Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
Through these spiritual disciplines the ties of the past karma are cut asunder. But realization of the God cannot be achieved without ecstatic love (Prema Bhakti) for Him. Do you know the significance …
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By VivekaVani
Don’t avoid any work. There is nothing that is unknowable, difficult to understand, or puzzling. Through the intellect, human beings have solved the mystery of deep truths such as: what is God, what …
By VivekaVani
The knowledge of Brahman cannot be realized if the aspirant is worldly-minded even in the slightest degree. He succeeds in acquiring this knowledge only when his mind is totally free from ‘woman and …
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By VivekaVani
. . . The Mother is our guide and whatever happens or will happen is under Her ordination. . . . (p.417, V.6, Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, Swamiji’s letter dt 15 December 1898) A man who …
By VivekaVani
If you are really ready to take the world's burden, take it by all means. But do not let us hear your groans and curses. Do not frighten us with your sufferings, so that we came to feel we were better …
Continue Reading about December 6: God Is Our Inner Controller →
By VivekaVani
He who has surrendered his body, mind, and innermost self to God is surely a holy man. He who has renounced ‘woman and gold’ is surely a holy man. He is a holy man who does not regard woman with the …