Voice of Vivekananda
By VivekaVani
(A free translation dictated by Swamiji in America) CHAPTER I 1. Bhakti is intense love for God. 2. It is the nectar of love; 3. Getting which man becomes perfect, immortal, and satisfied …
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(Based on fragmentary notes of a class talk by Swami Vivekananda in New York.) The two conjoint facts of perception we can never get rid of are happiness and unhappiness — things which bring us …
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THE YOGA THROUGH DEVOTION We have been considering Raja-Yoga and the physical exercises. Now we shall consider Yoga through devotion. But you must remember that no one system …
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(These lessons and those on Bhakti-Yoga that follow are made out of class notes preserved in England — Ed.) PRANA The theory of creation is that matter is subject to five conditions: ether, …
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The cause becomes the effect. The cause is not one thing and the effect something else that exists as a result. The effect is always the cause worked out. Always, the cause becomes the effect. The …
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Concentration is the essence of all knowledge, nothing can be done without it. Ninety per cent of thought force is wasted by the ordinary human being, and therefore he is constantly committing …