Voice of Vivekananda
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Take up one idea, your Ishta, and let the whole soul be devoted to it. Practise this from day to day until you see the result, until the soul grows. And if it is sincere and good, that very idea will …
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Swami Adiswarananda (1925-2007) was born in West Bengal, India. He received his undergraduate degree and Master's degree from the University of Calcutta. During his student days he was inspired by …
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Swami Chinmayananda was born in Cochin, India. Not satisfied with degrees in literature and law or with otherworldly aspirations, he pursued the spiritual path in the Himalayas under the guidance of …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 188-192: bahū ve saraṇaṃ yanti pabbatāni vanāni ca |ārāmarukkhacetyāni manussā bhayatajjitā || 188 ||n'etaṃ kho saraṇaṃ …
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Thales of Miletus , (flourished 6th century BC), Greek philosopher. None of his writings survive, and no contemporary sources exist. The claim that Thales was the founder of Western philosophy rests …
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Insights from 'Entropy Theory': For a change to occur, you must apply more energy to the system than is extracted by the system. Entropy is a scientific concept that's often associated with …