Voice of Vivekananda
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WEDNESDAY, July 24, 1895. The powers acquired by the practice of Yoga are not obstacles for the Yogi who is perfect, but are apt to be so for the beginner, through the wonder and pleasure …
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TUESDAY, July 23, 1895. (Bhagavad-Gita, Karma-Yoga) To attain liberation through work, join yourself to work but without desire, looking for no result. Such work leads to knowledge, which in …
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SUNDAY, July 21, 1895. (Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms) Yoga is the science of restraining the Chitta (mind) from breaking into Vrittis (modifications). Mind is a mixture of sensation and …
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SATURDAY, July 20, 1895. Perception is our only real knowledge or religion. Talking about it for ages will never make us know our soul. There is no difference between theories and …
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FRIDAY, July 19, 1895. So long as I say "you", I have the right to speak of God protecting us. When I see another, I must take all the consequences and put in the third, the ideal, which …
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THURSDAY, July 18, 1895. (The lesson today was mainly Shankara's argument against the conclusion of the Sânkhya philosophy.) The Sankhyas say that consciousness is a compound, and beyond …