This is Surprising

          After reading some more letters of Swami Vivekananda I’ve experienced some great views of him. His approaches and the way of interpreting the religious sayings are unique and they will surely have a great effect on the readers.
In a letter to Pramadadas Mitra, Vivekananda have asked many questions, out of which only a very few are to my level of understanding and knowledge. Questions like “in whom, moreover are we to put our faith? Everybody seems to be mad over establishing his view; if, according to Vyasa, even the great Muni Kapila “the greatest among the perfected souls”, is himself deeply involved in error, then who would say that Vyasa may not be so involved in a greater measure? Did Kapila fail to understand the Vedas?” even though I don’t know who is Muni Kapila and what Vedas are about, I can grab the overall  meaning of what Vivekananda is asking. In his questions to Pramadadas Mitra he reveals some self contradictions and deviations present in the spiritual scriptures. His last question “Vyasa makes out in the Vedanta Sutras that it is wrong to worship the tetrad of divine manifestation, Vasudeva, Sankarshana etc., and again that very Vyasa expatiates on the great merits of that worship in Bhagavata! Is this Vyasa a mad man.” is outstanding and the courage to ask such a question in a very effective manner highlights him as a great path maker. Most of us do not possess this courage of expressing our thoughts in their real form. We manipulate our ideas for this greedy world and so we lose our naturality or we just have them within us without expressing them and lose ourselves.
In another question Vivekananda makes the readers to feel that he is the one who can inspire anyone. “If in his act of creation God is dependent on good and evil Karmas, then what does it avail us to worship him? ...” This will make everyone of us to feel the same. Then he adds “…If what lies in ones destiny is to happen anyhow, O mother then what good all this invoking by the holy name of Durga?” These lines are from a song of Nareshchandra. These questions surprised me a lot. I bet no one can answer this question except an atheist   :P :P :P  and I am very happy after knowing that he was also disturbed with the ideology of God during his years on earth.      

AN ADDITION TO MY ROUTINE

                For the first time in my misty life I’ve started reading a book with spiritual colors with some enthusiasm. ‘Letters of Swami Vivekananda’ I’ve read some of his letters from this collection which he wrote to his friends and spiritual advisors like Pramadadas Mitra,Master Mahashaya, Balaram Bose,Swami Ramakrishnananda,D.R.Balaji Rao etc., and they disappointed me to a little extent.  I expected something different with powerful words of Vivekananda when I bought this book. I think I’ll read those wonderful thoughts of him in coming letters. But I am astonished with the vocabulary and the usage of several words in an inspiring way. The way of presenting his thoughts makes me to feel inferior as I couldn’t even understand all of them in my first flow. I read every letter at least twice to grab its full meaning.
But I don’t know why some of the letters are added to this collection. They have nothing special in them except the sender. I don’t want to blame the compiler for adding them in this collection as I may not be worthy of understanding their real value to the core.
Apart from its spiritual ingredients it also makes us familiar of some complex ways in which our feelings can be projected without being harsh. Several expressions (for example, in a letter written to Master Mahashaya, Vivekananda says “my heart leaps with joy-and it is a wonder that I do not go mad when I find anybody thoroughly launched into the midst of the doctrine which is to shower peace on earth hereafter”) used are too effective. I find this book as a good collection of letters to spend time with.  So I would like to share my views on this book with you under the label “Letters of Swami Vivekananda”.

Note: Any sort of disappointments, suggestions and corrections can be expressed in your comments. 

INCREDIBLE INDIA! – LEFT UNNOTICED

"A special thanks to Srishti Kumar for making me active again"

An unmaintained pillar

Rameshwaram temple

Recently I enjoyed a trip to Ramnad and its surroundings and it was fine and good. But the one and only thing that affected me is the backwardness of people about the environmental issues. In Rameshwaram, where the devotees have to take bath in the so called holy water source near the temple , I was highly disappointed with the impurity of the silent sea which is known for its afflatus and even the shore was not clean which avoids many minds to continue…!!!
Many people come to places like Rameshwaram and Kashi to atone for their sins and continue with their increment of sins by polluting the water and the surrounding environment. But when compared with Kashi, the degree of pollution is low in Rameshwaram.
I’ve been to Rameshwaram thrice and I always enjoy the beauty of the temple’s statues and the amazing arrangement of pillars. They always attract more cameras. With a superstitious belief many devotees leave their wet clothes in the sea and they spoil the scenic view of the so called holy sea. Many venerable things are given a very bad look due to the vacuousness of dirty human minds. The sediments of clothes that are settled under water will surely resist us from getting wet in the sea and I don’t know why still people continue to do these silly stupid things. Some say that we have to leave our wet clothes to clear off all our sins and if they are cleverer in answering, I have another question for them ‘why can’t you give those to the people who are badly in need of them…???’
The sanctimonious monuments and scriptures were representing the stages of history. Spots like Danushkodi, where the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean meets, will surely be a new experience for everyone as we can notice a silent tide less sea on one side and an active sea on another side. The water and the shore areas of Danushkodi were not so untidy, as it doesn’t have more footprints of visitors on it. The water surface was glassy and it appeared greenish blue in color. The spot where we can enjoy the confluence of Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean is far away from the region which can be reached by normal vehicles and so one has to make use of the heavy vehicle transportation provided by the local people. The trip of about 8 km cost $1.7 per head which is definitely unfair and this is unaffordable by all.
The tourism development corporation of India must take care of this and it can even make a good revenue out of it. It must keep a sharp eye on these places and make foreign tourists to visit these places. These places have more beautiful lush green surroundings and as we travel from place to place we can notice some winsome landscape views through our glasses with flight of beautiful birds. Even peacocks roam freely along the roads and if you are gonna visit these places better have an additional set of batteries or a charger for your cam

CARING! SHARING! :

I am very sorry for a long gap in addition of words on my blogspot...I lost my concentration on blogging as am struggling a lot with Engineering. Actually I don't even touch my books..in fact I don't have any books at all..but the pressure I apply on myself is not letting me to make use of my free time effectively. I don’t want to blame anyone; I know very well that I am responsible for whatever happens in my life! I wrote this in my Computer Programming lab…
Apart from the usual fields I would like to share some emotional views of mine with you. I’ve not discussed these things with any of my friends or relatives and even if I share, every word of mine will go to trash! From my experience I inferred something which disappointed me to a greater extent :)If you want people to recognize you as a valid person and consider your suggestions, you better have some secrets with you. Don’t share every experience of you with all. Customize every status of and limit the accessibility of your mind and heart to a greater extent. Don’t expect others to understand you. Some may understand and some may not.
Even if a guy/girl rejects you or hesitate to respond, never worry.. Have a heart which is fragile only for a few. I’ve done the mistake of making my eyes float for others. Most of the people around us don’t deserve our tears. Allow only a selected group of people to affect your heart. Have a heart which is capable of bearing rejections, failures and loss of relationships. Here is a thought which may help us in many situations “relationships are like buttons don’t worry if u lose one but make sure that they didn’t damage your shirt”.
Many times this world is an imperfect mirror. So never expect love, care, help (in any form), and response from others but never stop loving. I know the pain of not being loved….spend some time daily, for you, be silent wherever needed and never stop your flow of words wherever necessary. Speak with you and ask some questions about your behavior, way of life and future. For about three years I always say that I am highly feared of my future and even now after completing an year in engineering I am highly confused about planning a good future. So know yourself better and discuss with your parents about your field of interest and your positives and negatives. Try to make them happy which will surely boost you. Never accept anything in your path of life if you don’t deserve it. Stay away from dislikes and stay calm and composed to be happy.
The best way to stay away from problems is cultivating the habit of saying no. do not over react in any situation and don’t show your emotions to the world often. The world will make use of your emotions. The world is waiting at your doorstep to make money out of one’s problems. Try to solve your problems in a simple manner. Make your own philosophy of life …and make it simpler and never project your problems. If you do so you will be stamped as a mourner. Everyone will be a hero for at least one this world. Have this in mind and encourage yourself and this self encouragement will surely help in leading a happy life…
Every life of mankind will get suppressed and depressed in a certain stage of life, try overcoming the depression with the help of love and praise you for being good in some aspect. Imagine that everyone likes you for the positive part of you but this imagination is definitely an imagination for all but this will surely make you feel happy. The most important thing is that this world never accepts one who points out the mistakes. So better don’t care of others mistakes because your caring words will be mostly buried. Never lose your confidence at any cause, this world is wide and vast...we have miles to go before we sleep.......!!!


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