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”.
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.
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