Voice of Vivekananda
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Meditation through songs I heard a monastic brother of our Order telling Swami Bhuteshananda Maharaj, that he would take a book of songs whenever he went to Uttarkashi, and would concentrate on …
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Early Life The early name of Swami Subodhananda was Subodh Chandra Ghosh. He was born in Calcutta on 8 November 1867 and belonged to the family of Shankar Ghosh, who owned the famous Kali temple at …
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Early Life Even while Swamiji (Swami Vivekananda) was in the midst of his arduous labours in the West, he realised that more important work was awaiting him in India. When the great leader returned …
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HARI: “Why is there so much suffering in the world?”MASTER: “This world is the lila of God. It is like a game. In this game there are joy and sorrow, virtue and vice, knowledge and ignorance, good and …
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Once during the Master’s visit to the theatre to attend a performance of “Nimai Sannyasa”, Girishchandra, in a drunken state, prayed to him that he be born as Girish’s son so that he may serve the …
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Bhagavan Ramakrishna used to tell a story of some men who went into a mango orchard and busied themselves in counting the leaves, the twigs, and the branches, examining their color, comparing their …
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