A Simile: The chariot, the charioteer, horses, reins and the rider आत्मानँ रथितं विद्धि शरीरँ रथमेव तु ।बुद्धिं तु सारथिं विद्धि मनः प्रग्रहमेव च ॥ ३॥ ātmānam̐ rathitaṃ viddhi śarīram̐ rathameva …
Practical Vedanta: Part III – Swami Vivekananda
In the Chhâdogya Upanishad we read that a sage called Nârada came to another called Sanatkumâra, and asked him various questions, of which one was, if religion was the cause of things as they are. And …
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Practical Vedanta: Part II – Swami Vivekananda
I will relate to you a very ancient story from the Chhândogya Upanishad, which tells how knowledge came to a boy. The form of the story is very crude, but we shall find that it contains a principle. A …
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20 Powerful Lessons From Swami Vivekananda
In this article you'll find 20 powerful lessons from Swami Vivekananda. Note: If we thoroughly study the published literary works of Swami Vivekananda, we'll find many times Swamiji …
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Katha Upanishad 1.3.1
The Self and the self ऋतं पिबन्तौ सुकृतस्य लोकेगुहां प्रविष्टौ परमे परार्धे ।छायातपौ ब्रह्मविदो वदन्तिपञ्चाग्नयो ये च त्रिणाचिकेताः ॥ १॥ ṛtaṃ pibantau sukṛtasya lokeguhāṃ praviṣṭau parame …
March 31:
This national ship of ours, ye children of the Immortals, my countrymen, has been plying for ages, carrying civilization and enriching the whole world with its inestimable treasures. For scores of …