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Women Of India
This book includes the speeches of Swami Vivekananda about the position of women in India that had been delivered at the request of western audience outside India. Swamiji also referred to the stature and glory of Indian women on a number of other occasions that are presented in this book.The ideas contained in this book are highly relevant to us today that will enable India to successfully lead the comity of nation once again.
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Vivekananda left a body of philosophical works (see Vivekananda's complete works). His books (compiled from lectures given around the world) on the four Yogas (Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga) are very influential and still seen as fundamental texts for anyone interested in the Hindu practice of Yoga. His letters are of great literary and spiritual value. He was also considered a very good singer and a poet.By the time of his death, He had composed many songs including his favorite Kali the Mother. He used humor for his teachings and was also an excellent cook. His language is very free flowing. His own Bengali writings stand testimony to the fact that he believed that words - spoken or written - should be for making things easier to understand rather than show off the speaker or writer's knowledge.
Swami Vivekananda [ স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ ] (1863 – 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, and bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion.
Born in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Vivekananda left a body of philosophical works (see Vivekananda's complete works). His books (compiled from lectures given around the world) on the four Yogas (Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga) are very influential and still seen as fundamental texts for anyone interested in the Hindu practice of Yoga. His letters are of great literary and spiritual value. He was also considered a very good singer and a poet.By the time of his death, He had composed many songs including his favorite Kali the Mother. He used humor for his teachings and was also an excellent cook. His language is very free flowing. His own Bengali writings stand testimony to the fact that he believed that words - spoken or written - should be for making things easier to understand rather than show off the speaker or writer's knowledge.
Swami Vivekananda [ স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ ] (1863 – 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, and bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion.
Born in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
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January 14, 2021
Women are considered as lesser sex all over the world and India is no exception. This is a lecture he delivered in California in 1900. Swami Vivekananda is a revered philosopher and I wanted to know his views on feminism. He talks about the difference in women of India and the west. He holds the treatment of women in India in high esteem and also provides the reasons behind it. He mainly bases it on the idea that India is a social society and not individualistic. He deems it alright for women to suffer because society is supreme.
However, Provided the date of the lecture, some things are incoherent in today's circumstances. Also, he is content with how the things were at that time. He desires no change and validates the suffering because in Hinduism, this world is ephemeral and the idea is to reunite with the almighty. I find this lecture glorifying the status of women in India which could be due to the fact that he is addressing a foreign audience. I was seeking to read the reforms he wants to see to uplift the women from the despondent state they are in. I wanted to read about his vision for the Indian women. I couldn't find that. This is more or less a general account on social status of women in Indian households.
However, Provided the date of the lecture, some things are incoherent in today's circumstances. Also, he is content with how the things were at that time. He desires no change and validates the suffering because in Hinduism, this world is ephemeral and the idea is to reunite with the almighty. I find this lecture glorifying the status of women in India which could be due to the fact that he is addressing a foreign audience. I was seeking to read the reforms he wants to see to uplift the women from the despondent state they are in. I wanted to read about his vision for the Indian women. I couldn't find that. This is more or less a general account on social status of women in Indian households.
December 20, 2019
Ideal guide for women across the globe.
October 12, 2024
Good quick read. I have lost my ability to read for long
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