Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
What will one achieve by renouncing only these things? The one thing needful is the renunciation of ‘woman and gold’. That renunciation is the real and supreme renunciation. Householders should go …
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By VivekaVani
Subtle are the ways of dharma. One cannot realize God if one has even the least trace of desire. A thread cannot pass through the eye of a needle if it has the smallest fibre sticking out…During the …
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By VivekaVani
Once When Sri Ramakrishna was lying ill at Cossipore, a few devotees brought some offerings for Mother Kali of Dakshineshwar Temple. On hearing that the Master was at Cossipore, they offered all the …
By VivekaVani
Faith in the guru’s words. One attains God by following the guru’s instructions step by step. It is like reaching an object by following the trail of a thread. He is unknowable by the mind engrossed …
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By VivekaVani
You must stick to one path with all your strength. A man can reach the roof of a house by stone stairs or a ladder or a rope ladder or a ropeway or even by a bamboo pole. But he cannot reach the roof …
By VivekaVani
What I mean by mentioning all this is that there were many good things in ancient times, but there were bad things too. The good things are to be retained, but the India that is to be, the future …