#141 , SHOULD N'T A MONK BE JOYFUL? SHOULD HE BE GLOOMY?
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