Swami Vivekananda
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After Swamiji's first return to Calcutta from the West, he always used to place before the zealous young men who visited him the lofty ideals of renunciation, and anyone expressing his desire of accepting Sannyasa would receive from him great encouragement and kindness. So, inspired by his enthu
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For the last ten days, the disciple had been studying Sâyana's commentary on the Rig-Veda with Swamiji, who was staying then at the house of the late Babu Balaram Bose at Baghbazar. Max Müller's volumes on the Rig-Veda had been brought from a wealthy friend's private library. Swamiji was correct
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For some days past, Swamiji has been staying at Balaram Bose's house, Baghbazar. There will be a total eclipse of the sun today. The disciple is to cook for Swamiji this morning, and on his presenting himself, Swamiji said, "Well, the cooking must be in the East Bengal style; and we must finish
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Swamiji has been staying for some days at the house of the late Balaram Babu. At his wish, a large number of devotees of Shri Ramakrishna have assembled at the house at 3 p.m. (on May 1, 1897). Swami Yogananda is amongst those present here. The object of Swamiji is to form an Association. When a
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It was the 19th Vaishâkha (April-May) of the year 1303 B.S. Swamiji had agreed to initiate the disciple today. So, early in the morning, he reached the Alambazar Math. Seeing the disciple Swamiji jocosely said, "Well, you are to be 'sacrificed' today, are you not?" After this remark to the discip
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[Place: The Kali-temple at Dakshineswar and the Alambazar Math . Year: 1897, March .]
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[Place: Cossipore, at the garden of the late Gopal Lal Seal . Year: 1897 .]
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[Place: On the way from Calcutta to Cossipore and in the garden of the late Gopal Lal Seal . Year: 1897 .]
VENGEANCE OF HISTORY
[At the end of August 1893, Swami Vivekananda stayed at Annisquam at the house of Prof. J. H. Wright. So astonishing a sight did Swamiji present in this quiet little New England village that speculations set in at once as to who this majestic and colourful figure might be. From where had he come
Mary Tappan Wright
Mary Tappan Wright was the wife of Harvard Professor of Greek, John Henry Wright, who was a good friend of Vivekananda. As a faculty spouse, she attended the Swami 's talk at Radcliffe and recorded the following in her journal:
H. Franklin Waltman
Met Swami Vivekananda who posed for a portrait in November 1894
Reminiscences of Swami Atulananda
Swami Atulananda reminiscences: 1899 - 1900 period (Gurudas Maharaj formerly Cornelius Heyblom)