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Practical wisdom for everyday life
Lectures on education, self-development, and putting philosophy into practice. Vivekananda believed real education meant character-building, not just information.
The Vedanta in all its phases
THE VEDANTA IN ALL ITS PHASES (Delivered in Calcutta) Away back, where no recorded history, nay, not even the dim light of tradition, can penetrate, has been steadily shining the light, sometimes di...
Immortality
CHAPTER XIII IMMORTALITY (Delivered in America) What question has been asked a greater number of times, what idea has led men more to search the universe for an answer, what question is nearer and ...
The Real Nature of Man
CHAPTER II THE REAL NATURE OF MAN ( Delivered in London ) Great is the tenacity with which man clings to the senses. Yet, however substantial he may think the external world in which he lives and m...
Each is great in his own place
CHAPTER II EACH IS GREAT IN HIS OWN PLACE According to the Sânkhya philosophy, nature is composed of three forces called, in Sanskrit, Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas. These as manifested in the physical w...
We help ourselves, not the world
CHAPTER V WE HELP OURSELVES, NOT THE WORLD There are many other aspects of this science of work. One among them is to know the relation between thought and word and what can be achieved by the power...
Address of Welcome at Almora and Reply
ADDRESS OF WELCOME AT ALMORA AND REPLY On his arrival at Almora, Swamiji received an Address of Welcome in Hindi from the citizens of Almora, of which the following is a translation: Great-Souled On...