Swami Vivekananda 1

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Swami Vivekananda: The Universal Man

[b. 12 January 1863; S. 4 July 1902]

 

Swami Vivekananda = Narendra = Narendranath = Naren

Sri Ramakrishna = Master = Thakur

 

Part 1

 

Rarely does humanity witness a combination of a great Guru (Spiritual

Teacher) and equally capable Shishya (spiritual aspirant). Upanishads

and the Gita do mention of such noble pairs, when the fully primed

aspirant seeking higher knowledge humbly bows down to the Teacher, and

says, " O sir, please tell me 'what is that by knowing which nothing else

remains to be known'. Give me that, acquiring which all desires nullify.

O gracious one, I surrender at your feet; please tell me what is right

for me. " And the compassionate Teacher describes the nature of Atman and

Brahman; starting as external reality to begin with, but culminating

into true knowledge of our inner soul as Brahman. As Guru spoke, so did

the aspirant (sadhaka) experience the Truth contained in those words. It

was as if a film on Brahman was being run in front of the yearning

aspirant.

 

One such pair flourished in the last two decades of nineteenth century,

when Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsa sculpted the most wonderful masterpiece

in the form of Swami Vivekananda out of raw, skeptical, rational but

fearless and dynamic Narendranath. Their association has unleashed such

a tremendous spiritual force that it has already started destroying the

dross and dreary ignorance covering the minds and hearts of mankind all

over the globe.

 

Continued... 2

 

[birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda falls on 15th January 2001.]

 

c s shah

 

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