Voice of Vivekananda
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In order that a nation may rise, it must have a high ideal. Now, that ideal is, of course, the abstract Brahman. But as you all cannot be inspired by an abstract ideal, you must have a personal ideal. …
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By force, think of one thing at least as Brahman. Of course it is easier to think of Ramakrishna as God, but the danger is that we cannot form Ishvara-buddhi (vision of Divinity) in others. God is …
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In a narrow society there is depth and intensity of spirituality. The narrow stream is very rapid. In a catholic society, along with the breadth of vision we find a proportionate loss in depth and …
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(Translation of a review of Ramakrishna: His Life and Sayings by Prof. Max Müller, contributed to the Udbodhana, 14th March, 1899.) Among the Sanskrit scholars of the West, …
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Girish Chandra Ghosh’s last words were: ‘Master, you have come. Please destroy my worldly intoxication. Victory to Sri Ramakrishna! Let us go.’ …
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At first a well-known wrestler of Baghbazar and a hired goonda whom once Yogin-Ma’s hostile brother Hiralal had engaged to scare away the Master from Yogin-Ma’s house during his visit to her. Having …