(Written to an American friend from Almora, 9th July 1897.) He who is in you and outside you,Who works through all hands,Who walks on all feet,Whose body are all ye,Him worship, and break all other …
Light – Swami Vivekananda
(From a letter to Miss MacLeod, 26th December 1900 (Vide Vol. VI.)) I look behind and afterAnd find that all is right,In my deepest sorrowsThere is a soul of light. …
Thou Blessed Dream – Swami Vivekananda
(Written to Miss Christine Greenstidel from Paris, 14th August 1900.) If things go ill or well —If joy rebounding spreads the face,Or sea of sorrow swells —A play — we each have part,Each one to …
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An Interesting Correspondence – Swami Vivekananda
(In order to truly appreciate this correspondence, the reader has to be informed of the occasion which gave rise to it and also to remember the relation that existed between the correspondents. At the …
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On the Sea’s Bosom – Swami Vivekananda
(Swami Vivekananda composed this poem in Bengali during his return from his second trip to the West. At the time of writing it, he was probably crossing the eastern Mediterranean.) In …
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A Benediction – Swami Vivekananda
(Written to Sister Nivedita) The mother's heart, the hero's will,The sweetness of the southern breeze,The sacred charm and strength that dwellOn Aryan altars, flaming, free;All these be yours, and …