Guest guest Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 u will really understand the depth of what vivekanada ji said once you give it a chance & think deeply about it. don't discard it without even giving it a channe...shows u scared of accepting something other than what you believe. all mighty lord has done his work so intrecately that the humans (now a days) tend to ignore it and all Vivekanada ji wanted to do was banish this ignorance & let us see god's work. his affirmations are so encouraging ...they are life changing. just give it a try!! may the light of lord be on all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 "Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached" Swami Vivekanandaji's lectures have been one of the greatest inspirations of my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 It was not only you and me but even the westerners too were mesmerize by his speach. The message of Swami Vivekananda was the message of Vedanta -- a spiritual teaching that again and again saved India during periods of decline and crisis. The keynote of this message is: "Truth is one: Sages call it by various names." Its four cardinal points are non-duality of the Godhead, divinity of the soul, oneness of existence, and harmony of religions. Religion, in the light of Vedanta, is the manifestation of the divinity already in man. The central theme of Vedanta is harmony of religions. This spiritual harmony is to be realized by deepening our spiritual consciousness. Vedanta asks a Christian to be a true Christian, a Hindu a true Hindu, a Buddhist a true Buddhist, a Jew a true Jew, Moslem a true Moslem. The message was timely and powerful. America had received a rude shock from the Civil War and its aftermath. Science had already shaken the very roots of religious beliefs and dogmas, and the ideas of Darwin were challenging conventional American thought and religion. Americans were looking for a philosophy that could harmonize science with humanism and mystical experience, and Swami Vivekananda's words gave them hope for the fulfillment of their spiritual aspirations. The message was powerful not because of its dialectical superiority or philosophical subtlety, but because of the personality of Swami Vivekananda. The message was an ancient one, but it bore a fire of conviction that was new. One familiar with the life of Swami Vivekananda will recall that his Master, Sri Ramakrishna, saw in him the power and potentiality of a great world teacher. Before the Master passed away, he prophesied: "Narendra (Swami Vivekananda) will teach others ….. Very soon he will shake the world by his intellectual and spiritual powers." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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