Swami Vivekananda humanified and humanised

For the benefit of the readers of Vivekanandayb blog, I reproduce below comments exchanged at: http://roopavathi2007.blogspot.com Multisubj Yb TruthSeeker said... This great spiritual genius sacrificed goat to propitiate Goddess Kali on 10th Nov. 1901. Like a layman relished turtles and shad fish and could not control his tongue before meat! What is the use of preaching Advaita Vedanta? February 22, 2008 6:51 AM Shri Fairminded said... Where does Advaita Vedanta contradicts? Sacrificing goats is an ancient tradition of shakta Hindus. Vedanta validates all these practices. Vivekananda as a monk naturally joyful in all his activities. Vedantin should be gloomy? February 22, 2008 8:24 PM HEADHEART JOURNAL said... To Shri Fairmind: 1. A philosopher need not be gloomy, but a balanced behavior is expected from a monk. 2. A preacher-cum-practitioner of Monistic philosophy can never follow a Saakteeya path which permits animal sacrifice because An Advaita philosopher is presumed to be free fr...

"... In later days the Swami delighted to describe himself as 'Swamiji's Butler.' That also was true to the very letter. The Swami was a cook of the very first order. His purity, neatness and cleanliness were unsurpassed. Often, therefore, he cooked for the leader who greatly relished his dishes. Once the leader was put on diet by the doctor. He was to take only a prescribed quantity of meat. That much was prepared and was served by the Swami. But the preparation had been so nice and tasty that the leader like a veritable child, said: 'Tulasi, just one piece more, won't you? 'The leader was so persuasive that the Swami had not the heart to refuse him. He gave one more piece. When the leader had enjoyed it, like a born actor, he turned round and asked vehemently: "when the doctor has prescribed the diet, how could you violate it and over-feed me?" Nothing daunted the Swami retorted: "When he who has the universe under his thumb becomes a supp...

Swami Vivekananda wrote to Ms. Isabelle McKIndley from US on May 2, 1894: ".... I hate only one thing in the world — hypocrisy." "...So long as the millions live in hunger and ignorance, I hold educated man a traitor who, having been educated at their expense is not the least heed to them..." "... Yesterday I bought a pipe for $13. --meerschaum do not tell it to Father Pope. The coat will cost $30. ..." BLOGGER'S VIEW *So long as millions live in hunger, will Swamiji buy coats and pipes and yet not remain a traitor? He was living on the generosity of high society women in USA. Of course, he was making sizeable amounts by delivering lectures, where admission was by tickets. Theese prices were of 1894 when the average monthly income of American families would have been something like US$ 40/- per month.

Swami Vivekananda wrote to Shrimati Saralâ Ghosal, Editor, Bhârati, from Darjeeling, 24th April, 1897. "...so long as vegetable food is not made suitable to the human system through progress in chemistry, there is no other alternative but meat-eating. So long as man shall have to live a Râjasika (active) life under circumstances like the present, there is no other way except through meat-eating. It is true that the Emperor Asoka saved the lives of millions of animals by the threat of the sword; but is not the slavery of a thousand years more dreadful than that? Taking the life of a few goats as against the inability to protect the honour of one's own wife and daughter, and to save the morsels for one's children from robbing hands — which of these is more sinful? " BLOGGER'S VIEW Swamiji's thinking about vegetarianism appears to be skewed. 1. Swamiji identified vegetarianism as the principal cause for the weakening of the Indians from Ashoka's rule and th...

Swami Vivekananda wrote in his COMPLETE WORKS (Volume 5) "We are vegetarians — most of our diseases are of the stomach; our old men and women generally die of stomach complaints. They of the West take meat — most of their diseases are of the heart; their old men and women generally die of heart or lung diseases. A learned doctor of the West observes that the people who have chronic stomach complaints generally tend to a melancholy and renouncing nature, and the people suffering from complaints of the heart and the upper parts of the body have always hope and faith to the last ; the cholera patient is from the very beginning afraid of death, while the consumptive patient hopes to the last moment that he will recover. "Is it owing to this," my doctor friend may with good reasoning ask, " that the Indians always talk and think of death and renunciation ?" As yet I have not been able to find a satisfactory answer to this; but the question seems to have an air of tr...

Swami Vivekananda wrote to Sister Nivedita from Almora on June 3, 1897: "... the world is so little, life so mean a thing, existence so, so servile, that I wonder and smile that human beings, rational souls, should be running after this self — so mean and detestable a prize. ..." BLOGGER'S VIEW If the life is so mean, existence is so servile, and the world is so little, why should Swamiji crave for meat,shad fish, turtles and barfi, and photos of a plump lady? Why should he beg for Dollars from American women? "...How I wish you were here to taste our shads — one of the most delicate fish in the world. It is raining outside — pouring. But the moment this downpour ceases, I rain through every pore — it is so hot yet. My whole body is covered by big patches of prickly heat. Thank goodness there are no ladies about! If I had to cover myself in this state of things, I surely would go crazy. I have also my theme, but I am not despondent. I am sure very soon to pan it out...

Swami Vivekananda spoke to a disciple (Source: Complete Works, Volume 7, Conversations and Dialogues, Wikipedia.Com). "...Swamiji: Am I able to sit quiet, my son! Two or three days before Shri Ramakrishna's passing away, She whom he used to call "Kali" entered this body. It is She who takes me here and there and makes me work, without letting me remain quiet or allowing me to look to my personal comforts. Disciple: Are you speaking metaphorically ? Swamiji: Oh, no; two or three days before his leaving the body, he called me to his side one day, and asking me to sit before him, looked steadfastly at me and fell into Samadhi. Then I really felt that a subtleforce like an electric shock was entering my body! In a little while, I also lost outward consciousness and sat motionless. How long I stayed in that condition I do not remember; when consciousness returned I found Shri Ramakrishna shedding tears. On questioning him, he answered me affectionately, "Today, givin...