Letter to Shri Alasinga Perumal 32

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Several things are necessary. First there should be strict integrity. Not that I even hint that any of you would digress from it, but the Hindus have a peculiar slovenliness in business matters, not being sufficiently methodical and strict in keeping accounts etc.

Letter to Shri Alasinga Perumal 31

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I learnt from your letter the bad financial state the Brahmavâdin is in. I will try to help you when I go back to London. You must not lower the tone. Keep up the paper. Very soon I will be able to help you in such a manner as to make you free of this nonsense teacher business.

Letter to Shri Alasinga Perumal 23

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Truth is my God, the universe my country I do not believe in duty. Duty is the curse of the Samsâri (householder), not for the Sannyâsin. Duty is humbug. I am free, my bonds are cut; what care I where this body goes or does not go.

Letter to Mrs. Bull 03

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This earth is higher than all heavens; this is the greatest school in the universe; and the Mars or Jupiter people cannot be higher than we, because they cannot communicate with us. The only so-called higher beings are the departed, and these are nothing but men who have taken another body.

Letter to Francis Leggett

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From Epistles – First Series of Volume 5 of The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda C/O Miss Dutcher, Thousand Island Park, N. Y. 31st July, 1895. Dear Friend,[1] I wrote you before this a letter, but as I am afraid it was not posted carefully, I write another....