Letters

C/o. Miss Babonan 49 Park Street, Calcutta January 3lst., 1898

Dear Child, Whatever you had heard from him (Ramakrishna) is nothing but the truth. You need not feel any diffidence about it. At one time it was he who had placed those words with you. And it is now he who is bringing them to the light of the day according to the needs of the time. Know it for

The Math, Belur, Dist. Howrah, 23rd January 1902. My dear Christine, By this time you must have settled your plans. Don't worry, however, on my account. I only want to see you rested and well rested, wherever you be. Excuse this rather long delay in writing. Owing to various reasons I could

Prabuddha Bharata Office Advaita Ashrama Mayavati (via Almora) Kumaon, Himalayas, 6th January, 1901 My dear Mother,

The Math, Belur, 11th Dec., 1900. Dear Joe, I arrived night before last. Alas! my hurrying was of no use. Poor Captain Sevier passed away, a few days ago -- thus two great Englishmen gave up their lives for us -- us the Hindus. Thus is martyrdom if anything is. Mrs. Sevier I have written to

Letters written after Paris en route to Egypt and en route to India.

Letters written en route to Paris, in Paris and other parts of France

Vedanta Society, 102 East 58th Street, New York, 9th June 1900. Dear Christina, I could not write more, as the last few weeks of my stay in California was one more relapse and great suffering. However, I got one great benefit out of it inasmuch as I came to know I have really no disease, exc

Letters written from San Francisco, en route to San Francisco and other parts of California

Letters written from Los Angeles (including en route to LA) and Pasadena

CHICAGO, 26th Nov . , 1899 . MY DEAR MRS. LEGGETT, Many, many thanks for all your kindness and especially the kind note. I am going to start from Chicago on Thursday next, and got the ticket and berth ready for that day. Miss Noble is doing very well here, and working her way out. I saw Alberta th

21 W. 34TH ST., NEW YORK, November 8 , 1899 . DEAR JOE, Experiences are gathering a bit thick round you. I am sure they will lift many a veil more. Mr. Leggett told me of your phonograph. I told him to get a few cylinders — I talk in them through somebody's phonograph and send them to Joe —

RIDGELY MANOR STONE RIDGE, N.Y. 31st August '99 MY DEAR ISABEL —

PORT SAID, 14th July, 1899 . MY DEAR STURDY, I got your letter all right just now. I have one from M. Nobel of Paris too. Miss Noble has several from America. M. Nobel writes to me to defer my visit to him at Paris to some other date, from London, as he will have to be away for a long time. As yo

DEOGHAR, VAIDYANATH. 3rd January, 1899 . DEAR MOTHER, Some very important questions have been raised in your letter. It is not possible to answer them fully in a short note, still I reply to them as briefly as possible. (1) Rishi, Muni, or God — none has power to force an institution on society.

KASHMIR, 3rd July, 1898. DEAR STURDY, Both the editions had my assent, as it was arranged between us that we would not object to anybody's publishing my books. Mrs. Bull knows about it all and is writing to you. I had a beautiful letter from Miss Souter the other day. She is as friendly as ever.

To Sister Christine Jodhpur, Rajputana, 4th January 1898. Love and greetings etc. to thee, dear Christina, and a happy New Year. May it find you younger in heart, stronger in body, and purer in spirit. I am still travelling in season and out of season. Lecturing some, working a good deal. Ha

Constant salutation be to Shri Ramakrishna, the Free, the Ishvara, the Shiva-form, by whose power we and the whole world are blessed. Mayest thou live long, O Sharat Chandra! (Sharat Chandra Chakravarti, a disciple of Swamiji.) Those writers of Shâstra who do not tend towards work say that all-po

[After Swami Vivekananda Colombo on Friday, January 15, 1897, the Madras Committee, which was planning a reception for the Swami, sent the following message: "Motherland rejoices to welcome you back". In reply, Swami Vivekananda sent a wire.]

Hotel Minerva, Florence, 20th Dec., 1896. Dear Alberta, Tomorrow we reach Rome. I will most possibly come to see you day after tomorrow as it will be late in the night when we reach Rome. We stop at the Hotel Continental.

AIRLIE LODGE, RIDGEWAY GARDENS, WIMBLEDON, ENGLAND, 17th Sept., 1896 . DEAR SISTER, Your very welcome news reached me just now, on my return here from Switzerland. I am very, very happy to learn that at last you have thought it better to change your mind about the felicity of "Old Maids Home".

Saas-Grund, Switzerland, 25th July, 1896. Dear Mrs. Bull, I want to forget the world entirely at least for the next two months and practise hard. That is my rest. . . . The mountains and snow have a beautifully quieting influence on me, and I am getting better sleep here than for a long time.

HIGH VIEW, READING, 20th April, 1896 . DEAR SISTERS, Greetings to you from the other shore. The voyage has been pleasant and no sickness this time. I gave myself treatment to avoid it. I made quite a little run through Ireland and some of the Old English towns and now am once more in Reading amid

124 E. 44th Street, New York 14th April, 1896 Dear Mrs. Bull, . . . Here is a curious person who comes to me with a letter from Bombay. He is a practical mechanic and his one idea is to see cutlery and other iron manufactories in this country. . . . I do not know anything about him, but even

Your kind note was duly received. I had beautiful visits with my friends and have already held several classes. I shall have a few more and then start on Thursday. Everything has been well arranged here, thanks to the kindness of Miss Adams. She is so, so good and kind. I am suffering from sli

BOSTON, 2nd March, 1896 . DEAR SARADA, Your letter informed me of everything; but I note that you do not so much as refer to the cable I sent about the celebration. The dictionary that Shashi sent a few months ago has not arrived so far. ... I am going to England soon. Sharat need not come now at

228 West 39th St. New York 8th Dec. 1895 Dear Mrs. Bull, Many thanks for your kind note of welcome. I arrived last Friday after ten days of a very tedious voyage. It was awfully rough and for the first time in my life I was very badly seasick. . . . I have left some strong friends in England

HOTEL CONTINENTAL, 3 RUE CASTIGLIONE, PARIS, 26th August, 1895 .

Letters written in Thousand Island Park, NY and en route to Europe

228 W.39, NEW YORK, 17th Jan., 1895. DEAR SARADA, Your two letters are to hand, as also the two of Ramdayal Babu. I have got the bill of lading; but it will be long before the goods arrive. Unless one arranges for the prompt despatch of goods they take about six months to come. It is four mon