questions on India in swamiji's view

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hi all,

namaste.

 

Swamiji speaks of India as a land of peace and harmony

ie a kind of cultural entity which has carried on its

tradition for centuries.

 

I am interested to know the about the following in

regard to this statement

 

1. What exactly is the idea of Swamiji about India as

a nation ? {based on religion, ethnicity, culture,

language ?}

 

2. If we are to draw geographical boundaries of India,

which swamiji speaks of, what all regions will it

cover ? {eg. Shrilanka, Nepal, Tibet, north-eastern

states of India, Myanmar, Afghanistan, NW frontier of

Pakistan etc. ?}

 

3. What exactly is the word used by swamiji in his

Bengali literature to refer India ? {is it Bharat (eg.

as in Prabuddha Bharata) or Hindustan (because of

Sindhu river - word used by Mahatma Gandhi and others

of his time) or both } What else words he uses to

refer to India ?

 

4. Who is an Indian and what distinguishes him from

rest of the humanity ? {ideals, special duties, way of

thinking etc of an Indian as Swamiji visualises}

 

Questions on these lines were asked to me and I would

be very grateful if somebody can let me know the

answer, or the references from complete works or any

other book of the Order.

 

Apart from these,

a. In which period of Indian history did India shine

as a abode for golden sparrow, as described by some

popular descriptions and songs - Vedic Period, Gupta

period, or any other recorded period ?

 

b. In other words, which is the golden period of

Indian History where all our glorious ideas of

religion, administration, art, culture and others

were implemented ?

 

Thanks and regards,

Vikas

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Ramakrishna , vikas akalwadi

<vikas_akalwadi> wrote:

 

 

> references from complete works or any

> other book of the Order.

>

> Apart from these,

> a. In which period of Indian history did India shine

> as a abode for golden sparrow, as described by some

> popular descriptions and songs - Vedic Period, Gupta

> period, or any other recorded period ?

>

> b. In other words, which is the golden period of

> Indian History where all our glorious ideas of

> religion, administration, art, culture and others

> were implemented ?

 

Namaste,

 

Swamiji's 'Lectures From Colombo to Almora' are the best

source for quotations on these questions.

 

Ashoka's empire, and a couple of centuries before and

after, perhaps would be considered as the golden period, for the

'nation' as a whole. Mahabharata certainly all the elements included

in it, but not on the scale Ashoka' expansion.

 

The Krita Yuga, the Vedic period, has set the standard by

which to judge humanity's aspirations and progress.

 

 

Regards,

 

Sunder