#115 VIVEKANANDA AND HIS BIOLOGICAL MOTHER
Swami Vivekananda had four types of mothers: 1. MOTHER KALI (DURGA) : -- 2. HOLY MOTHER: Smt. Sarada Devi, w/o Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. 3. MOTHERS IN US E.g. Mrs. Ole Bull, Mrs. Hale. These are two American Women, whom Swamiji called Mother. 4. BIOLOGICAL MOTHER : Swamiji's biological mother's name was Bhuvanesvari Devi. He wrote to Ms. Marie Halboister from Almora on July 25, 1897. "... I wish I had nobody to love, and I were an orphan in my childhood. The greatest misery in my life has been my own people — my brothers and sisters and mother etc. Relatives are like deadly clogs to one's progress, and is it not a wonder that people will still go on to find new ones by marriage!!! ... " On Jan. 17, 1900, Swamiji wrote from USA to Mrs. Ole Bull in USA: "... It is becoming clearer to me that I lay down all the concerns of the Math and for a time go back to my mother. She has suffered much through me. I must try to smooth her last days.