Beyond Doubt

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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turn to define the term “KHAVVA, KHAIYA,KHAIYA".
Lathbharati was a genuine scholar. Hence he said that the term KHAVVA, KHAIYA,KHAIYA". is not complete. The exact and complete sentence is as follows :
The villagers declared Lathbharati victorious in debate and Dandabharati as per the bet, quit the village and went away.
Once an American asked Swami Vivekananda."Why do you wear American shoes when you regard Indian culture and tradition to be unique in the world?” Swamiji replied “The intellect is the highest authority in the body and is held high on the head. SAR Hence I wear a turban on the head which is Indian. But the feet are the servants of my body and the shoes protect my feet. These shoes are the servants of my servant (feet) and an employee may belong to any country. That is why my shoes are American." The American could not speak a word further.
Once a priest in America assembled all the scriptures of almost all the religions of the world. He intentionally placed the “Bhagawad Gita" below all the holy scriptures and took Swamiji near the table. Swamiji realized the insinuation and remarked, "Good foundation! The foundation is very strong. Do not ever make the mistake of removing the Gita from that place, otherwise. all other literature including the Bible will roll and fall down."
The Priest was quite embarassed by his mean behaviour. An advocate of America asked Swamiji to show him the soul, if it ever existed. Swamiji, took a needle and poked it on the palm of the person. When the person reacted to this act of Swamiji by saying that he experienced acute pain, Swami Vivekananda then asked him to show him the pain he experienced. The advocate then