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273 Should children also be intoxicated with ViveEkAnanda stuff?

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Blind beliefs, cults in businesses, will not leave even children to learn facts on their own, gradually from their environment. Churches, Madrasas, VidyAlayas, brainwashing is omni-present. discussion topics: childhood, films Reports indicate that one Telugu language film is going to be released shortly covering biography and preachings of Swami Vivekananda. According to film director Mr. Suresh Bujji, "I remember watching the kids' version of 'Ramayana' many years ago. I liked how the makers treated the same story from the perspective of youngsters. By doing so, they managed to draw the attention of youngsters as well to watch and appreciate the film. I've done something similar with my film," "My film Prabhath, grandson of politician P. Janardhan Reddy, in the title of Vivekananda. The rest of the cast also features child actors with a little or no cinematic experience. This film will appeal to adults as well as kids," "It...

272 Mr. Shashi Tharoor and Swami Vivekananda शशी थारूर और स्वामी विवेकानंद

Here is a link of Indian Express, Tiruvanantapuram Edition dated 14th September 2013, which contains a demand by a Senior BJP leader, asking for apology of Shashi Tharoor, for calling Swami Vivekananda. Click to go to Indian Express in a new window. http://newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Demeaning-statement-on-Swami-Shashi-Tharoor%E2%80%99s-apology-sought/2013/09/14/article1784192.ece?commentId=126225&pageNumber=2#comment-126225 A brief quote from IExpress: “Shashi Tharoor has hurt the sentiments of the country. It was former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi who declared Swami Vivekananda as a role model for the youth. Following this, Swamiji’s birthday, January 12, is being celebrated as the National Youth day. Now Tharoor has depicted him as an alcoholic. He should realise his fault and tender a sincere apology to the youth of the country,” Rajagopal said. . Comments by readers on that page show that they were also hurt. I myself find it excruciating to continue w...

#271 More replies to comments of Shri Aseem Mishra

Mr. Aseem Mishra said as under October 11, 2013 at 1:03 PM. Here again you do not contradict me at all. Your premise is , one who does that, eats that blah blah...is not a yogi!! How do you know?? Are you the one?? No so much hatred , spending so much time to criticise one without being sure if you are correct or not (going by logic I am "judging" you by your external moves)...if you are right then you are not a yogi and if you are nota yogi you may not be right!! Moreover You are lakeer ke fakeer...try hard to understand..I said vyadh gita also explains that. So to practise it one needs to be the author of vyadh gita?? If vivekannad was a nonsense so be it...why do you care? Bring out 100 morons and they will abuse most intelligent people on the planet..who cares? I am not inclined to convince you. But you remain stuck with your turtles fish etc and if you are lucky go and see some accomplished aughad eating raw meat and a poorna gyaani...he will give you chena ka rasg...

#270 Why distribute only complimentary books and posters?

One website gave great publicity with a large number of photos. ...In all around 1200 Lecturers and 2500 students participated in the programme series Viveka Samsmarana. Every student was given a complimentary book and a poster of Swami Vivekananda & every Lecturer was given with a set of books on value education and a poster of Swami Vivekananda.... Personal view of ybrao a donkey. Readers need not agree with me. Readers with delicate feelings which may be hurt, are requested not to read the following comments. Why distribute only complementary books and posters? Some special dishes cooked from shad fish and turtles can be served. Special lectures can be arranged on differences between American turtles and Indian turtles. American guests can be specially invited to share the dishes. International Seminars and Conferences can be held for discussing differences between the tastes of American turtles and Indian turtles. No need to say that large amounts might have been c...

269 Replies to comments of Shri Aseem Mishra

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How Great Monks are to be distinguished from ordinary mendicants? How Great Monks are to be differentiated from common householders? What should be the characteristic features of a Nation-Uplifter? An Indian housewife dropping some stale / hardened chapati (flat pan cake) into the alms-bag of a Great Monk in Calcutta, be quoted as an example in California to American Aristocratic Audience, as an example of his suffering? Did Swami Vivekananda take into consideration, the pitiable state of the poor Indian Housewives, who had dropped stale chapatis into the alms-bags of Indian Monks? Indian Rich Housewives do not have this problem of dropping something into alms-bags, because they ensure that their main-doors/gates are closed all the times. The appeals/beseechments/cries of the monks/mendicants cannot reach into the dining halls of rich homes, several rooms away inside. Still-richer Merchants/LandLords/Industrialists employ watchmen at their gates to ward away alm-seeking mendican...

#268 Dividing line among personal morals- social morals- imposed morals -codes of conduct

A sincere internet-writer wrote. ... Now at the outset, let me be clear. I am not against satisfying senses. I am not any of those sorts of ‘pious’ souls who advise people about morality. In fact, morality is a dirty word for me. Morality is always ARTIFICIALLY imposed. ... swAmi vivEkAnanda wrote to his Alambazar Math. To Members of the Alambazar Math High View, Caversham, Reading, 27th April, 1896 {original in Bengali} Dear {members of the Alambazar Math}, . . . Let me write something for you all. It is not for gaining personal authority that I do this, but for your good and for fulfilling the purpose for which the Lord came. He gave me the charge of you all, and you shall contribute to the great well?being of the world though most of you are not yet aware of it this is the special reason of my writing to you. It will be a great pity if any feeling of jealousy or egotism gain ground amongst you. Is it possible for those to establish cordial relations on earth who cannot cordi...

#267 Here Princes draw my carriage

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...