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The Complete Works

Volume VII

by Swami Vivekananda

Inspired Talks, conversations and dialogues, translated writings, notes of class talks, and the third series of letters.

154 items · about 12 hours of reading

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Contents

Inspired Talks44 · 2 hr 26 min
  1. Inspired Talks: Wednesday, June 195 min
  2. Inspired Talks: Sunday, June 232 min
  3. Inspired Talks: Monday, June 245 min
  4. Inspired Talks: Tuesday, June 255 min
  5. Inspired Talks: Wednesday, June 264 min
  6. Inspired Talks: Thursday, June 273 min
  7. Inspired Talks: Friday, June 281 min
  8. Inspired Talks: Saturday, June 292 min
  9. Inspired Talks: Sunday, June 303 min
  10. Inspired Talks: Monday, July 15 min
  11. Inspired Talks: Tuesday, July 22 min
  12. Inspired Talks: Wednesday, July 36 min
  13. Inspired Talks: Friday, July 51 min
  14. Inspired Talks: Saturday, July 64 min
  15. Inspired Talks: Sunday, July 73 min
  16. Inspired Talks: Monday, July 82 min
  17. Inspired Talks: Tuesday, July 92 min
  18. Inspired Talks: Wednesday, July 104 min
  19. Inspired Talks: Thursday, July 114 min
  20. Inspired Talks: Friday, July 123 min
  21. Inspired Talks: Saturday, July 132 min
  22. Inspired Talks: Sunday, July 143 min
  23. Inspired Talks: Monday, July 151 min
  24. Inspired Talks: Tuesday, July 163 min
  25. Inspired Talks: Wednesday, July 173 min
  26. Inspired Talks: Thursday, July 182 min
  27. Inspired Talks: Friday, July 193 min
  28. Inspired Talks: Saturday, July 203 min
  29. Inspired Talks: Sunday, July 213 min
  30. Inspired Talks: Tuesday, July 233 min
  31. Inspired Talks: Wednesday, July 243 min
  32. Inspired Talks: Thursday, July 253 min
  33. Inspired Talks: Friday, July 261 min
  34. Inspired Talks: Saturday, July 274 min
  35. Inspired Talks: Sunday, July 282 min
  36. Inspired Talks: Monday, July 296 min
  37. Inspired Talks: Tuesday, July 303 min
  38. Inspired Talks: Wednesday, July 316 min
  39. Inspired Talks: Thursday, August 14 min
  40. Inspired Talks: Friday, August 23 min
  41. Inspired Talks: Saturday, August 36 min
  42. Inspired Talks: Sunday, August 46 min
  43. Inspired Talks: Monday, August 56 min
  44. Inspired Talks: Tuesday, August 65 min
Conversations and Dialogues: Shri Sharat Chandra Chakravarty29 · 3 hr 46 min
  1. 1. Each Hindu, I say, is a brother to every other9 min
  2. 2. Always talk and hear and reason about this Ātman.12 min
  3. 3. He who is truly and sincerely reliant on the Lord goes beyond all idea of the duality of good and bad.10 min
  4. 4. Since visiting Amarnāth, I feel as if Shiva is sitting on my head for twenty-four hours and would not come down.5 min
  5. 5. Try to manifest this Ātman, and you will see your intellect penetrating into all subjects.9 min
  6. 6. You have only got to know that you are Eternal Brahman.7 min
  7. 7. You have locked up your intelligence, thrown away your inherited wealth to others, and roam about crying piteously for food.10 min
  8. 8. I am of opinion that the conclusion of the ancient Indian philosophers is the last word on the causes of evolution.8 min
  9. 9. “नायमात्मा बलहीनेन लभ्य:—This Ātman cannot be attained by the weak.15 min
  10. 10. Negative thoughts weaken men.6 min
  11. 11. I am ready to undergo a hundred thousand rebirths to train up a single man.7 min
  12. 12. Laziness, meanness, and hypocrisy have covered the whole length and breadth of the country.9 min
  13. 13. Now is wanted—as said in the Gitā by the Lord—intense Karma-Yoga3 min
  14. 14. Nāg Mahāshaya has lost himself in the Divine, his body-consciousness has vanished altogether.5 min
  15. 15. Shri Ramakrishna used to deprecate lukewarmness in spiritual attainments14 min
  16. 16. Shri Ramakrishna was born to vivify all branches of art and culture in this country.8 min
  17. 17. The few days that the body lasts, I will work for you. I shall die in harness.10 min
  18. 18. As far as you can, you must go on doing good work.13 min
  19. 19. Come what may, I shall not forget my duty, whether the world remains or dissolves—these are the words of a great hero.5 min
  20. 20. This Kāli is Brahman in manifestation.5 min
  21. 21. Nothing good in the world becomes fruitless, be it work or thought.10 min
  22. 22. The philosophic portion of the Upanishads has remained unchanged up till now2 min
  23. 23. Always remember that renunciation is the root idea.7 min
  24. 24. God is present in every Jiva; there is no other God besides that.5 min
  25. 25. Real monasticism is not easy to attain. There is no order of life so rigorous as this.7 min
  26. 26. The gift of knowledge is the highest gift in the world.6 min
  27. 27. Shri Ramakrishna was a wonderful gardener.4 min
  28. 28. Without drinking the water of mother Gangā, a sweet, musical voice is not acquired.8 min
  29. 29. Always try to get absorbed in the eternally present Ātman.5 min
Conversations and Dialogues: Shri Priya Nath Sinha2 · 13 min
  1. 30. Self-sacrifice, indeed, is the basis of all civilisation.4 min
  2. 31. This idea must be preached to everyone—work, work, endless work—without looking at results,9 min
Conversations and Dialogues: Miscellaneous5 · 29 min
  1. 32. Vengeance of History6 min
  2. Religion, Civilisation, And Miracles (The Appeal-Avalanche )6 min
  3. Religion, Civilisation, and Miracles6 min
  4. Religious Harmony6 min
  5. Fallen Women6 min
Translation of Writings4 · 2 hr 38 min
  1. Note1 min
  2. I. Memoirs of European Travel1 hr 52 min
  3. II. Memoirs of European Travel37 min
  4. III. Memoirs of European Travel-Addenda9 min
Notes of Class Talks and Lectures10 · 9 min
  1. On Art1 min
  2. On Music1 min
  3. On Mantra And Mantra-Chaitanya1 min
  4. On Conceptions Of Godhead1 min
  5. On Food1 min
  6. On Sannyasa And Family Life1 min
  7. On Questioning The Competency Of The Guru1 min
  8. Shri Ramakrishna: The Significance Of His Life And Teachings2 min
  9. On Shri Ramakrishna And His Views2 min
  10. Shri Ramakrishna: The Nation's Ideal1 min
Notes of Lectures6 · 29 min
  1. Mercenaries In Religion5 min
  2. The Destiny Of Man5 min
  3. Reincarnation3 min
  4. Comparative Theology5 min
  5. Buddhism, The Religion Of The Light Of Asia2 min
  6. The Science Of Yoga9 min
Epistles: Third Series54 · 1 hr 45 min
  1. NOTE1 min
  2. 1. Such courage is impossible in a lying and unchaste woman.2 min
  3. 2. The doctor is a noble soul, and they have got a brotherhood1 min
  4. 3. Of the few places I have recently visited, this is the healthiest.2 min
  5. 4. May the Lord ordain that your son becomes a man, and never a coward!2 min
  6. 5. Whoever takes the name of Ramakrishna, know him to be your Guru1 min
  7. 6. Any shortcoming in adopting remedial measures is to be considered as idleness—it is a fault and a guilt.1 min
  8. 7. How, O man, dost thou want satisfaction in such a world!1 min
  9. 8. You are a real Mahātmā (a great soul) and Mrs. Wright is nonpareil.1 min
  10. 9. All creeds do come from Thee; The Vedas, Bible, and Koran bold Sing Thee in harmony.3 min
  11. 10. He who was guiding me on the snow tops of the Himalayas and the burning plains of India is here to help me and guide me.5 min
  12. 11. Just now I am lecturing about Chicago—and am doing as I think very well1 min
  13. 12. America is the only place where there is a chance of success for everything.1 min
  14. 13. Dr. Momerie came to the Parliament in spite of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s denouncing of the Parliament of Religions.1 min
  15. 14. May your feet never touch the mud and dirt of this terrible world1 min
  16. 15. All religions are sacred to me.2 min
  17. 16. Your love and noble heart can convert the stone into down.1 min
  18. 17. The Lord is great, none can injure His children.3 min
  19. 18. I am a vegetarian …, because I prefer it when I can get it.2 min
  20. 19. It is unnecessary for me to say that I will be very happy to do as you say1 min
  21. 20. The way to God is the opposite to that of the world.2 min
  22. 21. I am bound, my dear friend, to give you every satisfaction of my being a genuine Sannyāsin, but to you alone.2 min
  23. 22. This is a queer place—this world of ours.1 min
  24. 23. Keeping aloof from the community of nations is the only cause for the downfall of India.10 min
  25. 24. May you have exceeding love for one another among yourselves6 min
  26. 25. Be the servant if you will rule. That is the real secret.6 min
  27. 26. It is character that can cleave through adamantine walls of difficulties. Bear this in mind.1 min
  28. 27. If you have the spirit within, you will never fail to attract others.1 min
  29. 28. It is a great work to bring this world into a spirit of sympathy with each other1 min
  30. 29. Teaching has become a part of my life, as necessary to my life as eating or breathing.1 min
  31. 30. The city is hot in summer, exactly like Calcutta.1 min
  32. 31. You must always remember that you are addressing the whole world, not India alone1 min
  33. 32. Obedience is the first duty9 min
  34. 33. The eternal, the infinite, the omnipresent, the omniscient is a principle, not a person.2 min
  35. 34. Our whole country is steeped in Tamas, and nothing but that.1 min
  36. 35. This is the world my brother—this illusion of Māyā—the Lord alone is true.1 min
  37. 36. I only say, awake, awake!1 min
  38. 37. No one of the types we call religious ought to die1 min
  39. 38. It is this yearning that gradually brings on a concentration of the mind on the eternal Brahman.2 min
  40. 39. India is already Ramakrishna’s whether I live a few years more or not.3 min
  41. 40. What we want are brave young men who will work, not tomfools.3 min
  42. 41. Lord bless you for your great self-sacrifice for the poor Indians.2 min
  43. 42. It is absolutely necessary to stand on one’s own feet.3 min
  44. 43. Love stops not for questions of birth. Nor the hungry man for stale food.2 min
  45. 44. Whosoever of you have given me a coat? Whosoever a cigar? Whosoever a bit of fish or flesh?6 min
  46. 45. Miss Noble is doing very well here, and working her way out.1 min
  47. 46. It is a grand sight to see a giant pine struggling against a cyclone. Is it not?1 min
  48. 47. It is the Saviour who should “go his way rejoicing, and not the saved”.2 min
  49. 48. Seeing such souls here and there repays for all the nonsense of this life.1 min
  50. 49. I am eternally thankful to you for all your kindness1 min
  51. 50. I do not mind at all whether people come round to help me or not1 min
  52. 51. It is human nature to ask for more favours (now that they have come) where it gets from.1 min
  53. 52. I just want a bit of peace badly—pray for me.1 min
  54. 53. Eternal faith in Self, in all The sight Divine in great in small1 min