#128 UPLIFTER OF NATION begging for PHOTOS
One blogger wrote:
BLOGGER'S VIEWThis uplifter of Nation must be a great weight-lifter. How is it that this weight-lifter ended up begging foreign women for photos? On 2nd Sept. 1901, Swami Vivekananda wrote from Belur Math to Ms. Christina Greenstidel:
BLOGGER'S VIEWS
*A Swamiji who relinquished everything craving for a 'hot time in old town'!
*A Swamiji praying foreign ladies to come!
*A Swamiji praying for mundane things!
"... He is a major figure in the history of the Hindu reform movements. While he is widely credited with having uplifted his own nation. ..."
BLOGGER'S VIEWThis uplifter of Nation must be a great weight-lifter. How is it that this weight-lifter ended up begging foreign women for photos? On 2nd Sept. 1901, Swami Vivekananda wrote from Belur Math to Ms. Christina Greenstidel:
"... They all are expected here in November, and will have a "hot time in this old town" etc. I pray you can come, and the Mother will open the door for it. I cannot but say my prayers mostly have been heard, up to date."
BLOGGER'S VIEWS
*A Swamiji who relinquished everything craving for a 'hot time in old town'!
*A Swamiji praying foreign ladies to come!
*A Swamiji praying for mundane things!
Comments
Thanks a lot for pointing out this letter of Swamiji. Now we can be certain that he was a normal human being after all and not the heartless monster that some people make him out to be. Don't you think after all he did for the benefit of mankind that he was entitled to his share of fun? And mind you, despite all this he lost none of his powers, for it was possibly around the same time that he demonstrated the incredible feat of memorizing the first 11 volumes of the Britannica. So go on digging up all the sleaze, its only going to add to his glory, for how many people do you find accomplishing such tremendous feats without forsaking their sense of fun? Yeah, he had taken the vows of a Sanyasin and that you are going to say precluded him from such indulgements, but for me, after what he had done, Swamiji had transcended those vows, for he had achieved whatever those vows are meant for.
So keep up the good work.
I have been mistaken in my earlier comment. I learned just now that Christina Greenstidel was none other than Sister Christine and Swamiji looked upon her as his daughter. So this letter of his was merely inquiring after whether she had put on some weight, for she was really emaciated and Swamiji was concerned about that. So please don't dig up sleaze where there is none and I am sure if you published the entire letter it would be self-evident that there was nothing wrong.
Think for a while what advantage you get with this negative approach?
Love God and share the same with others.
Thanks
Prashant
This 21st Century is not for positive things. Now, you see your Great Prime Minister. He was pretending as if he was a single person, though he was a married person. His early marriage may be a mistake of elders, but he condemned his wife to a virtual hell for nearly 40 years, in the name of service to country, though that may not be a 100% reality. Now, a retired teacher, she, according to media, is cooking food for her armed guards, who were surrounding her as security provided by the Govt. as PM's wife. Her sister was reported to be making beds to the armed guards to sleep.
The world would not have known that our beloved Prime Minister had a wife and that he was not a bachelor, but for a Supreme Court decision relating to marital status disclosures in election nomination papers.
Why does not Mr. Narendra (same name as your Hero Vivekananda) Modi allow his wife Ms. Jashoda Ben, to speak to media at least once in three months?
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