Guest guest Posted August 26, 2002 Report Share Posted August 26, 2002 Re: Sunday London Interfaith Centre with Swami Yogeshananda. Indeed, Swami Yogeshananda is a sweet -- and a very knowledgeable, hard working, and sincere monk. We are lucky he is among us. We Americans are proud of him as an example of Western/American spirituality from its very soil. Edith Dear List >From time to time we share news about some of the activities we carry out in London. On Sunday 25th, we organised a talk at the London Interfaith Centre on the topic:- " Swami Vivekananda and the Interfaith Ideal " . The speaker was Swami Yogeshananda from the Atlanta Centre. The talk was well received. Swami Yogeshananda touched the hearts of the audience with his simple yet very incisive presentation. " What a sweet and wonderful monk! " someone remarked afterwards. We had a treat! jay Vivekananda Centre London Ramakrishna wrote: > > Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > Vivekananda Centre London > http://www.vivekananda.co.uk > ------ > > There are 6 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Re: Another controversial article on Swami Vivekananda > Jagannath Chatterjee <jagchat01 > 2. Re: Need of a Guru etc;. > " Anup Lahiry " <lahirya > 3. Articles concerning Swamiji > SRK Child <srkchild > 4. Re: Re: Article putting Swamiji's views in bad light.. > " Anup Lahiry " <lahirya > 5. Re: Fw: letter > " Anup Lahiry " <lahirya > 6. Event at the London Interfaith Centre > " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 1 > Sun, 25 Aug 2002 00:18:00 -0700 (PDT) > Jagannath Chatterjee <jagchat01 > Re: Another controversial article on Swami Vivekananda > > I think the list is doing a disservice by advertising > such articles. > > Jagannath. > > --- Vinayak Lohani <vinayaklohani wrote: > > > > This has been written by Prof. Sil of Oregon > > University.He has also written a book called > > 'Vivekananda:A Reassessment " . > > > > > http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/southasia/Narasingha.2.html#ftn.3 > > > > > > > > > > > > Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > > > > Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > http://finance. > > ______________________ > ______________________ > > Message: 2 > Sun, 25 Aug 2002 11:34:03 -0400 > " Anup Lahiry " <lahirya > Re: Need of a Guru etc;. > > Dear Sunil, Did you translate that Kabir's Doha? Great job. > Anup > - > Sunil Sudhakar > Ramakrishna > Tuesday, August 20, 2002 1:55 PM > [sri Ramakrishna] Need of a Guru etc;. > > Dear Gaurav > > With due respects, I appreciate your concerns regarding my utter lack of it. > > You are 22 years young and I feel very happy for you. Continue asking sincere questions and you will find your way. Throw away all baggage of hearsay and superstition and be rational......we never know when madness will creep in if we start discussing the irrational. > I also like Kabir's Dohas very much. Since you also read Kabir, Here is one I would like to share with you: > > Moko Kahan Dhoonde Re( Where do you search me?) > > Where do you search me? > I am with you > Not in pilgrimage, nor in icons > Neither in solitudes > Not in temples, nor in mosques > Neither in Kaba nor in Kailash > I am with you o man > I am with you > Not in prayers, nor in meditation > Neither in fasting > Not in yogic exercises > Neither in renunciation > Neither in the vital force nor in the body > Not even in the ethereal space > Neither in the womb of Nature > Not in the breath of the breath > Seek earnestly and discover > In but a moment of search > Says Kabir, Listen with care > Where your faith is, I am there. > > Love and regards > > Sunil > > Dear Mr. Sunil > Nice to receive ur reply , its nice that some people are still working or > thinking for the betterment of society or for the upliftment of human race > but still I want to say that it may be that you may have much more > expereience than me as i am still not too old (22yrs) in terms of wordly > matter , but i remember one Saying of Kabir ji , he said to a person named > Sarvajeet who came to had a debate on religious matters with Kabir ji , he > was well versed in all Vedas and religious books , he asked Kabirji to > have a debate on vedas , etc (Sashtrath) but Kabirji said Your and mine > heart will not become one because you will say what you have read and I will > say what i have seen . So friend its of no use to Just read and had > disscussion about God unless and until you realise him and it is rule of > Nature that no one in this world has attained God without A Guru . My work > was just simply to invoke a feeling within you so that that search for god > is startrd , friend search for such a master who can practically make you > realise God becoz such a guru is still in this world now also so plz think > and if you feel then search > bye > gaurav > gaurav_singh12@ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~response to~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Dear Gaurav > > Yes! But the most important thing is to be looking for the answers to some > sincere questions. > Trust life well enough to lead us on the right path( It can be very > difficult sometimes!). All the things will happen in time. > > Why do we need a guru? Or why do we need a spiritual life(or is a spiritual > life to be differentiated from our own normal life). You may want to read > some books on the lives of great saints and wonder in what manner it relates > to your life(if at all). Question everything and sincerely search for the > answers(you will need solitude to pursue these questions). Take nothing for > granted till then. > > Use thoughts and feelings to look at the answers and see in what manner it > relates to your personal experience. > Trust yourself to find whatever you need. > > All the above I take as advise for myself. Wishing me the very best. > > Sunil > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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