Swami Vivekananda humanified and humanised

In March 1890, Swami Vivekananda wrote to his co-disciple Akhand`ananda, from Ghazipur. His plan was originally to go to hills. He tried to persuade a "Dear Sir" to come to Hrishikesh. In the meantime, he continues to stay at the beautiful bungalow at Ghazipur and take food from Pavahari Baba's Ashram. He is asking Akhandananda to come to Ghazipur. Now, let see what Swamiji says: "...There is a beautiful bungalow in a small garden belonging to a gentleman here; I mean to stay there. ..." "...Hence, with a view to seeing to the end of this fun, I give up for the present my plan of going to the hills..." Swamiji started calling himself 'Paramahamsa (Great swan: a term used for fulfilled saints)'. eg. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. "...you have only to go there and inquire about the Paramahamsa, and they will tell you of me..." From the following, it may be found that Swamiji wanted secrecy. He did not want his co-disciples to...

Swami Vivekananda wrote to Mr. Pramad das Mishra from Ghazipur on March 3, 1890: "... What are you saying about difficulties there of keeping clean? Lack of water in the hills or lack of room!! Tirthas (places of pilgrimage) and Sannyasins of the Kali-Yuga — you know what they are. Spend money and the owners of temples will fling away the installed god to make room for you ; so no anxiety about a resting-place! No trouble to face there, I say; the summer heat has set in there now, I believe, though not that degree of it as you find at Varanasi — so much the better. Always the nights are quite cool there, from which good sleep is almost a certainty. Why do you get frightened so much? I stand guarantee that you shall return home safe and that you shall have no trouble anywhere. It is my experience that in this British realm no fakir or householder gets into any trouble. ..." BLOGGER'S VIEWs *Is this the way to persuade a reluctant person to visit a place! *Is V...