Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
During his [Swami Trigunatitananda’s] sadhana at the Baranagore Monastery, he had a great desire to perform some tantric rituals at midnight in the cremation ground. He knew that Swami Vivekananda …
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ONCE the son of a certain man lay at the point of death, and it seemed that none could save his life. A sadhu, however, said to the father of the dying son: "There is but one hope. If you can get in a …
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THE farther you advance, the more you will see that there are other things even beyond the sandalwood forest — mines of silver, gold and precious gems1. Therefore go forward. But how can I ask …
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AFTER the destruction of Ravana at Rama’s hands, Nikasha, Ravana’s mother, began to runaway for fear of her life. Lakshmana’ said to Rama:"Revered brother, please explain this strange thing to me. …
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A CERTAIN sadhu lived for some time in the room above the nahavat-khana (concert-room) of the temple of Dakshineswar. He did not speak with anybody and spent his whole time in the meditation of God. …
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QUESTIONER: "Sir, how can one escape Prarabdha? The effect of action performed in previous births?" Sri Ramakrishna: "No doubt a man experiences a little of the effect; but much of it is cancelled …