Narendra Vivekananda in 39 years and within 14 years of Rama Vana vasa
period
I am a student of Ramakrishna; and my name in a merit board was there
when I met ANNA my old headmaster in my career days. And as a life member
of the Ramakrishna mission had the opportunity to preside over a few
functions of the Main, North and South, Hostel functions. One was on 12th
Jan 2002 I think if my memory is correct on that Vivekananda date of
birth. I spoke for about 20 minutes. And distributed the prizes also. And
hat was my interaction from a student to one of them to recognize. Nd we
are back to 12th today and Mr. J had written so much who is a
service-oriented member in the mutt.
A guru shishya bhava is sporadic in our literature and one such is
that of Ramakrishna Parama Hamsa and Vivekananda right from Guru place HIS
hands on Viveka head who had no be\lief n HIS 25. Vivekananda journey
started from there who created a brother-hood and did a speech printed in
golden words. That speech I harangued when I was doing my 8th standard and
received the southern state award from Justice P V Rajamannar of the then
Madras HC. So, VIVEKA-ANANDA took by stride the entire world exposing INDIA
to the west; but Godmen of today, made it commercial.
Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) is best known in the United States for
his groundbreaking speech to the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions in
which he introduced Hinduism to America and called for religious tolerance
and an end to fanaticism. Born Narendranath Dutta, he was the chief
disciple of the 19th-century mystic Ramakrishna and the founder of
Ramakrishna Mission. Swami Vivekananda is also considered a key figure in
the introduction of Vedanta and Yoga to the West and is credited with
raising the profile of Hinduism to that of a world religion.
Speech delivered by Swami Vivekananda on September 11, 1893, at the first
World’s Parliament of Religions on the site of the present-day Art Institute
*Sisters and Brothers of America,*
It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and
cordial welcome which you have given us. I thank you in the name of the
most ancient order of monks in the world, I thank you in the name of the
mother of religions, and I thank you in the name of millions and millions
of Hindu people of all classes and sects.
My thanks, also, to some of the speakers on this platform who, referring to
the delegates from the Orient, have told you that these men from far-off
nations may well claim the honor of bearing to different lands the idea of
toleration. I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world
both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal
toleration, but we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a
nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions
and all nations of the earth. I am proud to tell you that we have gathered
in our bosom the purest remnant of the Israelites, who came to Southern
India and took refuge with us in the very year in which their holy temple
was shattered to pieces by Roman tyranny. I am proud to belong to the
religion which has sheltered and is still fostering the remnant of the
grand Zoroastrian nation. I will quote to you, brethren, a few lines from a
hymn which I remember to have repeated from my earliest boyhood, which is
every day repeated by millions of human beings: “As the different streams
having their sources in different paths which men take through different
tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to
Thee.”
The present convention, which is one of the most august assemblies ever
held, is in itself a vindication, a declaration to the world of the
wonderful doctrine preached in the Gita: “Whosoever comes to Me, through
whatsoever form, I reach him; all men are struggling through paths which in
the end lead to me.” Sectarianism, bigotry, and its horrible descendant,
fanaticism, have long possessed this beautiful earth. They have filled the
earth with violence, drenched it often and often with human blood,
destroyed civilization and sent whole nations to despair. Had it not been
for these horrible demons, human society would be far more advanced than it
is now. But their time is come; and I fervently hope that the bell that
tolled this morning in honor of this convention may be the death-knell of
all fanaticism, of all persecutions with the sword or with the pen, and of
all uncharitable feelings between persons wending their way to the same
goal.’”
PRANAM TO THE STHITHAPRAGNAN K RAJARAM IRS 12125
On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 at 04:36, Jambunathan Iyer <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Today the 12th Jan. is the Birth Day of Swami Vivekananda.
>
> Swami Vivekananda's Sayings for us to contemplate & adopt:
>
> What our country now wants are muscles of iron and nerves of steel and
> gigantic will, which nothing can resist, which can penetrate into the
> mysteries and secrets of the universe and will accomplish their purpose in
> any fashion even if it meant going to the bottom of the ocean and meeting
> Death face to face.
>
> We have wept long enough; no more weeping, but stand on your feet and be
> men. It is a man making religion that we want. It is man making theories
> that we want. It is man-making education all round that we want.
>
> And here is the test of truth, anything that makes you weak physically,
> intellectually and spiritually, is reject as poison; there is no life in
> it, it cannot be true.
>
> Truth is strengthening. Truth is purity, Truth is all knowledge. Truth
> must be strengthening, must be enlightening, must be invigorating.
>
> My Understanding on the above advise and want to follow & suggesting to my
> Friends too to:
>
> 1. Be Strong by Maintain your Health & Should not Fear of Death when you
> are in service to mankind.
> 2 We should Know there is no life on any action which makes us weak in any
> manner and it to be rejected as poison;
> 3. We should Focus more on Education and educating the Poor Children.
> 4. We should Be Truthful and understand very clearly that Truth is
> strengthening, enlightening, and invigorating in nature.
>
>
> N Jambunathan Rengarajapuram-Kodambakkam-Chennai-Mob:9176159004
>
> *" What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you
> become by achieving your goals. If you want to live a happy life, tie it to
> a goal, not to people or things "*
>
>
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