ONE must believe in the Divine Presence in the image. Once I went to Vishnupur1. The Raja of that place has several fine temples. In one of them there is an image of the Divine Mother, called …
Two Approaches – Swami Vivekananda
In America there was a great agnostic, a very noble man, a very good man, and a very fine speaker. He lectured on religion, which he said was of no use; why bother our heads about other worlds? He …
How a Guru Taught His Disciple to See God
A DISCIPLE asked his teacher, "Sir, please tell me how I can see God." "Come with me," said the Guru, "and I shall show you." He took, the disciple to a lake, and both of them got into the water. …
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As You Go From Near to Nearer
A MUSSALMAN, while saying his prayers, shouted: "O Allah! O Allah!" Another person said to him: "You are calling on Allah. That’s all right.But why are you shouting like that? Don't you know that He …
What the Divine Mother Revealed to Me
Do you know where those who speak of the formless God make their mistake? It is where they say that God is formless only, and that those who differ from them are wrong. But I know God is both with …
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Guru Nanak’s Insight
That drill business in the temples and churches — kneeling down at a certain time, standing at ease, and all that drill nonsense, all mechanical, with the mind thinking of something else — all this …