Swami Vivekananda humanified and humanised

When we study the letters of Swami Vivekananda very carefully, we cannot resist from getting an impression that he did not treat his brother-disciples as his equals. The common impression is that Swami Vivekananda started the Vedanta Society of New York. He himself denied it. Swamiji wrote to Ms. Josephine MacLeod from Alameda, California on April 20, 1900: "...You and Mrs. Leggett wanted me to write him to be free and independent and that Mr. Leggett was not going to help them. I wrote it — now what can I do? If John or Jack does not obey you, am I to be hanged for it? What do I know about this Vedanta Society? Did I start it? Had I any hand in it? Then again, nobody condescends to write me anything about what the affair is! Well, this world is a great fun. ..." BLOGGER'S VIEW The word 'him' above refers to Swami Abhedananda. Who is the John or Jack? It is Abhedananda. Who started the Vedanta Society of New York? To continue, with more evidence and ...

According to Swami Vivekananda's biographers, Swami Vivekananda met his brother-disciples Brahmananda and Turiyananda enroute Bombay to Khetri, and told them, the purpose of his visit. It was for eradicating poverty in India. But, what Vivekananda ended up with? Trying to eradicating his own poverty? "... 'I travelled,' he said, 'all over India. But alas, it was agony to me, my brothers, to see with my own eyes the terrible poverty of the masses, and I could not restrain my tears! It is now my firm conviction that to preach religion amongst them, without first trying to remove their poverty and suffering, is futile. It is for this reason — to find means for the salvation of the poor of India — that I am going to America.' ..." BLOGGER'S VIEWS Ans: Swamiji's letter dated 18th December 1899 to Mrs. Ole Bull gives some indication: "... Mr. Leggett has got a little over £ 500 I had with Sturdy on account of Raja-Yoga and the Maharaj...