Swami Vivekananda - The Divine

Life of Ramakrishna was a "Searchlight" In November 1894, when Vivekananda was staying in the United States and was very busy in conducting public and private lectures, he wrote a letter to Alasinga Perumal (dated 30 November 1894), one of his most beloved disciple. In that letter he wrote. "The life of Shri Ramakrishna was an extraordinary searchlight under whose illumination one is able to really understand the whole scope of Hindu religion. He was the object-lesson of all the theoretical knowledge given in the Shâstras (scriptures). He showed by his life what the Rishis and Avatâras really wanted to teach. The books were theories, he was the realisation. This man had in fifty-one years lived the five thousand years of national spiritual life and so raised himself to be an object-lesson for future generations."

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Sri Sri Ramakrishna speaks about Narendra: Pointing to Narendra, the Master said: "You all see this boy. He behaves that way here. A naughty boy seems very gentle when with his father. But he is quite another person when he plays in the chandni. Narendra and people of his type belong to the class of the everfree. They are never entangled in the world. When they grow a little older they feel the awakening of inner consciousness and go directly toward God. They come to the world only to teach others. They never care for anything of the world. They are never attached to 'woman and gold'. "The Vedas speak of the homa bird. It lives high up in the sky and there it lays its egg. As soon as the egg is laid it begins to fall; but it is so high up that it continues to fall for many days. As it falls it hatches, and the chick falls. As the chick falls its eyes open; it grows wings. As soon as its eyes open, it realizes that it is falling and will be dashed to piece...

" MY WHOLE AMBITION IN LIFE IS TO SET IN MOTION MACHINERY WHICH WILL BRING NOBLE IDEAS TO THE DOOR OF EVERYBODY, AND THEN LET MEN AND WOMEN SETTLE THEIR OWN FATE.LET THEM KNOW WHAT OUR FOREFATHERS AS WELL AS OTHER NATIONS HAVE THOUGHT ON THE MOST MOMENTOUS QUESTIONS OF LIFE. WE ARE TO PUT THE CHEMICALS TOGETHER; THE CRYSTALLIZATION WILL BE DONE BY NATURE ACCORDING TO HER LAWS. KEEP THE MOTTO BEFORE YOU "ELEVATION OF THE MASSES WITHOUT INJURING THEIR RELIGION ” - SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

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Swami Vivekananda on Concentration Let your life in the world be nothing but a thinking to yourself. Whatever exists has a reason; find that reason. Concentration is the essence of all knowledge, nothing can be done without it. The mind has to be made malleable like clay. Just as clay sticks wherever you throw it, so the mind must be made to dwell upon whatever object you concentrate it. https://www.facebook.com/VivekanandaTheSaint/

Swami Vivekananda on women Once, a certain social reformer went to Vivekananda and asked, “It is great that you also support women, what shall I do? I want to reform them. I want to support this.” Then Vivekananda said, “Hands off. You do not have to do anything about them; just leave them alone. They will do what they have to do.” This is all that is needed. It is not that a man has to reform a woman. If he just gives room, she will do what is necessary. https://www.facebook.com/VivekanandaTheSaint/