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The Three Goddesses of Navaratri

(An edited version of this article was published in the October 2025 issue of Vedanta Kesari, the monthly magazine published from Ramakrishna Math, Chennai.) Navaratri is the annual Hindu festival of worship of God in the form of Goddesses for … Continue reading

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An Exercise on Introspection

Today in the weekly meeting of Vivekananda Study Circle, IISc, we did this exercise. This is partly based on what was taught by Jayanthi Ma’am in her TA/Psychology/Group Therapy course. It can benefit a lot of people. If you are … Continue reading

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An Ideal Charity Organization

This is probably the first post in this blog specifically eulogizing a person or organization. However, I cannot resist myself from doing this, because it is exemplary. I want to bring to attention two incidents here. This happened sometime in … Continue reading

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Panca Kosha Viveka – Analysis of the Five Sheaths

The Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and other texts like Tattvabodha present an analysis of panca koshas (five sheaths) that manifest our individuality. We can understand our true nature by this analysis. The outermost sheath is the annamaya kosha (physical sheath). This … Continue reading

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FAQ on Swami Vivekananda

Here are a few questions that people raise about Swami Vivekananda. I have given my answers to them. 1. What is Swami Vivekananda’s message to the people of today’s India? Swami Vivekananda urged the people of India to be aware … Continue reading

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