My notes from ‘Vedanta: Voice of Freedom” – a selected compilation from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. Highlights reproduced below: *** In nondualistic Vedanta, Brahman is the Ultimate Reality, ExistenceKnowledge— Bliss Absolute. The world is shown to be nothing but name and form, all of which is apparent, not real, having only a relative … Read more
My notes from ‘Vedanta: Voice of Freedom” – a selected compilation from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. ‘What is Vedanta’ Chapter Highlights reproduced below: *** Just as creation is infinite and eternal, without beginning and without end, so is the knowledge of God without beginning and without end. And this knowledge is what is … Read more
My notes from ‘Vedanta: Voice of Freedom” – a selected compilation from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. “The Philosophy of Vedanta” – Chapter Highlights reproduced below: *** To every man this is taught: Thou art one with this Universal Being, and, as such, every soul that exists is your soul, and every body that … Read more
My notes from ‘Vedanta: Voice of Freedom” – a selected compilation from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. “Karma Yoga” – Chapter Highlights reproduced below: *** One of the greatest lessons I have learned in my life is to pay as much attention to the means of work as to its end. Our great defect … Read more
My notes from ‘Vedanta: Voice of Freedom” – a selected compilation from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. “The Religion of Vedanta” – Chapter Highlights reproduced below: *** Even if a book were given by God that contained all the truth about religion, it would not serve the purpose, because nobody could understand the book. … Read more
My notes from ‘Vedanta: Voice of Freedom” – a selected compilation from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. “God and Man in Vedanta” – Chapter Highlights reproduced below: *** So, from the very first, Advaita had no antagonism with the various sects existing in India. There are dualists existing today, and their number is by … Read more
My notes from ‘Vedanta: Voice of Freedom” – a selected compilation from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. “Raja Yoga” – Chapter Highlights reproduced below: *** The teachers of the science of raja yoga declare not only that religion is based upon the experience of ancient times, but that no man can be religious until … Read more
My notes from ‘Vedanta: Voice of Freedom” – a selected compilation from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. “Vedanta in Practice”, “Goal of Vedanta” and “Universality of Vedanta” – Chapter Highlights reproduced below: *** The less the thought of the body, the better. For it is the body that drags us down. It is attachment, … Read more
My notes from ‘Vedanta: Voice of Freedom” – a selected compilation from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda. “Jnana Yoga” – Chapter Highlights reproduced below: *** What is the force that manifests itself through the body? It is obvious to all of us, whatever that force be, that it is taking particles up, as it … Read more