Voice of Vivekananda
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 221: kodhaṃ jahe vippajaheyya mānaṃ saññojanaṃ sabbamatikkameyya |taṃ nāmarūpasmiṃ asajjamānaṃ akiñcanaṃ nānupatanti …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 219-220: cirappavāsiṃ purisaṃ dūrato sotthimāgataṃ |ñātimittā suhajjā ca abhinandanti āgataṃ || 219 ||tatheva …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 218: chandajāto anakkhāte manasā ca phuṭo siyā |kāmesu ca appaṭibaddhacitto uddhaṃsoto'ti vuccati || 218 || 218. One …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 217: sīladassanasampannaṃ dhammaṭṭhaṃ saccavedinaṃ |attano kamma kubbānaṃ taṃ jano kurute piyaṃ || 217 || 217. …
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Om! May He protect us both together; may He nourish us both together;May we work conjointly with great energy,May our study be vigorous and effective;May we not mutually dispute (or may we not hate …
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Shantaswarupananda, Swami (Parvati Maharaj, 1901-96)—Disciple of Swami Shivananda (1922) and ordained into sannyasa by him (1930). Joined the Order at the Calcutta Students’ Home (1925). Having served …