Guest guest Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 Dear List members I have an important meeting with the heads of educational bodies in the UK in September. I wish to impress on them the relevance of Vivekananda in portraying contemporary Hinduism. I know that the Times of India did a survey at the end of year 2000 asking the readers to vote for the 'Spiritual light of India in the last century' and I understand Vivekananda came at the top of the list. The academic institutes in the West sometimes think Gandhi should head such a list or that some of the more recent figureheads who are better known in the West are the key proponents of mainstream Hinduism. I wish to tidy up the picture hence these statistics are very important. I wish to know how the top ten personalities scored. Can someone help get me the full details? If there is anything else I can use please let me know. My aim is not to promote Vivekananda as the head of some new sectarian body but to emphasis that the most comprehensive and comprehensible face of Hinduism is teachings of Vivekananda! His teachings have to be the key reference point for understanding modern Hinduism. Sri Ramakrishna's teachings are already part of Advanced level Hinduism syllabus but Complete works of Vivekananda are still not used as reference material. I wish to change that. Only Prof Ninian Smart the eminent Professor in this field of Religious Education in the UK has recognised the relevance of Vivekananda when he mentioned in his book 'World Religions': " It is with Vivekananda that Hinduism as an all-India religion came into being " jay Vivekananda Centre London Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 Ramakrishna , " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda@b...> wrote: > Dear List members > > I have an important meeting with the heads of educational bodies in the > UK in September. I wish to impress on them the relevance of Vivekananda > in portraying contemporary Hinduism. I know that the Times of India did a > survey at the end of year 2000 asking the readers to vote for the > 'Spiritual light of India in the last century' and I understand Vivekananda > came at the top of the list. The academic institutes in the West sometimes > think Gandhi should head such a list or that some of the more recent > figureheads who are better known in the West are the key proponents > of mainstream Hinduism. I wish to tidy up the picture hence these > statistics > are very important. I wish to know how the top ten personalities scored. > Can someone help get me the full details? If there is anything else I can > use please let me know. > > My aim is not to promote Vivekananda as the head of some new sectarian > body but to emphasis that the most comprehensive and comprehensible face > of Hinduism is teachings of Vivekananda! His teachings have to be the key > reference point for understanding modern Hinduism. > Sri Ramakrishna's teachings are already part of Advanced level Hinduism > syllabus but Complete works of Vivekananda are still not used as reference > material. I wish to change that. Only Prof Ninian Smart the eminent > Professor > in this field of Religious Education in the UK has recognised the relevance > of Vivekananda when he mentioned in his book 'World Religions': " It is with > Vivekananda that Hinduism as an all-India religion came into being " Namaste Jay, Sister Nivedita's Preface to the 1st edition of Swamiji's Complete Works is an admirable summary. Best wishes for your success, Sunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 Ramakrishna , " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda@b...> wrote: > Dear List members > > I have an important meeting with the heads of educational bodies in the > UK in September. I wish to impress on them the relevance of Vivekananda > in portraying contemporary Hinduism. Namaste, There is a booklet - World Thinkers on Ramakrishna-Vivekananda - ed. by Sw. Lokeshwarananda, publ. by The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture,Calcutta,1983. pp. 32-64 are about Swamiji. No more need be said! Regards, Sunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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