Swami Vivekananda humanified and humanised

Swami vivEkAnanda wrote to Ms. Ole Bull, from Darjeeling on 5th May 1897. "... I was one man in America and another here. Here the whole nation is looking upon me as their authority — there I was a much reviled preacher. Here Princes draw my carriage, there I would not be admitted to a decent hotel. " ybrao a donkey, this blogger's views "Here the whole nation is looking upon me as their authority". "Here Princes draw my carriage". Some foolish rulers like rAmnAd, khEtri, might have drawn his carriage. Ruler of khEtri believed that he begot a male child, with the blessings of swAmIji. Whole Nation looking upon him as their authority-- an abstract untenable intangible boast which was necessary to show-on and show-off to foreign aristocratic disciples. "...there I would not be admitted to a decent hotel. ..." SwAmiji insisted that his American disciples and hosts lodge him in decent big hotels. He did not like small hotels of his...

Swami Vivekananda seemed to believe that "Eating only meat, and not drinking water" as methods for prolonging one's own life. It is strange that such a well-read person could get this belief!!! It is not clear whether he acquired this belief while in Europe / United States, or whether he acquired it indigenously in India. In the following letter to Ms. Ole Bull, he blamed his Bengalee Constituion (meaning; Constituion of his Bengalee body), and its diabetes. So Indians! Today (2016) at least 20/25% of Indians seem to suffer from diabetes. Today, we have more Non-Vegetarian Hotels, Wine Shops and Bars in India, charging very high prices for drinking water. We all seem to implement Swami Vivekananda's policies. SwAmi vivEkAnanda wrote to Ms. Ole Bull (normall swamiji calls her Mother. But here, somehow, he addressed her Dear Mrs. Bull). ALAMBAZAR MATH, CALCUTTA, [DARJEELING] 26th March 1897 DEAR MRS. BULL — ... The demonstrations and national jubilations...

Photo courtesy Dr. Manishkumar@twitter.com. Date of the journey is 29th March 2013, as per the tweet of Dr. ManIshkumAr. mAnanIya Shri Anna Hazare was on his way to Amritsar. Dr. ManIshkumAr tweeted, quote: "Anna Hazare on his way to Amritsar. Next stop Ambala @ 8:30 pic.twitter.com/FbtQuvx7al." . What is common between mAnanIya Shri AnnA HazAre and Swami vivEkAnanda? Ans: Both travel in upper-classes in trains. Evidence for SwAmi vivEkananda's travel in upper class: An interesting conversation with a devotee was recorded by Swami Gambhirananda. SWAMIJI'S TRAVELS IN 1890 - 91 At Delhi, Swamiji asked for a second class rail ticket (in those days second from top class), for his health did not permit travelling in inter class. The devotee Shri Natakrishna asked Swamiji: "Guruji, are you going comfort-seeking?" Reference: Swami Gambhirananda, Yuganayaka Vivekananda (Bengali), Vol III, Udbodhan, Kolkata, 2004, 52-53 ybrao donkey's views 1. Duri...