Gurus and Spiritual Experiences

A questioner asks: Swamiji, what about Gurus like Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa? We read that he touched his disciple Swami Vivekananda and Vivekananda had a spiritual experience. Was Vivekananda just opening up something from within himself or did Sri Ramakrishna...

The Power of Meditation

There is a pretty Indian fable to the effect that if it rains when the star Svati is in the ascendant, and a drop of rain falls into an oyster, that drop becomes a pearl. The oysters know this, so they come to the surface when that star shines, and wait to catch the...

Swami Vivekananda’s Message of Unity: 1893

Swami Vivekananda gave at talk at the World Parliament of Religion’s opening session on September 11, 1893. His participation at the Parliament was considered an historic occasion in the history of Yoga in America. In this famous speech, Swami Vivekananda spoke...