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The Complete Works

Volume IX

by Swami Vivekananda

The fifth series of letters, lectures, notes of classes, writings, excerpts from Sister Nivedita's book, sayings and newspaper reports.

273 items · about 11.5 hours of reading

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Letters: Fifth Series227 · 3 hr 39 min
  1. 1. Pavhāri Bābā can live in Samādhi for from two to six months at a stretch.1 min
  2. 2. Once it comes, the fever does not easily leave those who have never had it before.1 min
  3. 3. Even a dog or a jackal may be my Guru—not to speak of a great soul like Pavhāri Bābā.2 min
  4. 4. Know it for certain that everything will be spoiled if delayed.1 min
  5. 5. A basket of roses will be sent to you in a few days at Chitpur.1 min
  6. 6. If one does not suit, another will.1 min
  7. 7. You and your whole family have made such a heavenly impression on me1 min
  8. 8. The snow scenery here has pleased me more than any other sight in this country.1 min
  9. 9. Mrs. Bagley is a very nice and kind lady.1 min
  10. 10. I am a monk—no self-defence.3 min
  11. 11. I have got the $200 for the engagements1 min
  12. 12. I am trying to starve and the whole world is against me!!2 min
  13. 13. I am nothing, the world is nothing, the Lord alone is the only worker.2 min
  14. 14. His will be done. Not I but Thou—that is always the motto of my life.1 min
  15. 15. They are trying to help me as much as they can and they will do a good deal, I have no doubt.2 min
  16. 16. Everywhere the Lord sends me kind persons and homes; so there is no use of my going into beastly worldliness at all.4 min
  17. 17. I am going to Boston on Sunday, day after tomorrow1 min
  18. 18. I have arrived in Boston again1 min
  19. 19. I long to fly to Chicago and shut up my mouth and give a long rest to mouth and lungs and mind.1 min
  20. 20. I do not care for anybody who cannot love my “Beloved”2 min
  21. 21. I nearly killed myself with laughing1 min
  22. 22. Arrived safely two hours ago1 min
  23. 23. It is very strange as coming from one who every day expects to see the whole of India converted to Christianity.2 min
  24. 24. My whole life is that of a vagabond—homeless, roving tramp; any fare, good or bad, in any country, is good enough for me.2 min
  25. 25. I would be taken care of right along.1 min
  26. 26. It is a very beautiful spot—this Greenacre1 min
  27. 27. My thanks and gratitude eternal to the sisters for their kindness in asking about my wants.2 min
  28. 28. At Greenacre I had to talk on an average 7 to 8 hours a day—that was rest, if it ever was.2 min
  29. XXIX Mother6 min
  30. 30. Wander about I must—that is my vow, my religion.3 min
  31. 31. I become very anxious when I do not hear from you.1 min
  32. 32. Herewith I send you an autograph letter of H.H. the Maharaja of Mysore, the chief Hindu king in India1 min
  33. 33. Immediately send me over the little scrap from the Indian Mirror1 min
  34. 34. I am firmly persuaded that a man is never improved by abuse but by praise3 min
  35. 35. I am not flying off without giving you due intimation.1 min
  36. 36. I am afraid the phonograph has not reached India at all1 min
  37. 37. I hope you will distribute my Master’s life to many good people.1 min
  38. 38. Have you heard anything about the phonograph from the express office?1 min
  39. 39. I am going to send the greater part of the money I have got to India2 min
  40. 40. Yesterday I went to see Washington1 min
  41. 41. I received your kind note and the introductory letters.1 min
  42. 42. I have been very kindly treated by Mrs. Enoch Totten.1 min
  43. 43. American express, indeed!1 min
  44. 44. I have got news of the phonograph—it has reached safe2 min
  45. 45. I have sent part of my money to India and intend sending nearly the whole of it very soon2 min
  46. 46. I am determined to work my project out. I must see the light.2 min
  47. 47. I have got a new scarlet coat but can get no orange here.1 min
  48. 48. What was the original Greek idea of the soul, both philosophical and popular?1 min
  49. 49. God alone is real; everything else is a dream only3 min
  50. 50. I have about a thousand dollars in the Boston bank and a few hundred in the New York—they all go to India1 min
  51. 51. I think it is some books sent to me from India.1 min
  52. 52. I was away a long time in the country. Came back day before yesterday.1 min
  53. 53. I am going to the Thousand Islands1 min
  54. 54. Lord bless you ever and ever for your untiring kindness to me.1 min
  55. 55. The cigars are indeed delicious—and a hundred times so, as coming from you.1 min
  56. 56. I am going to the Thousand Islands for the summer to visit a friend and some of my pupils will be there.1 min
  57. 57. This week will be the last of my classes1 min
  58. 58. I am just now in receipt of your letter and will be very happy to join the religions Congress at Toronto1 min
  59. 59. Today I leave New York at 5 p.m. by steamer with Mr. Leggett.1 min
  60. 60. He is a noble, noble soul—one who sincerely wishes the fellowship of all humanity.1 min
  61. 61. I am going to Europe by the end of August or a little later.1 min
  62. 62. I am so glad too I will have something to present to Mrs. Bagley, Mrs. Bull, etc.1 min
  63. 63. The shirts arrived yesterday; they are nice and fit me well.1 min
  64. 64. I will be in Detroit a day or two on my way.1 min
  65. 65. I pray constantly that all mankind will come to know the reality, i.e. God1 min
  66. 66. We will see each other next spring in Chicago, Mother, if we all live.1 min
  67. 67. I want to see you married in Paris and then I go over to London.1 min
  68. 68. Telegraph1 min
  69. 69. Write to me as soon as you can—I am so anxious to hear from you.1 min
  70. 70. After the hard work at the Thousand Islands, I am taking a few days quiet1 min
  71. 71. Telegram to Sister Christine1 min
  72. 72. Rest will be my death—such is the force of habit3 min
  73. 73. I am once more on American Soil1 min
  74. 74. I had a splendid success in England1 min
  75. 75. I will settle the dates for Detroit and Chicago after hearing from you and from Chicago.1 min
  76. 76. He is a holy and noble gentleman.1 min
  77. 77. All India owes him a deep debt of gratitude.1 min
  78. 78. Merry Christmas and happy New Year to you.1 min
  79. 79. May peace and health rest on you and yours for ever.1 min
  80. 80. Whoever wants to help his fellow beings through genuine love and unselfishness will work wonders.1 min
  81. 81. I enjoyed my visit with the Leggetts exceedingly. It has braced me for further work.1 min
  82. 82. The work here had begun in right earnest, and we will advance it farther this year than in the last.1 min
  83. 83. I want to finish some text books to be the basis of work when I am gone.1 min
  84. 84. Did you receive my poem?1 min
  85. 85. I have not slept even one night soundly in New York since I came2 min
  86. 86. Will you oblige me by giving Mr. Goodwin any particulars you can1 min
  87. 87. Your uncle was a great soul, and his whole life was given to doing good to his country. Hope you will all follow in his footsteps.1 min
  88. 88. I am enjoying Boston very much1 min
  89. 89. The so-called class swelled up to 500 people last night and, am afraid, will go on increasing.1 min
  90. 90. In this life we meet and part again and again; but the mind is omnipresent and can be, hear, and feel anywhere.1 min
  91. 91. I am all safe and sound here in England.1 min
  92. 92. Life is short and time is flying. I am so sorry you are losing sight of that.1 min
  93. 93. Herewith I constitute you as my attorney and representative in regards to all publication pamphlets1 min
  94. 94. I am going to Switzerland for a vacation in a few days.1 min
  95. 95. The work in England bids fair to be much better and deeper than in the U.S1 min
  96. 96. Ever ready to co-operate with, and at the service of, all who are striving to bring the light of the spirit1 min
  97. 97. I am very glad to learn that you have been favourably impressed by Sāradānanda.1 min
  98. 98. I am in Switzerland—constantly on the move—getting a much needed rest1 min
  99. 99. I have another Sannyāsin over here with me now,1 min
  100. 100. I will be at yours on Friday next, at 4 p.m.1 min
  101. CI Miss Noble1 min
  102. CII Christina1 min
  103. CIII Madras Comittee1 min
  104. CIV Gentlemen1 min
  105. CV Christina1 min
  106. CVI Mrs. Bull1 min
  107. CVII Ram Ram1 min
  108. CVIII Miss Noble1 min
  109. CIX Lalajee1 min
  110. CX Badri Sah1 min
  111. CXI Mother1 min
  112. CXII Mrs. Bull1 min
  113. CXIII Friend1 min
  114. CXIV Shivananda2 min
  115. CXV Christina1 min
  116. CXVI Sister Christine1 min
  117. CXVII Miss Noble1 min
  118. CXVIII Christina2 min
  119. CXIX Margaret1 min
  120. CXX Dhira Mata2 min
  121. CXXI Jagmohan1 min
  122. CXXII Miss MacLeod1 min
  123. CXXIII Sir1 min
  124. CXXIV Miss Macleod / Mrs. Bull1 min
  125. CXXV Mr. J. J. Goodwin’s Mother1 min
  126. CXXVI Your Highness1 min
  127. CXXVII Christina1 min
  128. CXXVIII Your Highness2 min
  129. CXXIX Your Highness2 min
  130. CXXX Margot1 min
  131. CXXXI Nivedita1 min
  132. CXXXII Christina1 min
  133. CXXXIII Raja1 min
  134. CXXXIV S1 min
  135. CXXXV Margot1 min
  136. CXXXVI Sir1 min
  137. CXXXVII Margot1 min
  138. CXXXVIII Christina1 min
  139. CXXXIX Miss Macleod1 min
  140. CXL Christina1 min
  141. CXLI Christina1 min
  142. CXLII Sister Christine1 min
  143. CXLIII Mother2 min
  144. CXLIV Isabelle1 min
  145. CXLV Christina1 min
  146. CXLVI Mother Church1 min
  147. CXLVII Mother2 min
  148. CXLVIII Christina1 min
  149. CXLIX Christina1 min
  150. CL Christina1 min
  151. CLI Christina1 min
  152. CLII Christine1 min
  153. CLIII Mrs. Bull1 min
  154. CLIV Christina1 min
  155. CLV Dhira Mata1 min
  156. CLVI Mother1 min
  157. CLVII Margot1 min
  158. CLVIII Mother1 min
  159. CLIX Christina2 min
  160. CLX Brahmananda1 min
  161. CLXI Christina2 min
  162. CLXII Margo1 min
  163. CLXIII Joe2 min
  164. CLXIV Christina1 min
  165. CLXV Sister Christine1 min
  166. CLXVI Margot1 min
  167. CLXVII Margot1 min
  168. CLXVIII Mother1 min
  169. CLXIX Christina1 min
  170. CLXX Abhedananda1 min
  171. CLXXI Christina2 min
  172. CLXXII Christina1 min
  173. CLXXIII Christina1 min
  174. CLXXIV Christina1 min
  175. CLXXV Mrs. Hansbrough1 min
  176. CLXXVI Sister Christine1 min
  177. CLXXVII Mrs. Hansbrough1 min
  178. CLXXVIII Abhedananda1 min
  179. CLXXIX Christina1 min
  180. CLXXX Mrs. Leggett1 min
  181. CLXXXI Christine1 min
  182. CLXXXII Nivedita1 min
  183. CLXXXIII Christine1 min
  184. CLXXXIV Christina1 min
  185. CLXXXV Mother1 min
  186. CLXXXVI Alberta1 min
  187. CLXXXVII Christina1 min
  188. CLXXXVIII Margo1 min
  189. CLXXXIX Sister Christine1 min
  190. CXC Your Highness1 min
  191. CXCI Mother1 min
  192. CXCII Sir1 min
  193. CXCIII Margot2 min
  194. CXCIV Christine1 min
  195. CXCV Introduction1 min
  196. CXCVI Christine1 min
  197. CXCVII Mother1 min
  198. CXCVIII Mrs. Hansbrough1 min
  199. CXCIX Friend1 min
  200. CC Christina1 min
  201. CCI Christine1 min
  202. CCII Christine1 min
  203. CCIII Christine4 min
  204. CCIV Christine1 min
  205. CCV Christina1 min
  206. CCVI Christina1 min
  207. CCVII Margo1 min
  208. CCVIII Christina2 min
  209. CCIX Chrisitne1 min
  210. CCX Christine1 min
  211. CCXI Christine3 min
  212. CCXII Christine2 min
  213. CCXIII Sister Christine1 min
  214. CCXIV Christine1 min
  215. CCXV Joe2 min
  216. CCXVI Joe1 min
  217. CCXVII Mrs. Hansbrough1 min
  218. CCXVIII Margo2 min
  219. CCXIX Christine1 min
  220. CCXX Mother1 min
  221. CCXXI Joe1 min
  222. CCXXII Christine1 min
  223. CCXXIII Mademoiselle1 min
  224. CCXIV Christine2 min
  225. CCXXV Christine2 min
  226. CCXXVI Christine1 min
  227. CCXXVII Christine1 min
Lectures and Discourses5 · 2 hr 3 min
  1. The Women of India28 min
  2. The First Step towards Jnana25 min
  3. Bhakti-Yoga20 min
  4. The Mundaka Upanishad22 min
  5. History of the Aryan Race27 min
Notes of Lectures and Classes10 · 23 min
  1. Note1 min
  2. The Religion of India6 min
  3. Christ's Message to the World1 min
  4. Mohammed's Message to the World3 min
  5. Class Lessons in Meditation1 min
  6. The Gita3 min
  7. The Gita — I3 min
  8. The Gita — III4 min
  9. Gita Class1 min
  10. Remarks from Various Lectures1 min
Writings: Prose and Poems11 · 28 min
  1. The Ether6 min
  2. Notes1 min
  3. Lecture Notes1 min
  4. Macrocosm and Microcosm1 min
  5. Footnotes to The Imitation of Christ6 min
  6. The Plague Manifesto2 min
  7. One Circle More1 min
  8. Facsimile of One Circle More1 min
  9. An Untitled Poem on Shri Ramakrishna1 min
  10. An Unfinished Poem1 min
  11. Bhartrihari's Verses on Renunciation9 min
Conversations and Interviews1 · 15 min
  1. Conversations and Interviews15 min
Excerpts from Sister Nivedita's Book15 · 1 hr 27 min
  1. Note1 min
  2. Foreword3 min
  3. I The Home On The Ganges6 min
  4. II At Naini Tal And Almora5 min
  5. III Morning Talks At Almora19 min
  6. IV On The Way To Kathgodam3 min
  7. V On The Way To Baramulla8 min
  8. VI The Vale Of Kashmir4 min
  9. VII Life At Srinagar8 min
  10. VIII The Temple Of Pandrenthan9 min
  11. IX Walks And Talks Beside The Jhelum9 min
  12. X The Shrine Of Amarnath6 min
  13. XI At Srinagar On The Return Journey4 min
  14. XII The Camp Under The Chennaars5 min
  15. Concluding Words Of The Editor1 min
Sayings and Utterances1 · 32 min
  1. Sayings and Utterances32 min
Newspaper Reports3 · 2 hr 35 min
  1. Part I: American Newspaper Reports1 hr 52 min
  2. Part II: European Newspaper Reports11 min
  3. Part IIi: Indian Newspaper Reports33 min