Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
On 25 April 1933, [Swami] Shivananda had a stroke. His right side was paralyzed and very soon his speech became impaired. A few months later [Swami] Vijnanananda arrived at Belur Math to see him. When …
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Swami Akhandananda had started an Ashrama at Sargachi and orphan boys were brought up with care. When they came of age many went away without taking leave of Swami Akhandananda. One glance at his …
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Six months before Swami Yogananda’s death, Sri Ramakrishna appeared before him. Yogananda said: ‘Master, I don’t want to be born again. The lesson of this life is enough for me. Please give me final …
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While Purna [Purna Chandra Ghosh] was living in Delhi, he contracted a fever that would not abate. Even a change to the exhilarating climate of the Simla hills did not help, but aggravated the disease …
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One day in 1886, Suresh Chandra Datta went to see Sri Ramakrishna at the Cossipore garden house to seek initiation from Him. Seeing the fragile condition of the Master, Suresh could not bring himself …
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