Voice of Vivekananda
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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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There is a Hindu legend that the Lord was once incarnated on earth as a pig. He had a pig mate and in course of time several little pigs were born to Him. He was very happy with His family, living in …
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Pavitrananda, Swami (Bhupen Maharaj)—Disciple of Swami Brahmananda (1919). Joined the Order at Belur Math (25.7.1922) and ordained into sannyasa by Swami Shivananda (1923). Participated in …
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(Anecdote from the life of Swami Chinmayananda) Wealth is by no means a measure of happiness, since joy is not to be found in the sense objects. If it were contained in those objects, each object …
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(Anecdote from the life of Swami Chinmayananda) There was a time when there was a major crisis in running the Mission, dissent amongst members. A devotee was discussing the difficulties the Mission …
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Aristotle is a towering figure in ancient Greek philosophy, who made important contributions to logic, criticism, rhetoric, physics, biology, psychology, mathematics, metaphysics, ethics, and …