Vivekananda Archive
7

Inspired Talks, Conversations and Dialogues, Translation of Writings, Epistles

110 Chapters · 130,973 words

Volume 7 of the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda — Inspired Talks, Conversations and Dialogues, Translation of Writings, Epistles.

Historical Context

Volume 7 opens with 'Inspired Talks', the private spiritual discourses Vivekananda delivered to a small group of devoted students at Thousand Island Park, New York, during the summer of 1895 — recorded by Miss S. E. Waldo and considered among his most profound and intimate teachings. It also contains the third series of his epistles and his translations of key Sanskrit texts, including hymns and scriptures.


Table of Contents

1

Addenda

Translation of Writings

essay AR 9 min read
2

Buddhism, The Religion Of The Light Of Asia

Notes of Class Talks and Lectures

lecture AR 2 min read
3

Comparative Theology

Notes of Class Talks and Lectures

lecture AR 4 min read
4

Friday, July 12

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 3 min read
5

Friday, July 19

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 3 min read
6

Friday, July 5

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 1 min read
7

Friday, June 28

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 1 min read
8

I Sir

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 2 min read
9

II

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 11 min read
10

II Sir

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 1 min read
11

III

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 9 min read
12

III Sir

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 2 min read
13

IV

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 5 min read
14

IV Sir

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 2 min read
15

IX

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 13 min read
16

IX Adhyapakji

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 3 min read
17

Memoirs of European Travel I

Translation of Writings

essay AR 105 min read
18

Memoirs of European Travel II

Translation of Writings

essay AR 34 min read
19

Monday, July 1

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 5 min read
20

Monday, July 15

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 1 min read
21

Monday, July 8

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 2 min read
22

Monday, June 24

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 4 min read
23

Note

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 1 min read
24

Notes Of Lectures Mercenaries In Religion

Notes of Class Talks and Lectures

lecture AR 5 min read
25

On Art

Notes of Class Talks and Lectures

lecture AR 1 min read
26

On Conceptions Of Godhead

Notes of Class Talks and Lectures

lecture AR 1 min read
27

On Food

Notes of Class Talks and Lectures

lecture AR 1 min read
28

On Mantra And Mantra-Chaitanya

Notes of Class Talks and Lectures

lecture AR 1 min read
29

On Music

Notes of Class Talks and Lectures

lecture AR 1 min read
30

On Questioning The Competency Of The Guru

Notes of Class Talks and Lectures

lecture AR 1 min read
31

On Sannyasa And Family Life

Notes of Class Talks and Lectures

lecture AR 1 min read
32

On Shri Ramakrishna And His Views

Notes of Class Talks and Lectures

lecture AR 2 min read
33

Reincarnation

Notes of Class Talks and Lectures

lecture AR 3 min read
34

Saturday, July 13

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 2 min read
35

Saturday, July 20

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 3 min read
36

Saturday, July 6

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 4 min read
37

Saturday, June 29

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 2 min read
38

Shri Ramakrishna: The Nation's Ideal

Notes of Class Talks and Lectures

lecture AR 1 min read
39

Shri Ramakrishna: The Significance Of His Life And Teachings

Notes of Class Talks and Lectures

lecture AR 2 min read
40

Sunday, July 14

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 2 min read
41

Sunday, July 21

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 3 min read
42

Sunday, July 7

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 2 min read
43

Sunday, June 23

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 2 min read
44

Sunday, June 30

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 3 min read
45

The Destiny Of Man

Notes of Class Talks and Lectures

lecture AR 4 min read
46

The Science Of Yoga

Notes of Class Talks and Lectures

lecture AR 9 min read
47

Thursday, July 11

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 4 min read
48

Thursday, July 18

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 2 min read
49

Thursday, June 27

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 3 min read
50

Tuesday, July 16

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 3 min read
51

Tuesday, July 2

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 2 min read
52

Tuesday, July 23

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 3 min read
53

Tuesday, July 9

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 2 min read
54

Tuesday, June 25

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 4 min read
55

V Gupta

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 1 min read
56

Vengeance Of History (Mrs. Wright )

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation 1 min read
57

VI

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 7 min read
58

VI Sir

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 1 min read
59

VII

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 10 min read
60

VII Atul Babu

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 1 min read
61

VIII

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 8 min read
62

VIII Adhyapakji

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 1 min read
63

Wednesday, July 10

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 3 min read
64

Wednesday, July 17

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 2 min read
65

Wednesday, July 3

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 5 min read
66

Wednesday, June 19

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 4 min read
67

Wednesday, June 26

Inspired Talks

lecture AR 3 min read
68

X Adhyapakji

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 4 min read
69

XI

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 7 min read
70

XI Mrs. Tannatt Woods

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 1 min read
71

XII

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 8 min read
72

XII Adhyapakji

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 1 min read
73

XIII

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 3 min read
74

XIII Mrs. Woods

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 1 min read
75

XIV

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 5 min read
76

XIV Sister

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 1 min read
77

XIX

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 5 min read
78

XIX Adhyapakji

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 1 min read
79

XV

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 13 min read
80

XV Brother

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 2 min read
81

XVI

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 7 min read
82

XVI Professor

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 1 min read
83

XVII

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 9 min read
84

XVII Sister

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 2 min read
85

XVIII

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 13 min read
86

XVIII Sister

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 2 min read
87

XX

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 4 min read
88

XX Adhyapakji

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 2 min read
89

XXI

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 10 min read
90

XXI Adhyapakji

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 2 min read
91

XXII

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 2 min read
92

XXII Adhyapakji

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 1 min read
93

XXIII

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 6 min read
94

XXIII Mr. Bhattacharya

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 10 min read
95

XXIV

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 5 min read
96

XXIV Kali

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 5 min read
97

XXIX

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 5 min read
98

XXIX Dear—

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 1 min read
99

XXV

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 6 min read
100

XXV Brother Shivananda

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 6 min read
101

XXVI

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 5 min read
102

XXVI Brahmananda

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 1 min read
103

XXVII

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 4 min read
104

XXVII Alasinga

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 1 min read
105

XXVIII

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 7 min read
106

XXVIII Brother

Epistles - Third Series

letter AR 1 min read
107

XXX

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 4 min read
108

XXXI

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 8 min read
109

XXXII

Conversations and Dialogues

conversation AR 5 min read

Key Quotes from This Volume

“The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves.”

“The less passion there is, the better we work. The calmer we are, the better for us and the more the amount of work we can do.”

“Feel like Christ and you will be a Christ; feel like Buddha and you will be a Buddha. It is feeling that is the life, the strength, the vitality, without which no amount of intellectual activity can reach God.”

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