VivekaVani

Master and Disciple

This is an audio rendering of excerpts from Swami Vivekananda's lecture - 'The Necessity of Religion', delivered in London. The lecture can be found in the Jnana Yoga Book.

Audio rendering of excerpts from Swami Vivekananda's Lecture delivered in London, 12th November 1896. The complete lecture can be found in the Practical Vedanta Book

When we try to understand things in their reality, if we analyse far enough, we are confronted by a mysterious fact, seemingly a contradiction. Swami Vivekananda unravels the greatest mystery of the Universe, of existence itself, in this lecture delivered in Los Angeles, California on 5th Jan 1900 titled 'The Open Secret'.   This Lecture is available in the 2nd Vol. of Complete Works of Swami...

This excerpt is taken from Swami Vivekananda's lecture on The Ideal of a Universal Religion - Complete Works Vol.2

Whenever privilege is broken down, more and more light and progress come to a race.  You may be wealthy, and I may be poor, you may be strong, and I, weak... but what of that? Let all these variations remain eternally as it is the very essence of life, but because you are physically or intellectually stronger you must not have more privilege than I, and that you have more wealth is no reason...

In this excerpt from a class lecture delivered in America, Swami Vivekananda explains the four-pronged way to remove the veil of nature covering our inherent perfection.  The full lecture titled  'Steps to Realization' can be found in Vol 1. of the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

Taken from the book ' Eternal Words: Spiritual Instructions of Swami Adbhutananda ' published by Advaita Ashrama.

Audio rendering of Nirvana Shatkam - Six Stanzas on Nirvana composed by Adi Sankaracharya. The Original Text along with English Translation is available in the book "Hymns & Prayers " published by Advaita Ashrama Hymns and Prayers Book Link

Guided Meditation YouTube Playlist

Swami Vivekananda’s Quotes On Meditation

Vivekananda: His Call to the Nation

Vivekananda: His Call to the Nation

Vivekananda: His Call to the Nation

Vivekananda: His Call to the Nation

Vivekananda: His Call to the Nation

Vivekananda: His Call to the Nation 

Liberation-in-Life Janaka said --- 1. Where are the elements, where is the body, where are the organs, and where is the mind; where is the void; where, too, is despair for me who am taintless by nature? 2. Where are the scriptures, where is knowledge of the Self, where is the mind not attached to sense-objects, where is contentment, and where is desirelessness for me who am ever devoid of the sens...

Repose in the Self Janaka said --- 1. I have extracted from the inmost recess of my heart the thorn of different opinions, using the pincers of the knowledge of Truth. 2. Where is dharma , where is kama , where is artha ? Where, too, is discrimination, where is duality, and where, even, is non-duality for me who abide in my own glory? 3. Where is past, where is future, where, even, is the present?...

Peace

The True Knower Ashtavakra said --- 1. He has gained the fruit of Knowledge as well as of the practice of yoga , who, contented and with purified senses, ever enjoys being alone. 2. Oh, the knower of Truth is never miserable in this world, for the whole universe is filled by himself alone. 3. No sense-objects ever please him who delights in the Self, even as the leaves of the neem tree do not plea...

Special Instruction Ashtavakra said --- 1. My child, you may often speak upon various scriptures or hear them. But cannot be established in the Self unless you forget all. 2. O wise one, you may enjoy, or work, or practice mental concentration. But your mind will still yearn for your own nature which is beyond all objects and in which all desires are extinguished. 3. All are unhappy because they e...

Knowledge of the Self Ashtavakra said --- 1. A man of pure intellect realizes the Self even by instruction casually imparted. A man of impure intellect is bewildered in trying to realize the Self even after enquiring throughout life. 2. Non-attachment for sense-objects is liberation; love for sense-objects is bondage. Such verily is Knowledge. Now do as you please. 3. This knowledge of the Truth m...

Tranquillity Janaka said --- 1. He verily has his recollections of worldly life exhausted, who is emptyminded by nature, who thinks of sense-objects involuntarily, and who is, as it were, awake though asleep. 2. When desire has melted away, where then are my riches, where my friends, where are the robbers in the form of sense-objects, where the scriptures, and where knowledge? 3. As I have realize...

Happiness Janaka said --- 1. The tranquillity which is born of the consciousness that there is nothing but the Self is rare even for one who wears but a loin-cloth. Therefore giving up renunciation and acceptance, I live happily. 2. There is trouble of the body here, trouble of the tongue there, and trouble of the mind elsewhere. Having renounced these, I life’s supreme goal I live happily. 3. Ful...