Celebrated French Opera singer, born in a poor family of South France. A celebrity by dint of talent and perseverance. First meeting with Swamiji at Chicago perhaps some time in 1894. Swamiji assuaged …
Types of Happiness – Bhagavad Gita
Hear from Me now about the three kinds of pleasures, O the greatest of the Bharata clan! That pleasure is said to be of the nature of Sattva which is gained by long practice of disciplines, which puts …
‘Where Shall It Fall?’ – Swami Vivekananda
In a certain school a number of little children were being examined. The examiner had foolishly put all sorts of difficult questions to the little children. Among others there was this question: ‘Why …
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“Is He so easily obtainable?”
One evening when Swami Vivekananda was returning from Dakshineswar with Devendra, he said to him: “Look at the Milky Way. It is just like a stream of milk. Do you know that every moment millions of …
Yogin-Ma’s Experience of Samadhi
Yogin-ma spent most of her time at Vrindaban in japa and meditation. One evening, while meditating at Lala Babu’s temple, she became so absorbed that she went into samadhi. Long after the evening …
“Swamiji is Lord Shiva Himself!”
One day after lunch while Swamiji was resting at Belur Math, he asked his disciple Sharat Chakrabarty to give him a little massage. Sharat was happy for the opportunity to serve his guru; but Swamiji …