Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
My children must plunge into the breach, must renounce the world - then the firm foundation will be laid. Go on bravely - never mind about designs and other details at present - "With the horse will …
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By VivekaVani
Do not work yourself out. It is no use; always remember – “Duty is the midday sun whose fierce rays are burning the very vitals of humanity.” It is necessary for a time as a discipline; beyond that, …
By VivekaVani
Everything is His. What are we? Is He dead? Is He sleeping? He, without whose command a leaf does not fall, a heart does not beat, who is nearer to me than my own self. It is bosh and nonsense - to do …
By VivekaVani
Do your duties in the world, and also fix your mind on the Lotus Feet of the Lord. Read books of devotion like the Bhagavata or the life of Chaitanya when you are alone and have nothing else to …
By VivekaVani
Hold on, boys, no cowards among my children…Are great things ever done smoothly? Time, patience, and indomitable will must show. I want iron wills and hearts that do not know how to quake. Hold on. …
By VivekaVani
Mentally take it as though I were not. Act independently on this basis. "We depend on the elder brother for money, learning, everything" — such an attitude is the road to ruin. If all the money even …
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