I read and I also know Vivekananda; Vivekananda concept of Hinduism and the Odissa incident of Vivekananda, is narrated here and connected to Cong Prince statement (and Puri sankaracharya also? ) and DMK stalin cum udhayanidhi? It is not clear from Mr Giri and Sekar. Hinduism is never a religion; it is a way of life for the world, to take it in each human way, think and act. Religion has a boundary; limitations; control; syllabus; restrictions. But the way of life is as broad as the sky. Boundless; expansive; leaves every one to choose; think and act according to their convenience and change as time advances. Dharma is never defined but has only an inclusive definition. Hence many times, the expansion takes a different route. However all the walker reaches only a destination devised. Hence yogas; many religions from that life in a small sector; in that there are constricted views also, about which, the progressive , does not react, though hurt others. Vivekananda is a learned; different from Ramakrishna ParamaHamsa; thought differently sitting within a frame of mind, without breaking the path; Dayananda saraswathy was another; Arabindo another; where Sri ramanujar broke the vedas principle ,unlike Madhwa, still the sky-Hinduism , bears everything. Vivekananda defied the Kasi-pundits. He may look different in the eyes of the odisha. But Puri's statement was different; he has no right to assert that Brahmins are greater than all; and added that the PM shall not go near the Rama at Ayodhya; and hence he is avoiding reaching Ayodhya. Yet Rahul and DMK and co twisted it as sankaracharyas had disowned ayodhya as Prna prathishta is being done,in an incomplete structure. So some one's words were twisted; knowing fully well that Ayodhya will bury deep INDI under the earth, reacted against as Mamta is doing. Vivekananda can also be called a nasthika at times. Crossing the sea was an offence. The brahmin fascists always use the trump cards , to react so that they think, all of them can survive. But...........KR IRS 17124
On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 at 10:21, 'venkat giri' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > * Respected Sir/s,* > *Excerpts on the subject from* > *S.N. Sahu served as Officer on Special Duty to President of India K.R. > Narayanan.* > > > > > > > > *A Lesson on Temples from Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda was not > allowed to visit Odisha temples after his return to India following his > triumphant visit to the USA in 1893 to address several lectures including > in the famous event organised by World Parliament of Religions in Chicago. > It is a coincidence that the birth anniversary of Swami > Vivekananda was celebrated on January 12 when there is massive publicity > campaign launched by Narendra Modi regime for the consecration of Ram in > Ayodhya on January 22, exactly in the same site where on December 6, 1992, > the Babri mosque was demolished and Supreme Court held that to be an > egregious violation of rule law. There is massive controversy being > generated by BJP around Congress leaders and others who declined to > participate in the much hyped-consecration ceremony. Four > Shankaracharya also declined to participate on several grounds, one of > which is that the temple is not completely constructed and so it is in > contravention of scriptural injunction not to consecrate the deity in an > incomplete shrine. Note that Swami Vivekananda was not allowed > to visit Odisha temples after his return to India following his triumphant > visit to the USA in 1893 to address several lectures including in the > famous event organised by World Parliament of Religions in Chicago. > So, here is an example of cerebral monk of Hinduism who mesmerised > Americans by his brilliant exposition of spirituality and Vedanta and yet > was told that he would not be allowed entry to temples of Odisha. In Volume > 5 of Swami Vivekananda’s Complete Works, on page number 171, there is a > letter Swami ji wrote to one Josephine MacLeod. In that, he wrote with > anguish, “I do not know whether it will be possible to see the Orissan > temples in company with your Japanese friends”.“I do not know”, he added, > “whether I shall be allowed myself owing to my eating “Mlechchha > Food”.While Swami Vivekananda was dubbed as “mlechchha food” eater because > he ate food cooked by Christians in America and was not allowed to enter > those temples of Orissa, present day Odisha, now Congress leaders refusing > to join the Ram temple event in Ayodhya are dubbed as Ram-drohis or > traitors to Ram. It is illuminating to not that Swami Vivekananda > also reflected on the establishment of Indian National Congress which was > established in 1885 by Allan Octavian Hume, a British national.Eleven years > later in 1896 while Vivekananda was in London, he was asked a question: > “Have you given any attention to the Indian National Congress moment?” In > his response he said that he did not pay enough attention to it and added, > “…I regard the movement as significant, and heartily wish it > success.”Explaining further, he said that a nation was being made out of > different races which in terms of variety remained no less plural than > different peoples of Europe. He interpreted the acquisition of Indian trade > by several European countries such as Britain, Dutch, Portugal and French > as “a turning point in the history of humanity” and described that the > trade and commerce of India played a tremendous part in the civilisation > of the world.When asked in what direction it would proceed to attain > finality, Vivekananda very presciently, said that it would lead to, in his > words, “…the working out of India’s homogeneity, in her acquiring what we > may call democratic ideas.” He went on to state that monopoly over > intelligence and education by a cultured few should come to an end, > provision of education should be accompanied with compulsory education and > immense power of people should be utilised to actualise India’s potential. > When Vivekananda was asked if India was sensitive and conscious of the > awakening that he alluded to, his response was: “Perfectly conscious, The > world perhaps sees it chiefly in the Congress movement and in the field of > social reform.”In 1898 when someone told Swami ji that India National > Congress and other patriotic organisations were carrying on strenuous > agitation and petitioning the British government, he remarked that the > rulers’ duty was to address the problems of the people. In that context he > flagged the point as to who would continue to place people’s issues before > the government. He asked, “Where are the men who are the able to keep up > things demanded?” and suggested, “So make men first”.And so it was that > Swami Vivekananda spoke thus of just 13 years after the establishment of > Congress in 1885. This organisation is now criticised by none other than > Prime Minister Narendra Modi for having been set up by a foreigner. > <https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/afternoon-brief-congress-founded-by-foreigner-pm-modis-jibe-and-all-the-latest-news-101690268315900.html>Vivekananda’s > ideas in the context of agitationsSwami Vivekananda’s words “Where are the > men who are able to keep up things demanded” resonate in the several > movements of people including the Bharat Jodo Yatra and now the Bharat Jodo > Nyay Yatra, being launched on January 14. His vision is being carried > forward by people engaged in several agitations with the ability to “keep > up things demanded.”That was why Swami Vivekananda was often invoking the > stirring words of the Upanishad, “Arise, awake and stop not till the goal > is reached”. Rajiv Gandhi as prime minister of India had started > celebrating Swami Vivekananda’s birthday as National Youth Day. Days after > his birth anniversary, India must remain tuned to his words uttered in > Chicago – that “sectarianism, bigotry and its horrible descendent > fanaticism drenched the earth with the blood of innocents”, and hope that > the bell that tolled to announce the commencement of the World Parliament > of Religions would be the death knell of > fanaticism.-----RegardsV.SridharanTrichy* > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/852595865.1565085.1705467098871%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/852595865.1565085.1705467098871%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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