Swami Vivekananda humanified and humanised

HOMAGE TO VIVEKANANDA Today, July 4 2007, is the death anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. He passed away on July 4, 1902. Today is also the day of American Independence. Death anniversary of third President of USA- Thomas Jefferson, who passed away on July 4, 1826. DID VIVEKANANDA CHOSE HIS DATE OF DEATH? Definitely not. Proof: Fifteen days earlier, he was asking Christina Greenstidel to send Amalaka fruits from Almora which are necessary for his treatment. "... Will you ask the boys if they can get "Amalaki" [Emblic myrobalan] fruits in the place now? We cannot get them in the plains now. They are rather sour and puckery eaten raw; but make marmalade of whole [ones] — delicious. Then they are the best things for fermentation I ever get. ..." Some disciples and fans of Vivekananda say that he chose his day of death (as if it is in his hands - unless a suicide is committed) as the July 4, The American Independence Day because he loved US very infinitely. BLOGGER...

Swami Vivekananda wrote to Ms. Mary Hale from Ramnad, vide his letter dated 30th Jan. 1897: "... The Raja of Ramnad has presented his address to " His most Holiness " in a huge casket of solid gold beautifully worked ...". BLOGGER'S VIEWs *Who was the: 'His most holiness'? *What happened for the gold casket? Did the Raja take back? Did Vivekananda tell Raja, that as a monk he conquered "kanchana (gold)" and refuse to accept the honor? *Did the Swamiji take the casket? What happened for the casket? *Vivekananda, during his visit to Europe, told Prof. Deussen that the monastic oaths taken by him (Swamiji) were restrictive only in respect of kanchan (gold) and kAmini (women). Returning to India, Swamiji is boasting to Ms. Mary Hal, about receiving gold from the ruler of Ramnad, without worrying that he had broken his pledge! "...Mary, I am on the very height of my destiny, yet the mind turns to quietness and peace, to the days we had in ...