Swamiji's teachings are relevant and valid even today and are a great source of inspiration to us all. Let us all remember him and pay our humble respects to Swamiji!!
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He was of course a Great and Brilliant person in every way....But sadly enough while most people would remember the birthdays of filmstars, such people are easily forgotten by the masses and it is an irony of life that Swami Vivekananda was extremely concerned about the common man and his every day problems and tried to enlighten them with his own knowledge and perception.
I pay my humble respects to this Great man !
I pay my humble respects to this Great man !
He was of course a Great and Brilliant person in every way....But sadly enough while most people would remember the birthdays of filmstars, such people are easily forgotten by the masses and it is an irony of life that Swami Vivekananda was extremely concerned about the common man and his every day problems and tried to enlighten them with his own knowledge and perception.
I pay my humble respects to this Great man !
True Usha! That is indeed the irony! He especially was more concerned about the youth who have much more energy, zeal and enthusiasm towards achieving better things in life and that if this energy was diverted towards nation building, we would become a superpower in no time at all. But sadly, it is all lost upon the youth who are more busy keeping themselves spruced up and dancing to the tunes of lewd, raunchy songs with drinks in hand!!
He was of course a Great and Brilliant person in every way....But sadly enough while most people would remember the birthdays of filmstars, such people are easily forgotten by the masses and it is an irony of life that Swami Vivekananda was extremely concerned about the common man and his every day problems and tried to enlighten them with his own knowledge and perception.
I pay my humble respects to this Great man !
Bang on! Even presidents and prime ministers take his name and ask others to follow him but do they conscientiously do so? In his brief stay in this planet, he strove hard to direct our attention to the most positive aspects in our life. Religion to him rested on actions. Indeed, a revolutionary concept to link it to our existential problems not a form of escapism. He displayed brilliant insight into analyzing and diagnosing India' problems which still hold valid and true. According to him, India's problem mainly centred around the horrific conditions of women and people belonging to lower castes. He was relentless in his crusade against both. That condemning a vast populace to such ignominious and inhuman existence would spell doom for a nation was crystal clear to him. He combined both our spiritual heritage and scientific temper. When he met Jamshetji Tata on board the ship which was taking him to Chicago, he came to know from him the purpose of his visit was to set up a match-box factory and he advised him to seriously think of setting up a steel factory! He was so impressed with the use of electricity in America that he asked his brother not to pursue law but study electrical engineering. Such was his level of pragmatism. He famously once said that men make money but money doesn't make men ( here the use 'men' meant both men and women). Sadly have we put him on such a high pedestal that he is beyond our reach in our day to day life!! His bold ideas on socialism were shaped when even 'marxism' was in its infancy!!!
He is my idol and I feel teachings are well suited for youth. The development of any country is dependent on youth. I pay my tribute to this great philosopher
I am really glad that he was born more than a century ago else he would have been deeply pained to see the youth of this country busy raping women and the so-called leaders of trying like hell to put their feet in their mouths!
The sparse replies to this thread also proves that no one is interested in discussing the positive things or serious thoughts! :blink: Really sad!
He is my idol and I feel teachings are well suited for youth. The development of any country is dependent on youth. I pay my tribute to this great philosopher
I am really glad that he was born more than a century ago else he would have been deeply pained to see the youth of this country busy raping women and the so-called leaders of trying like hell to put their feet in their mouths!
The sparse replies to this thread also proves that no one is interested in discussing the positive things or serious thoughts! :blink: Really sad!
@Kalyani
I too note this development here that there are not too many willing to engage themselves in serious discussions. May be the sign of our times! Responses to frivolous threads are more and dangerously overwhelming!!! :huh: :huh: :huh:
He is my idol and I feel teachings are well suited for youth. The development of any country is dependent on youth. I pay my tribute to this great philosopher
I am really glad that he was born more than a century ago else he would have been deeply pained to see the youth of this country busy raping women and the so-called leaders of trying like hell to put their feet in their mouths!
The sparse replies to this thread also proves that no one is interested in discussing the positive things or serious thoughts! :blink: Really sad!
@Kalyani
I too note this development here that there are not too many willing to engage themselves in serious discussions. May be the sign of our times! Responses to frivolous threads are more and dangerously overwhelming!!! :huh: :huh: :huh:
I too made such an observation once only to be condemned by many prominent members....however, as long as there are even a handful who would participate it is not too bad...
He is my idol and I feel teachings are well suited for youth. The development of any country is dependent on youth. I pay my tribute to this great philosopher
I am really glad that he was born more than a century ago else he would have been deeply pained to see the youth of this country busy raping women and the so-called leaders of trying like hell to put their feet in their mouths!
The sparse replies to this thread also proves that no one is interested in discussing the positive things or serious thoughts! :blink: Really sad!
@Kalyani
I too note this development here that there are not too many willing to engage themselves in serious discussions. May be the sign of our times! Responses to frivolous threads are more and dangerously overwhelming!!! :huh: :huh: :huh:
I too made such an observation once only to be condemned by many prominent members....however, as long as there are even a handful who would participate it is not too bad...
@Usha
It is better to remain in splendid isolation than to join the herd!
He is my idol and I feel teachings are well suited for youth. The development of any country is dependent on youth. I pay my tribute to this great philosopher
I am really glad that he was born more than a century ago else he would have been deeply pained to see the youth of this country busy raping women and the so-called leaders of trying like hell to put their feet in their mouths!
The sparse replies to this thread also proves that no one is interested in discussing the positive things or serious thoughts! :blink: Really sad!
@Kalyani
I too note this development here that there are not too many willing to engage themselves in serious discussions. May be the sign of our times! Responses to frivolous threads are more and dangerously overwhelming!!! :huh: :huh: :huh:
I too made such an observation once only to be condemned by many prominent members....however, as long as there are even a handful who would participate it is not too bad...
@Usha
It is better to remain in splendid isolation than to join the herd!
A lesson I have learned rather a hard way! :laugh:
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