Tag Archives: vivekananda

Sri Ramakrishna

Posted on February 20, 2015 by gokulmuthu

Today is Sri Ramakrishna’s Jayanti. It was the time when Indian tradition, culture, civilization, values, etc. were being challenged by Western education and ideas. India had been at the top of the Human Civilization – economically, scientifically, technologically, philosophically, socially, … Continue reading →

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Conch and Discus (Shankha and Cakra)

Posted on November 22, 2014 by gokulmuthu

(An edited version of this article was published in the November 2017 issue of Vedanta Kesari, the monthly magazine published from Ramakrishna Math, Chennai.) Here is an imaginary conversation between a visitor and a devotee of Ramakrishna Math, Ulsoor, Bangalore. … Continue reading →

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Gist of Vedanta in Two Words

Posted on November 17, 2013 by gokulmuthu

(This article was published in the January 2014 issue of Vedanta Kesari, the monthly magazine published from Ramakrishna Math, Chennai.) The most popular quotation of Swami Vivekananda is “uttishthata, jaagrata, praapyavaraan nibodhata” – “Arise! Awake! Stop not till the goal … Continue reading →

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How to be youth?

Posted on November 17, 2013 by gokulmuthu

I addressed the students of Navodaya School in Doddabalapur near Bangalore. They had organized an elocution competition in connection with the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The topic was Swami Vivekananda as the inspiration for Indian youth. Here is … Continue reading →

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Why Religion?

Posted on July 15, 2013 by gokulmuthu

There is a lot of debate on various questions related to religion. What is religion? Why does man need religion? Can a person be religious and scientific? Why does man need several religions? Do all the religions lead to the … Continue reading →

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