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Shobaar Swamiji
Swamiji had once said about himself : “I am ‘condensed India’ - the condensed form of Bharatvarsha is in me.” For his love for the country, he himself became India. Sister Nivedita too said the same : “Bharatavasha was the core of his passion, it was ever beating in his heart, it flowed in his veins, it was his day dream and it was his nightmare. Not just that, he grew to be India - an idol of Indian made of flesh and blood. Bharat’s spirituality, it’s sanctity, it’s wisdom, it’s power, it’s dreams and its future - he was the embodiment of all.”
So it seems on reading Swamiji’s biography that there was probably no one else to be as proud of Bharatvarsha as Swami Vivekananda, probably nobody else was as pained as him for the country’s misery, and yet possibly the only one who had inflicted ruthless blows to the inability of the countrymen towards the country. Because no one has ever identified oneself with the country as did Swamiji. Like a mother who knows the sorrows, good-bad, weakness, necessity, danger and possibility of her child more than the child itself, Swamiji knew India. Hence he could see complete pictures of India from the past, present and future.
Rabindranatha Tagore, hence, said to Roma Rola : “If you want to know Bharatvarsha, read Vivekananda”.
So it seems on reading Swamiji’s biography that there was probably no one else to be as proud of Bharatvarsha as Swami Vivekananda, probably nobody else was as pained as him for the country’s misery, and yet possibly the only one who had inflicted ruthless blows to the inability of the countrymen towards the country. Because no one has ever identified oneself with the country as did Swamiji. Like a mother who knows the sorrows, good-bad, weakness, necessity, danger and possibility of her child more than the child itself, Swamiji knew India. Hence he could see complete pictures of India from the past, present and future.
Rabindranatha Tagore, hence, said to Roma Rola : “If you want to know Bharatvarsha, read Vivekananda”.
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First published January 12, 1988
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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 17, 2020
“অতীতের গর্ভেই ভবিষ্যতের জন্ম”
“Future is born in the womb of the past”
I hope there is an English translation of this book and if not I hope Ramkrishna Mission brings out an English translation.
This is a crisp summary on Swami Vivekananda. The contents are divided into remarkable events in his life, very very brief life story, paths to the resurgence of Indian glory & highlights from his lecture in Chicago World Religion conference.
His words and thoughts are elixirs in many ways and in this fast and vast life, getting a few drops of it is irresistible!
“Future is born in the womb of the past”
I hope there is an English translation of this book and if not I hope Ramkrishna Mission brings out an English translation.
This is a crisp summary on Swami Vivekananda. The contents are divided into remarkable events in his life, very very brief life story, paths to the resurgence of Indian glory & highlights from his lecture in Chicago World Religion conference.
His words and thoughts are elixirs in many ways and in this fast and vast life, getting a few drops of it is irresistible!
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