Guest guest Posted March 11, 1996 Report Share Posted March 11, 1996 I got a query from one of our friends on this bhakti list whether Swami Vivekananda himself believed in heaven/hell considering it is specified in the itihasa/puranas. I should first check his books before answering categorically, but distinctly remember him saying that "at the higher levels, all concepts of heaven and hell are given up in Vedanta". Considering that advaitins consider their interpretation of the Vedanta to be the "higher level", this should answer the question. Swami Vivekananda makes numerous very respectful references to Sri Ramanuja, quoting him with approval many times, and of course disagreeing with him on points of advaita. His lectures on the thoughts of "bhagavan Ramanuja" are very sweet to read. RS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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