EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 5 MIN
Vivekananda and the Eggshells - The Secret He Learned as a Boy in Calcutta
from The Long Thread - Ancient Stories For The Present Moment. · host Ashvee Kanwar
In Chicago, Vivekananda came across some boys trying to shoot eggshells floating on a river.They kept missing.He asked if he could try.He had never held a gun before.He fired twelve times.He hit the shell every time.The boys asked how.His answer connected back to something that had happened to him as a small boy in Calcutta - when a cobra appeared and everyone ran.Everyone except him.New story every day.Follow so you never miss one.
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In Chicago, Vivekananda came across some boys trying to shoot eggshells floating on a river.They kept missing.He asked if he could try.He had never held a gun before.He fired twelve times.He hit the shell every time.The boys asked how.His answer connected back to something that had happened to him as a small boy in Calcutta - when a cobra appeared and everyone ran.Everyone except him.New story every day.Follow so you never miss one.
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