Re: Re: Whats so great?
by abc on Jan 12, 2012 08:06 PM
Gandhi and Sardar, who gave up their lucrative law practices to free India. Nehru (yes, Nehru)who gave up his palaces and joined Gandhi in every struggle and adopted aadmi's lifestyle But again, we are comparing freedom fighters with spiritual leaders. I don't quite understand as to why Swamiji spent 10 years in the US. I know he was a great person and someone who had seen Maa Kali due to the grace of his Guru. But why then spend half of his active life in the US and not in India?
Re: Re: Re: Whats so great?
by sumana on Jan 12, 2012 08:15 PM
You wouldnt have commented like this if you had read about his life history.Swamiji's main intention was social service to humanity.he had taken up the humanitarian aspect while gandhiji and nehru took up the political aspect.
Re: Re: Whats so great?
by bigben bigben on Jan 12, 2012 08:04 PM
Please read his writings before commenting. At least have that courtesy. What he gave India far outweighs some schools opened by RK mission.
Re: Re: Whats so great?
by ramdas lingam on Jan 12, 2012 09:28 PM
Mr Jadadish There are certain identities with which people are remembered for ever like gadhiji (Fasting) sardar patel (Iron man stroy) bhagat singh for his court proceeding that doesn't mean that they are limited to that. Likewise Vivekanada shot into fame with that famous speech. More over i did not know till now that otheralso participated along with him. So it is the starting point of his rise
Re: Whats so great?
by bigben bigben on Jan 12, 2012 08:02 PM
Please read his writings. It will change your life. It changed mine for sure. There is no greater man born in India in last 150 years than him. No doubt in my mind. All hindus should read vivekananda to get the real perspective of our own religion.
Re: Re: Whats so great?
by sumana on Jan 12, 2012 08:05 PM
Agreed, it did change my life too.Not only swamiji, but even ramakrishna paramahamsa as well as Mata sharada devi.
Re: Re: Re: Whats so great?
by Jagdish Reddy on Jan 12, 2012 09:17 PM
How did you change? you are commenting me on assuming my caste? Is that the change that you have gone through? You should be proud of this swamy for changing you this way. I read somewhere that, "ignorance is a bliss" :)
Re: Re: Re: Re: Whats so great?
by sumana on Jan 12, 2012 10:06 PM
Its a fact that majority of your members are what I described told by my telugu frnds, otherwise why does your own community loathe you people so much?btw Im a ramakrishna mission member.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Whats so great?
by Jagdish Reddy on Jan 12, 2012 10:12 PM
Just becase I happen to have a similar last name, you are judging me along with whatever you heard from a bunch. how can you generalize and comment on others based on caste? is that what you learnt from this swami? If you are working for this sect, i wonder how rest of the members in your religious sect act???!!
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Whats so great?
by sumana on Jan 12, 2012 10:28 PM
Im very proud of my sect and my religion hinduism unlike u converts.My sect is known for humanitarian service and im proud of it. Sad to say that people like u enhance the already tarnished reputation of your community.
Re: Whats so great?
by bigben bigben on Jan 12, 2012 08:02 PM
Please read his writings. It will change your life. It changed mine for sure. There is no greater man born in India in last 150 years than him. No doubt in my mind. All hindus should read vivekananda to get the real perspective of our own religion.
Re: Whats so great?
by guy giggling on Jan 12, 2012 08:03 PM
Well, there are religions made out of these mere speeches. Chr!_st!_anity, !s_lam are both exclusivly made out of books which are nothing but a collection of speeches.
Re: No one heard of this swami in US.
by bigben bigben on Jan 12, 2012 08:05 PM
Now nobody knows. I lived in US for 10 years. But back in 1900 he took the US by storm.
Re: No one heard of this swami in US.
by Huhumba Lulumba on Jan 12, 2012 08:06 PM
On November 11, 1995, a section of Michigan Avenue, one of the most prominent streets in Chicago, was formally renamed "Swami Vivekananda Way"
Re: Re: No one heard of this swami in US.
by Jagdish Reddy on Jan 12, 2012 08:09 PM
Name changing of street in Chicago is very easy. They have street names even after Jayalalitha. A few Indians living on any one particular street can request that in their community. In chicago they have street names after others such as Gandhi, Jinnah, blah blah..
Re: Re: Re: No one heard of this swami in US.
by Deep on Jan 12, 2012 08:18 PM
Do you think Michigan Avenue is just a street in Chicago. And that people have requested the name change shows that they know about him very well.
So instead of trying to prove yourself that you are ignorant why dont you go and read on Swami Vivekananda.
Re: Re: Re: No one heard of this swami in US.
by Abhijoy Mitra on Jan 12, 2012 08:21 PM
Jagdish do not compare a great scholar and a monk or a saint's name with the name of the politicians u saying about..You cannot place the name of Vivekananda alongwith the Jaylalitha,Jinnah,Nehru and Gandhi in the same column..
Re: Re: Re: Re: No one heard of this swami in US.
by Jagdish Reddy on Jan 12, 2012 09:10 PM
I was commenting on the street named after this swamy and somone posted, americans love him that is why they named the street after him. I was responding, that there are streets named after politicians too. So what is the big deal.
Re: No one heard of this swami in US.
by Abhijoy Mitra on Jan 12, 2012 08:18 PM
Jagdish Reddy the Ram Krishna Mission Institute of Culture offices is located almost at any big cities in Europe and USA..How can u say so that Swami Vivekananda is an unknown person there...Many foreigners too being member there in the mission... I am not saying just because Im from West Bengal (The birthplace of Vivekananda) but its a divine fact..
Re: Re: Fool!
by Abhijoy Mitra on Jan 12, 2012 08:26 PM
I support your sayings freewill.Vivekanada showed the Western about the enlightements of the Indians and their liberal thinkings are..We never follow the practice of convertimng people from their faiths by coercin as the narrow minded christian missionaries use to do even in this 21st century..There were many of his disciples and followers of his teachings in USA after the Chicago speech incidences in 1890 and thereafter, but they didnot changed from their christian faith as Vivekananda himself never appreciated converting peoples from their self-religions..
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by sumana on Jan 12, 2012 07:39 PM
Just read his life story bfr commenting.Swamiji started the ramakrishna mission which has been silently doing social service to the poor ever since its inception. Curse u for commenting on such a divine person.Be aware of your low class status first.
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by Abhijoy Mitra on Jan 12, 2012 08:37 PM
Sumanaji limited knowhow is too dangerous..That is what these people are who making deragatory remarks about him..
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by Jagdish Reddy on Jan 12, 2012 10:15 PM
Mitraji and Sumanaji, You are making deragatory remarks about reddy community. Are you color blind?
