Voice of Vivekananda
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 126: gabbham eke papajjanti nirayaṃ pāpakammino |saggaṃ sugatino yanti parinibbanti anāsavā || 126 || 126. Some find …
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तद्यत्प्रथमममृतं तद्वसव उपजीवन्त्यग्निना मुखेन न वै देवा अश्नन्ति न पिबन्त्येतदेवामृतं दृष्ट्वा तृप्यन्ति ॥ ३.६.१ ॥ tadyatprathamamamṛtaṃ tadvasava upajīvantyagninā mukhena na vai devā aśnanti na …
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Ramlal Chattopadhyay (1860-1934) - Eldest son of the Master’s second brother Rameshwar. Appointed priest at the Kali temple at Dakshineswar after the expulsion of Hridayram (June 1881), held the post …
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Swami Nishchayananda was a disciple of Swami Vivekananda. He along with Swami Kalyanananda established the Ramakrishna Mission Hospital at Kankhal near Hardwar. The two swamis led a great life and …
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Om! May my speech be based on (i.e. accord with) the mind;May my mind be based on speech.O Self-effulgent One, reveal Thyself to me.May you both (speech and mind) be the carriers of the Veda to me.May …
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Om! Let my limbs and speech, Prana, eyes, ears, vitalityAnd all the senses grow in strength.All existence is the Brahman of the Upanishads.May I never deny Brahman, nor Brahman deny me.Let there be no …