Swami Vivekananda- July 4th the Mahasamadhi day - Part-2

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Radhe Krishna To all,

 

Swami Vivekananda is one of the beacons that showed the light of the rich

culture and heritage of the Sanatana Dharma to other parts of the world.

 

Yesterday happens to be the Mahasamadhi day of Swami Vivekananda.  Let us

reminisce this great soul on this day.

 

Swami Vivekananda Part-2

  

As a young man he was greatly influenced by Keshab Chandra Sen and his

organization the Brahmo Samaj. Brahmo Samaj believed in the formless aspect of

God and condemned idol worship. They were committed to Social reforms. Narendra

did not support blind belief and always desired first hand information. Swami

Vivekananda had read most of the western authors and met many great leaders and

eminent scholars. But none could satiate his questioning mind about the

existence of God. The scholars who excelled in debates had no direct experience

of God. Therefore, their explanations did not satisfy Narendra.

 

Providence led Narendra to Sri Ramakrishna, the simple illiterate priest in the

Dakshineshwar Kali Temple. Sri Ramakrishna had practised not only the various

paths in Sanatana Dharma but also the spiritual paths of all other religions and

declared that all paths led to the same goal – realization of the Self. In all

ways Sri Ramakrishna was different from the aristocratic and highly educated

Narendra. But it was this simple, illiterate Kali Temple priest who drew

Vivekananda to himself as would a magnet a piece of iron. To the question about

the existence of God, Sri Ramakrishna replied that God did exist and that he

could see him as vividly as he saw Narendra. Narendra was deeply attracted by

Sri Ramakrishna though he could not accept his ideas, initially. He mistook the

spiritual trances experienced by Sri Ramakrishna as mere figments of the mind.

 

As a member of Brahmo Samaj he could not accept Sri Ramakrishna’s worship of

Kali.

 

But gradually, Sri Ramakrishna transformed the impatient young man into one who

renounced everything for the sake of realizing the Truth. Narendra who had

nurtured deep affection for Sri Ramakrishna, whole heartedly accepted Sri

Ramakrishna as his Guru.

 

After the death of his father, Narendra realized the state of his family. His

father had not saved much and relatives tried to usurp even their house. Pushed

to sudden poverty, Narendra rushed to Sri Ramakrishna for help. He asked his

Master to talk to Kali and remove their poverty. Sri Ramakrishna asked him to

speak to Kali.

 

!!! Will Continue !!!

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

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