Swamiji - The Texas Barrel incident

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From " Vivekananda a Biography " by Swami Nikhilananda, Page # 170

Published by Advaita Ashrama, Calcutta, Fourth Edition, June 1982

 

 

" The Swami had a strange experience in a small American town, where

he was confronted by a number of college boys who had been living

there on a ranch as cowboys. They heard him descrive the power of

concentration, through which a man could become completely oblivious

of the outside world. So they decided to put him to test and invited

him to lecture to them. A wooden tub was placed, with bottom up, to

serve as a platform. The Swami commenced his address and soon appeared

to be lost in his subject. Suddenly shots were fired in his direction,

and bullets went whizzing past his ears. But the Swami continued his

lecture as though nothing was happening. When he had finished, the

young men flocked about him and congratulated him as a good fellow "

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ramakrishna , " Brad Stephan " <brad@w...> wrote:

> Dear Vijay:

>

> Would like to read more about that " Texas Barrel " incident. Where

might you direct me?

>

> Thanks,

> Brad

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Ramakrishna , " suresh_rathnam "

<suresh_rathnam> wrote:

> From " Vivekananda a Biography " by Swami Nikhilananda, Page # 170

> Published by Advaita Ashrama, Calcutta, Fourth Edition, June 1982

 

Namaste,

 

The same incident is also narrated in " The Life of Swami

Vivekananda " , by his Eastern & Western Disciples,5th edition,

Aug. 1979, Advaita Ashrama , Mayavati, pp. 454-455.

 

 

Regards,

 

Sunder