Swami Vivekananda humanified and humanised

Swami Vivekananda wrote to Swami Akhandananda from Los Angeles, on the 21st February 1900: "... If orphan girls come to your hands for shelter, you must take them in above all else. Otherwise, Christian missionaries will take them, poor things away. ..." BLOGGER'S VIEWS *If Christian missionaries will not take the orphan girls away, Akhandananda need not take them? *Is helping orphan girls dependent on the activities of rival organisations? (In businesses, this happens.) *Won't they take orphan boys? *Pl. See post #... on separate dining for Mohammedan boys.

According to Swami Vivekananda's biographers, Swami Vivekananda met his brother-disciples Brahmananda and Turiyananda enroute Bombay to Khetri, and told them, the purpose of his visit. It was for eradicating poverty in India. But, what Vivekananda ended up with? Trying to eradicating his own poverty? "... 'I travelled,' he said, 'all over India. But alas, it was agony to me, my brothers, to see with my own eyes the terrible poverty of the masses, and I could not restrain my tears! It is now my firm conviction that to preach religion amongst them, without first trying to remove their poverty and suffering, is futile. It is for this reason — to find means for the salvation of the poor of India — that I am going to America.' ..." BLOGGER'S VIEWS Ans: Swamiji's letter dated 18th December 1899 to Mrs. Ole Bull gives some indication: "... Mr. Leggett has got a little over £ 500 I had with Sturdy on account of Raja-Yoga and the Maharaj...

Birthday of Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, on February 18, 1883. After noon meal and master's nap a devotee by name "Adhar", a Deputy Magistrate, aged about 30, asked Shri Ramakrishna whether it is good to sacrifice animals before the diety. Shri Ramakrishna replied that S`aastra (scripture) prescribed sacrifice on special occasions. He added that such sacrifice was not harmful. Further, he said: "Take, for instance, the sacrifice of a goat on the eighth day of the full or new moon.". (proof: Gospel of Shri Ramakrishna).:" Reply to Comment of Anonymous at Post No. 004. Anonymous Anonymous said... be careful now, do you know that while you breath you are killing millions of micro-organisms, you eat vegetables well they too have consciousness, infact ones whole life is dependent on others. one man's life means other's slavery... ponder upon it and you'll understand the irony of life. i myself love non-violence, but to...