philosophy
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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