philosophy
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The King Who Forgot Who He Was – Vivekananda’s Lesson on True Identity
From Swami Vivekananda’s early wandering days. The Anxious King During his travels as a Parivrājaka, Vivekananda was once invited to the court of a small Rāja.The king was kind, educated and outwardly powerful but inside he was crumbling. He lived in constant fear:– fear of losing his kingdom,– fear of conspiracies,– fear of taxes,– fear Continue reading
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Vivekananda and the Milkmaid: The Strength of True Detachment
In his early days as a wandering monk – a Parivrājaka – Swami Vivekananda travelled across northern India, meeting people from every walk of life. It was during this time that he came across a story that revealed what true renunciation really means. The Strict Monk Vivekananda stayed for a while in a hermitage near Continue reading
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The Storehouse of Karma
An analogy used by Swami Vivekananda Vivekananda used this analogy to explain why some people seem to suffer or prosper disproportionately – even when their current actions don’t seem to warrant it. The Storehouse of Deeds (Sañchita Karma) Vivekananda likened a person’s entire accumulation of past actions (Karma) to a vast seed storehouse: “Each person Continue reading
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