Swami Vivekananda humanified and humanised

University of South California USC School of Religion Times of India (June 26, 2012) reported that one "Dharma Civilisation Foundation" a forum of Asian Indians in United States is funding US$ 3.24 million for starting a "Swami Vivekananda visiting professorship" at the above school. A quote from the Times of India Report:-- "We are very proud to house the first chair of Hindu studies in the United States endowed by the Indian-American community," the USC President C L Max Nikias said in a statement. Another quote: Last year Nikias led a delegation of university faculty, administrators and trustees, including USC Dean of Religious Life Varun Soni, to India, where they met with key Indian partners in higher education, business and government, and with USC alumni, to build sustainable alliances in the areas of medicine and health care, neurosciences, the arts, communication and journalism, business, technology and engineering. "This historic gift to th...

We have a proverb in my mother tongue in Telugu: 1. idigO puli, adigO tOka. Approx. meaning: This is the tiger and that is the tail. This proverb seems to have a forest origin and may be around 2000 years old. Tigers attack villages bordering forests. Next day, aggrieved villagers may go on an exploration to trace the tiger and kill it/frighten it away. When persons are eager/anxious about something, they get illusions. If one person, under a temporary illusion says 'here is the tiger', others get equally deluded and say 'there, you can see the tail.' ybrem 1 Who is yelling here now: 'Here is the tiger' ? The Chief Minister of West Bengal, Ms. Mamata Banerjee is yelling. Occasion: visit of Ms. Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of State for United States in Obama Administration. The purpose of her visit was to persuade India not to buy Irani crude. Mamta Banerjee is asking Hillary Clinton to arrange for to declare the Birthday of Swami Vivekananda as the Wo...

This is in response to the comments made by readers that Vivekananda's relationship with Ms. Christina Greenstidal was that of a father and daughter and that I am unnecessarily making fuss. For the information of my readers I wish to make it clear, that I have no-where mentioned that there was a sexual relationship between Swami Vivekananda and Ms. Christina Greenstidel. At the same time it is necessary to recall the circumstantial and docy. evidence available to doubt the claim of 'father-daughter' relationship. I summarise them here. 1. Father Vivekananda will not send documents to daughter Christina with a request to countersign them. He would not regret that he had written her name as 'Miss' instead of 'Mrs.'. What for was this dilemma? What was this document for a father to send to a daughter? "... Herewith [words excised] to countersign it and put it [words excised]. I am afraid I have made a mistake in writing Miss to your name. In that case ...

This blog post will be revised shortly to bring greater glarity. A reader wrote in comments of a website: You have a like-minded person in me as regards the sacro-sanctness of the vedas. As for Vivekananda, despite all that is contained in that blog - by an erstwhile vivekanandaphile, the status of vivekananda will remain unaffected, I feel. ybrems This reference to "in that blog - by an erstwhile vivekanandaphile" refers to our blog, as a link was given to our blog there by a prevous reader. Answer to the question: Why the status of Vivekananda will remain unaffected? 1. People want to believe "what they want to believe". They will invent 1000 explanations to support their beliefs. 2. They refuse to take into consideration the facts brought out by others, simply because they have been dug up by others. This approach, I do not say--is wrong. Only thing is the believer should take some interest in digging up the facts for himself and corroborate the new revelation...

ps: I made some spelling and grammar mistakes while typing this reply. I shall try to correct them shortly. Pujari Ankur said... Completely of the Same opinion of Mr. Surya, who the hell is this Man going on posting Absurd things as if Ppl of the World had asked him a favour by doing this useless work. Hey Surya not just meditation he dont even know that we hindus do believe in Rebirths and is infact the Foundation. He Talks cheaply about Samadhi to achieve which our Ancient Sages strived like anything and finally passed on the Knowledge through sacred Vedas. This man seems to not even have least respect for these things. Oh God whats the Situation of this Country today people have dared to speak against these Things and about Gr8 Souls like Swamiji. These will hardly come out of Maya. And without true for God how can these men cross the Ocean of Samsara. Punarapi Jananam Punarapi Maranam Punarapi Janani Jathare Shayanam. Bhaja Govindam Bhaja Govindam Bhaja Govinda...

I quote below from http://en.allexperts.com/q/Hindus-946/villifying-swami-vivekananda-1.htm . Expert: William Schindler, a.k.a. Brother William - 12/31/2007 Question i have come across some one villifying swami vivekananda. could u check out his blog and tell me if he is right or wrong. it pains me to read such trash being written about him but some of it seems with some proof. vivekanandayb.blogspot.com is the site. Answer given by the expert at the above site Answer Dear RJ, Thank you for your question. I checked the link you provided. It is easy to criticize but difficult to build something positive. Swamiji himself said this envious slander-mongering was a product of servitude under the British. Slaves feel they have no power to change their situation, so they turn their anger on their own kind, who make easy targets. Look at the great good Swamiji accomplished in 40 short years, and you will get a sense of the greatness of the man. Life in samsara means imperfection in some aspect...

We shall start with some quotes of Swami Vivekananda. Swami Vivekananda wrote to Ms.Ole Bull whom he regarded as his Mother, from USA during his second visit, on 17th January 1900. "... I do not expect anything much here or anywhere by lecturing. I can scarcely make expenses. No, not even that; whenever it comes to paying, the people are nowhere. The field of lecturing in this country has been overworked ; the people have outgrown that. ..." . From San Francisco on 7th March 1900. "... Anyway, I thought I could make money here in California and pay them up quietly. Now I have entirely failed in California financially. It is worse here than in Los Angeles. They come in crowds when there is a free lecture and very few when there is something to pay ..." . He wrote to Ms. Mary Hale, from Los Angeles, on June 17, 1900. "...Well, now about me. You must persuade Harriet to give me a few dollars every month, and I will have some other friends do the same. If I su...