From A.B. Purani's "The Life of Sri Aurobindo", Chapter " Pondicherry 1910-1926", page 209 1926 - 10 July: Remark in a talk: "Vivekananda came and gave me the knowledge of the intuitive mentality. I had not the last idea about it at that time. He too did not have it when he was in the body.
Among the centres of cultural activities of the Ramakrishna Mission, special mention should be made of its Institute of Culture, Calcutta (India).
Christopher Ishwerwood wrote or co-wrote more than 35 books including a biography of Ramakrishna, a translation of the Bhagavad Gita, and a body of literary fiction- including the book "Berlin Stories" from which the musical Cabaret was based. Isherwood lived at the Vedanta Society in Hollyw
The paragon of all Unity systems is the Vedanta philosophy of India , and the paragon of Vedantist missionaries was the late Swami Vivekananda who visited our land some years ago. I have just been reading some of Vivekananda's address in England , which I had not seen. The man is simply a wo
– Romain Rolland , the French savant, novelist, dramatist, essayist, and mystic was awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915. Born on Jan 19, 1866, in Clamecy, Nièvre, France . An admirer of Gandhi, Ramakrishna and Vivekananda, he wrote books on all three. Died Dec 30,1944 in Vezelay.
Vivekananda said that there was the power of God in every man, that God wanted to have our service through the poor. This is what I call real gospel. This gospel showed the path of infinite freedom from man's tiny egocentric self beyond the limits of all selfishness. This was no sermon relat
– Arthur Llewellyn Basham, Indologist, was appointed Swami Vivekananda Professor in Oriental Studies at the Asiatic Society Calcutta in September 1985.
“Swami Vivekananda saved Hinduism and saved India. But for him, we would have lost our religion and would not have gained our freedom. We therefore owe everything to Swami Vivekananda.” - (Dec 10, 1878 - Dec 25, 1972). He was popularly known as Rajaji or C.R. He was the first governor general o
I have gone through his works very thoroughly, and after having gone through them, the love that I had for my country became a thousand-fold. – Mahatma Gandhi (Oct 2, 1869 - Jan 30, 1948)
Left Mayavati. Traveled on slippery slopes partly through snow to the railroad station.
Lecture: Bhagavad - Gita ( Frank Rhodehamel's notes of this lecture .)
Lecture: Mohammed's Message to the World ( Excerpts from Ida Ansell's transcript )
Newspaper Report: "Swami Vivekananda at the Los Angeles Home"
Swami , Miss MacLeod and Mrs. Sturges had lunch at the Casa Loma Hotel.
The first permanent Vedanta Headquarters in New York formally opened - at 146 East Fifty-Fifth Street (between Lexington and Third Avenues). The Center had a library, weekday lectures, classes and private interviews were held regularly, and had a regular meditation hour
After the ceremony, Nivedita removed her lovely gown, folded it, and put it back in a It had been a present from Josephine MacLeod who had written a note on the box: "Make yourself pretty. Charm and elegance in your appearance will make people want to know you and hear you talk about Swamiji
Letter: Josephine MacLeod to Mrs. Bull Sister Nivedita to Miss MacLeod
No cargo was allowed into the ship, and no one, white or black, was allowed ashore.
