Satisfactory day in London

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Dear List,

 

Let us share our experiences in London. Today has been an exhausting and

satisfactory day indeed.

 

Advanced level Hinduism examinations in the morning

The morning started with our candidates sitting for Advanced level examination

set by

London University Board. The questions on Philosophy of Religion Module touching

on topics like:-

(a) Analyse the strengths and weaknesses of argument for existence of God based

on

religious experience... The questions on Hinduism Module like:- Examine the

context

of the modern development of Hinduism and analyse the significance of (i)

Ramakrishna

in this development.. As you can see the modules are well geared for presenting

the

key teachings of Swami Vivekananda. The educational work we do through our

centre

is paying dividends.

 

St Ethelberga's Church in the afternoon

In the afternoon we had to offer a talk at one of the most ancient restored

churches in

the City of London - 'St Ethelberga's in Bishopsgate'. The topic: " Religious

Pluralism. "

At the end of the talk the Chairperson, Sir Sigmund asked, " You have spoken well

but can you tell us a bit more about this 'Vivekananda'? ..Why have we not heard

of him

before? .......Our response, " Because he did not start a movement in his name,

as that

would have gone against everything he stood for which is: " The most

Comprehensive

Spirituality the world has ever witnessed " ... The talk was well received. It is

encounters

like these that make us very confident that London is the place where Swami

Vivekananda's legacy will gather momentum.

 

Willesden Green temple class in the Evening.

The day ended with a Hinduism class in a temple. This was the final session for

this

academic year. The love and gratitude expressed by all the students was very

touching..... A little boy of 6 called 'Purushottam' offered us a token present

for

running the classes. " Purushottam is pleased with us " ....what more can one ask

for?

 

jay

Vivekananda Centre London