Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
Saradananda used to hold classes regularly in Montclair, New Jersey, where he would stay at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler. Swami Atulananda, a Western monk, wrote in his book With the Swamis in …
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On 1 May 1897 Vivekananda inaugurated the Ramakrishna Mission at Balaram’s house in Calcutta. He made Brahmananda president, and Yogananda vice-president, of the Ramakrishna Order. When the meeting …
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Turiyananda then decided to practise sadhana alone at Rajpur, on the Mussoorie Hill of Dehra Dun. Here a police officer thought that Turiyananda was an anarchist posing as a holy man, and asked him …
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One day some devotees were talking about worship. Latu Maharaj told them: “Do you know what worship is? Everything belongs to the Lord, so what is there to offer to Him? But the Master used to tell …
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One incident in particular reveals Latu’s direct and uncompromising approach to spiritual life. He fell sound asleep early one evening at Dakshineswar. Ramakrishna noticed his disciple sleeping and …
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During 1896, in Alambazar, Swami Akhandananda suffered from Malaria. He had the following vision: He saw the luminous form of baby Krishna in his room, and Krishna’s mother, Yashoda, appeared from …
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