Aratis and Bhajans

Excerpts from Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

Nobody will come to help you if you put yourself forward
as a leader. ... Kill the ego first if you want to succeed.

Letter to Alasinga Perumal. From USA: May 6, 1895.
Complete Works, 5.83.

Holy Mother's Teachings

Certainly you will have doubts. There will be questionings and faith will return again. That is how faith is established. C305 In the Company of the Holy Mother.  By Her Direct Disciples.   Calcutta : Advaita Ashrama, 1980

Holy Mother's Teachings

My child, I bless you from my heart that you live long, attain devotion, and enjoy peace. Peace is the principal thing. One needs peace alone. TN315 Swami Tapasyananda and Swami Nikhilananda. Sri Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother; Life and Conversations. Madras: Sri Ramakrishna Math, 1977.

Holy Mother's Teachings

One who makes a habit of prayer will easily overcome all difficulties and remain calm and unruffled in the midst of the trials of life. A43 Swami Aseshananda. Glimpses of a Great Soul; a Portrait of Swami Saradananda. Hollywood: Vedanta Press, 1982.

Holy Mother's Teachings

Open your grief-stricken heart to the Lord. Weep and sincerely pray, 'O Lord, draw me towards You; give me peace of mind.' By doing so constantly you, will gradually attain peace of mind. TS78 Thus Spake the Holy Mother. Madras:  Sri Ramakrishna Math, 1971.