassion for the world. He had heard that King Parikshit had attained Supreme Knowledge after hearing the Bhagavata for seven days. He sent for a renowned scholar who …
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Swami Sundananda
The swami received mantra-diksha from Swami Virajanandaji and joined the Order at Madras Math in 1946. Swami Shankaranandaji gave him sannyasa-diksha in 1956. He served at Mangalore centre from 1951 …
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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A Ghost Sought a Companion
A GHOST sought a companion. It is said that a man who dies on a Saturday or Tuesday becomes ghost, Therefore, whenever the ghost saw anybody fall from a roof or stumble and faint on the road on either …