Swami Vivekananda

Of Pratīka and Pratimā: Why Do We Need Images and Symbols?

Human Evolution, Religion, Spiritual Philosophy, Symbolism in Sanatana Dharma / By Swami Vivekananda / January 21, 2024

Three excerpts from Swami Vivekananda’s addresses on Bhakti Yogain in which he speaks of the significance and the symbolism of images and forms for a devotee.

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Swami Vivekananda on Concentration

Concentration, Meditation, Streams of Sadhana / By Swami Vivekananda / September 21, 2023

This transcript of a lecture given by Swami Vivekananda at San Francisco on March 16, 1900 is available in Volume 4 of his complete works.

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Swami Vivekananda

Of Pratīka and Pratimā: Why Do We Need Images and Symbols?

Swami Vivekananda on Concentration

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