Guest guest Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 This posting on our list has come at an opportune moment..I gave a talk at De Montfort University yesterday....I told the youth....the salvation of India lies through the salvation of England...Most of the youngsters who attend our classes, who help us with the work we do are Hindu girls....so when we read this posting we see a prophecy coming true..............regards jay Earlier postings can be seen at http://www.vivekananda.btinternet.co.uk/veda.htm SWAMI VIVEKANANDA ON THE VEDAS AND UPANISHADS By Sister Gayatriprana part 231 In the West women rule; all influence and power are theirs. If bold and talented [indian] women… versed in Vedanta go to England to preach, I am sure that every year hundreds of men and women will become blessed by adopting the religion of the land of Bharata…. England will be stirred, what to speak of America! If an Indian woman in Indian dress preached there the religion which fell from the lips of the rishis of India - I see a prophetic vision - there will rise a great wave which will inundate the whole Western world. Will there be no woman in the land of Maitreyi, Khana, Lilavati, Savitri and Ubhayabharati who will venture to do this? The Lord knows, England we shall conquer, England we shall possess, through the power of spirituality. "There is no other way of salvation" [shwe. Up., 3.8] Can salvation ever come by getting up meetings and societies? Our conquerors must be made devas [gods] by the power of our spirituality…. Conquest of England, Europe and America - this should be our one supreme mantra at the present; in it lies the well-being of India. Expansion is the sign of life - we must spread over the world with our spiritual ideas. (86) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Jay, I'm not sure what you mean by " the salvation of India lies through the salvation of England. " By converting the ignorant masses of England (and America) to Vedanta you will somehow validate yourselves in your own eyes or the eyes of the world? Do practitioners of Vedanta have anything to prove to anyone? I know Swamiji spoke a lot to uplift his downtrodden countrymen- and women- and appealed to their nationalism so that they would have the self-respect to feel proud and seek freedom and independence. But isn't this a little dated today? Nationalism is really the poison that divides the world today. I don't get all these appeals to nationalism and this talk about " we " , " India " , and " the West " and " conquering. " Is Truth the exclusive monopoly of India and Hindus? I definitely get the feeling that this list is more and more about India, Indians, and Hinduism and less about the Eternal Truth that Sri Ramakrisna taught. I hope I'm wrong. RD --- Vivekananda Centre <vivekananda wrote: > > > This posting on our list has come at an opportune > moment..I gave a talk at De Montfort University > yesterday....I told the youth....the salvation of > India lies through the salvation of England...Most > of the youngsters who attend our classes, who help > us with the work we do are Hindu girls....so when we > read this posting we see a prophecy coming > true..............regards jay >Conquest of England, Europe and America - this should be our one supreme mantra at the present; in it lies the well-being of India. Expansion is the sign of life - we must spread over the world with our spiritual ideas. (86) All your favorites on one personal page – Try My Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 > Jay, > > I'm not sure what you mean by " the salvation of > India lies through the salvation of England. " By > converting the ignorant masses of England <snip> -------------------------response------------------------- Dear Richard The postings we are getting comes from the book written by Sister Gayatriprana on the works of Swami Vivekananda. When and under what circumstances Swami Vivekananda said those words should be taken into account before jumping to conclusion that Swami Vivekananda is promoting 'nationalism' over 'internationalism' What Swami Vivekananda says in this posting is ironic indeed. I am about to send a longer posting of the Vedanta work unfolding in England. jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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