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a l l the rollci ow mf@rmdra o f t h r ninot~enth apntnry fo
rali~inn ntr0arilinr: t o tha nda t ig r le , sral omditlanr,
the ?:@atern cartwo R ~ A I~JRXI Bar Sr3 Hi?m@k~iohng the
Lntmdcatad af ~&lrithtmkanr a a n%s the p a ~ f u ~ ; t rrrl t -.h
3oa tcrty, * Ths mgopalu; Prrr
i t rsr mlr ChriletJur. than tliMlra fn charoot@l' anl 8o.l. rB)
b c ~ m n mttgfnn of d
o f tkr Vdlia, ly# gantcldr* air v
*r&&b% p@aC cf BSndaiM4 5% rm
p@@aZ@ a t larlte, nn i t nercar appealed t o thdir ru&eon,
The rheaaanhia8l :;oeie ty, t h ~ t h i rd rullp.io!@ amargmen%
onmidrr& hy the Mntlua Be a kirti2 af spurions F(in&\tisa ~ninly
dl% t o St@ occnlt pbnomena and eanturio t~qchtnge, Thm
a l l thciat: 2hres Rimlu re2lslona N ) V J M ~ ~ G U 454 not hrllg a*
ftailhfzillz Puprttsttn$ HinAtttsa*
Btrt thrr & & k ~ t # h %ovu?nenf, thit fbl*th ~ctlagirbrtr
mbturnen* NinRufsm, o f giiich 3i.aml W v ~ k a n l ~ l a was ths p a a t
fart*dur rtrl ex~~anont, n~ar the say ~ a l i g f a n a navcm~nt ahloh
faiC hPnSly nrrl com$le t a ty ropisaanted Hin&nirrat, Bearnse aZ
$%r acnr~lne HinrEu crharytctu~, it@ aacvptrnod of sll roliglanr,
i t e cathoilciry nnrl nnitereeliam an4 180% bnt not ictest, by #thr
hrillirrnt arrl b~atttifttl swoeltlon o f if by Sa:cmi ~i~ekana&#,
tha M~kslyishna mov~rnont Bas r cd t lp ~ o o e p t ~ d by a l l l i idw
laf Adv816a fhnb %ha harmow r#ftgtone and p h l f ~ o p h i r ~
ard lioari~s,
Thtr sseme, of h a v n i t ~ trlaohi fin In $ai\kap@*r
j i v ~ $8 tpi t ly n0n-dlf fermt f ~ m ~EL.~MGRI W ~ h l l f (~~Ulfm
qhatb;tr t f l g tiMhinn8 of M v a l t a by Semi OlwkanrRda d i i f r *
fpm the %rditional oalnppahsnaltu urparttlon of Mrri%a wlp - 84% 6&+kara anrt atMPs; Tho win point@ n hmn dLsc~lrl l
T h ~ t Drohmsn in t h ~ one nn[l only Re~lity rl thou% &
ueoonrl, thnt the narld i s mrenl, .MI t l i n t the tcrmtl itnan md
Brefim~n rsfur t o the onu ~ n d ttku u'tv* iiruslf ty srd ditcrlarcad by ' .
9~nl%rfi nncl crr~poarted PI;, o, 3*2a%f Piar~ltanaMa $ ~ z F @
h ~ l t l s %kc: t:@m vien when he rslrilrtsl, 'Braham a t . 3 1 ~ 18 tnlol
j The non*dnal ila2f aer" &ahsn
which i e XnfinSltc i u t h ~ i~llinntcr W4allty. f t oarnot harr
snr pnftlr nap crtn f t litt Qfrldlddl for i f X t clnn barre prartu, &&oh
par t wot~ld hu infinite! anil be i d ~ n t l c s l with the whole ahloh ir
&lhg%&r Secantljr, f f there ~ ~ t r W L " ~ t h n n one inflnita, thqr
w l Z X li~rit uech o t h ~ r ma so ceaet- t a 1% infinite. Thsr
i t appesre behlnrt tk imir-raa &nil sat11 whun i t i e m ~ n i f a e t d
hehinil t h ~ iracty,'
: I f Rurrlitg
I s nor\-duel &pipit , t h ~ qlu~f~tian mtnrallg ariaera haa than
conit1 wa eacaa~~nt for this plaralleltlo r ~ ~ i v e ~ ~ l e o f v~ricmsr
ard toma a t whierh a l l o r seem io I& parks? Tho an#wuo
mag be &gun tn tha aorde of Snmi VivakanaMa, *Thg abpla
nni.vcrso i s the apparent s f o l n t i ~ n of 09d, ood l o the aatlarirl
anttarss af this univi;rea but net r~ally, o u y qgasnflr, TM
oslrbcated illlustmtian aaon 1g t h ~ t of t h @ rope and the r
lrhartr tlw rap. appear8 %a he the rmk*, bnt w a r not resXly #a.
he ropo B i d not r~al;lg ohamu intb the Elen so %hi@
s M rSlf fire ohani~las .r i r e in f t are anlp i r p p ~ a ~ % r S ib*
Thm the qneot ian ia : ~:hfbt C ~ ~ I B G ~ t W @ c h a w ~ ~ /
gnu#, Swfinrlj l, atrictlg f o l l n d n r : Sghlam@s tanchlng, rcugliua
t h l t i t i e t lae (a), n y a c ~ (&) aaI caurrntion (w) or
t@ emruse i n thd fom of r high..r gsycholaflienl ~~cmwrali~atlon, 1:
I t i a ma@ ((riilprs) aa h aMI Eom p $8
vrhich oms@& a l l th@ee ch+agce, brrl nhun th~cle tima,
th ing r~oolvds into am unity# i,nu tlr.ali%yty, 4
woad fa 8tlparlrnosoO on Ara!;mnn, the ktmittn'a anaadr i a thn.4
i e thcs @awe af l g l u t ~ k i ~ thu Alraoluto, tho itnchnm-sble a# Zhir
Alroolatct alone @%tats, It i a not nakexi~tdncu or aborrlute rrr#, - -
for if it Rere, i t eemt apcdnctl the phenmwn, hnd i o
an8 BrWm rsrm t a Rstci kon transbarwred into thir p h e w
0 atGemsnt af the, fr~te a f this anlte~eo, of hog St i r w i ~ on, r ,
rfth ~ # n $ p & i a t f ~ ar !to baeic princlplrr To rl~cidrtr thir
Ineml Virokfin~&a quatee t)le queation t h ~ t nvde onad aa!ca!sd
of Yittlhwlhiahtira by T ~ R RBI the ansnQr gitun by t h ... tamer
$4 thi(t i a t t ~ ~ ~ Tha que~tian abg *'.bet i a the maat &olldttrfal
%V\:P~ (la7 g e ~ p l e 41111 cl;'ing araur\rl ua, find yl;t @en tUnk
that t)~i' mOP3 vg ppgpaBg by incr~~ein!: o u ~ poru t $6 be hqpy,
axfst BM not A t;:~ory tar t h t ~ explanntian of the nor14 w
aontrfiililiotian, far, nha~er-r thvw i s gooil, thn mt bs rril
We h ~ l : t o mot6 thrangh this t~cnil&orta oantadlotlone a t - -
l i f u nhlbh onnnot bir rmedfatl, for f t l a
The anct 8~1:at principle r~.t;aled h j this anraly~ta
la a grinaiplc of sontr&4ctiotion ir, that gaod Md brl
enl bplnese nM nlrery rro not two reparats cx la tbmr I' "
thoa erg t h ~ tao different upectr of tlr gm and the #mer ' "
prodaaar n i ~ e r j i n one may pr~duas hsppinvur~ i n avtothorc
of tho thrsirs p&
TharaiEpre t h d V L ' H ~ p~ ln t i q l l i . IIQ ~ R G J t o laorn frm thie i a
t i :at the only ray t o etop uril i s t o 8tog good ooaals~, $0 ria?,
t a # t a p mfeury nu hc~vcl t o 8 Z q h~ppin#rrtl nlro, ;iiail~rly
w i l hnvii tn atop f i f e in oFd-r t o atup rl~ath. 35
tlmu, ep~leu ~ f i d cnr~gnt ton (h kils. I# a Is I
omblnlztian a f hecansc, f t nerlcil only in the 3 - netfiorlt o f time, opfiae arnl oauaatiorr, ThIrr OF, time
a?soe aaI a ~ n e ~ t f a n nilon ?fit t o A high* gtlmrslisatton, carr
further btr rsdaa~d k, nqma md fam (M )# OF i t # i ~ U ~
a~uelting there i a only one i l d a l l t h nhloh ranitttsta f tas l f ar 1
msny In diifgttront w~s ~ n f l E n m s , Thersf@~orc the dilforener
Iretnard one men ~nrl ~ ~ o t h u r sntl jutscan a l l anlasl6 awl MR 4 - -
ie only a dlMuwnc4 in drptra ~ n r l not kinl, Xt i s X
d i f f r ~ n t and i t la only thro~tgh mmc! end fdnn t h a t thee,
thfe paint cilenF $4 the ldakf ng at t% aoolwv thrsa* tho bolt
or P ~ O F M L The lnaN the ria# at 2ha bola ill tnl#H, tb
bcltter i a th@ tias af the rwne aatetds, fi@n thr ha11 $8
an afilnrgeB t h ~ t there fa ~a mar0 #@reen, H em f ~ # r fin fa#
d t h the aaancivt Tha raenUly hcn i r r thr 8@lft thr WFall
Xt rnny bc noted thnt i ; w ~ m i ifirtiknnanlln fa gflatnst EM
in tar ;? r , :~ t~t fon of t . L vdard iZ$uaion $ha gemg of
mlhiw;r!res or 8 n ~ t N w ~ l t al l but aygcss ~~hrtn I t i@ c&l&
sn illlurion JR ttn: 8 ~ m t oZ aidtal:inl: thu lira2 thcr nf%rerl,
tki@toul;h hu nag nctt rtrg happy mr asf iaf iod c i t h tha tranrrlation -. - r s f the want fl&nsion,"
4a ruu are ~ $ 1 barn, thiMt# ~ r d li*@ f n *Re wfte~e
af hilaan knonleilaa fa a ganamlieation o f socorning t o
Smi Vfrekannntla folt or~rflhlnr: with fom or nars i o @lIhin
*he ~ P M @ @ C S F ~ ~ of and i o bnml b~r tlre lsrs of tine, spec*
am2 anmatian$?
The pueatiom nenrLlZy %sku8 i n thIe o m o o t f an am
a@ %ht;j @am8 o f R ~ I why i t cnlao into br32mT 3aunSjl
say@ EhnC tho fi~irr~t q~teatfan, nlsmcly, rhnt tho asas@ of'
Th@ e s a ~ M qwetian, aly i t came inta twiw# amnot bu msrwwcd
e anpe&oh@e b@yo& T ~ ~ F G ~ Q P I ; , the aooard gaestion i r
atpler ?he ans aarlnl cantribatian mads bl S n a i Vlvekrrtrrdr,
lure the rram&a*l Selfg enl not fhr halglrt@ crratwur of aim
contpol, T h d ~ ~ f o ~ a tihili: an thc an@ kjnd, the
i a A bald aeuertlan t h ~ t all th ie is a md unrosl, thor~ i s ~ l n a thrr h o p ~ f i ~ l B B B J ~ J ~ ~ D ~ , an the oth@V hml,
tiltlt t b ~ r u f o R ORJ O L I ~ I10y~nd thle
- - of' ia!8@3iJ1 t o tha doctrinr of
Thu thllFd #@peat o f
thc t c a e l n ~ o f Allrnitn l o th:lt ths indfrictnal eanl i s bralj
nau*diffurunt f ~ m B~akaafi~ IF BratuPan i s the only ~ u a l i f g and
I f thi! narlrl at piurttlity f s nat ultinrataly ~ r l , than tbrc
cfdmot IN BV UTdiffe~~'t)l\~~ b e t w ~ n 0118 soul atd anathor, It tr
Iwcsk#u the soul ($ion) ldentl l i t te itealf ath i t s ~ d j u ( a t 8 raal!
aa, (mlnll, b ~ l y , etet) rlbilch are pmdttets of that i t t M M
lltoclf t o b ~ i R aeparatu entity, BuZt i f thin fnlae idant i f lob.
t ian with it# &Ijnnctrr i s rw9116, f b n there ir snly ona $df#
ano dealit p,ee Swami Viwkenantl~ g i rtja a baati fa i lttlstratian
t a shop thifl, Wehen or hbeoluts is the Mean, end rrargthiw
inoltjdf ng a l l af un are reribas mea of t h ~ t oMmr
The q~ra~%lofi is, what mak~s tha earla df iterent &ol the o c e q
thonfih !h Ilmon that thc tw ute mc, snd tha Hi.k !la tM
nm e ~ l to&, t h ~ t ie, th% Iden in the alnd snd thlt fm
(nhfoh i a in tima, apace and ~nurration or I that
acosrdi l f @rent gram the rbro, Bpt aa t h d mm #nb@iQr, tbc
~an$aherr anl them uists bay the 6Qe* t&
81, 4er Chaptor XI1 n ; ~ of Che tne#irl PP. b&b7.* 1
h@Bil19 5b- 5 7 8 88, @pi38, IL+U, 1
- - t h ~ n thurta ta only ano L;dXT, tho nm % e s k ~ t ~ , @ ~
kit~t thlrj rlai?u not, n;.r\r, thn t tfig inrtirirluallty i& ls@tr
On th.,; nt hcr h m l it A incor~r:, t!r~ ~ J R L f wl laidan1 kt3 A&
s t % t o trrr~ Peu:rr -ti@% bucnnac, ~oeanling ta ~ R v R ~ ~ o , th
ran1 1Falioitritltlcrll i a altnrye and fqith th;. tmlr mnl md 10 tka
hfiniba," '9% tfir thio t r ~ ~ t h t h n t tu d u c l o r ~ a tn the
'Ftiie anuneuu of di~@li byr tlru onunutrs of i t f e, l;h.
onenaue o f urerythlng, cslll*d the ZmnusudNll Aboaltttu, fe thr
afantrel thong o f VutlZntn I ' h , l l ~&@hy~ '~ reecabing %a Swmljf,
~ W W $ Vt~I'wkml~lft drtckj~eat 'Ther aetrencd nf Ood5nta i e that
tiit.1~rn i a Zmt mi: ~aln:?'F' i t i d kkika ~lbtnct~m of Hsatity that
le the crf ottr morality i s call@ love w @mathy , -
identity of the inrl
* 1 ior 93mU1, w u
~ n l l ~ ~ ~ l l w d ~ i t h a f hio f ellow-tminpr to Sh f tmZ m1S
tmlirfdnsl @at21 i u t ~ u l y Rigahman rill girtt them the nuoh nwdsd
e~;1S*@onSidunao rh ioh i o essdn%irrl for a l l pPOgPrJe@r For
i ~ t o n o o , tiw nrd again hrr t l uo l a rd tirat t h ~ these of M*nit;ir*l
i@, fTbu art $Re woman, tho11 t h ~ %an, that1 wt t h ~ boy find
thc girl arr wa21, thot~g the old man s ~ ~ p p o r t l w thyself a
thc ignorant raan sa# o~tteidul nntrcrtl t h ~ earn& ahom thg l i t txa
lrnwlnlf man san inttirpsnatrriting the uniwrse and the rmcr
rrhm %hi! ueaa ~c?alioeA as his onn ';el ae the whole nni r~~r r .
a ge8 Ona of the i t o e l r , RTB e l l ~ n t ! #lYl the oama Bulng,
'You, as borl;, alnd, or a a d , ~r t t n drdam, btrt rrhnt you rv&lll
m, i s 3siatenca, Kno~lsdgtt, Blise, Yon me the acxl o f thfr
M ~ T ~ E D @ ~ . ~ * PO\^ nrr iMthit@..*r, I Re, I RQ,'~'
snamijl trap thn% tb ls arrsertf on the% a l l o f k ~ @ , inol~dl tng a t l
livina twinge, are ths menileat~tton of an8 Reality ri13 samta
muab aC t h ~ dserles in t h i g @o~ld@''
th611gh the tao t@:*m mum on@ and. the ram thlw Md th2.
s~vea ls hie anirarmal tors R ~ A f ~ i t h i n the dignify .nd rrlftr ,f
Lirat as mn i r r the igost pef:eotx o f a l l the spcatcr i tbr
got hi: cepubk of attaining a the hlehcet peh
Itlrrtion, by m a M ~ irau af his pons- o f disorfminatfon thrangb
~ d ~ p t i n g praper eai~ f tu f t l d i ~ o i ~ l i n ~ e . ~ ~ Snmi f f R ~ D O
:hat thRlo thin@ were the g d e t aEts o i @ad: (1) hman Mt;
:ti!) Chirnt ~ f i e r sod, (3) a t e~chcr nho onn &how ue i faht ,
dan l e r ~t haM,t36 Thn@ ta he b a n ss a baaan i ~ i n g i a i+
[@if a @ e ~ t ~ i i t OE 0d,, In fact, it $8 the paatct&t MB
nast wilantfel g i f t o f itarl, f'ar rvhicb fa our sQr@m
Laat cnn be attained only in h~%an l i fe ~d nat f n 0 t h ~ ~
lpeciee o f i l f a , Therefore, i t l a the fimt a o r d l t l o ~ nstck
l~plorame i s ths oawa of bandafe and iaptffeo$ion, @
Thc hi&@& goad i s the h~ii8::tian af ttKl SoTf1g39 l@r
a8 t h l ~ inlinite al~,ntly, and ne ere trying t o qaniftiet O h ~ t
ififlnityf4' tlaclnreti SvamiJi, Aaain, tba %dm1 af the
Vadkta a c ~ a r d i n ~ t o hfln is, g r t l l rleclm nwI sll ptlrltr I r u tn '1 1
the snt~l olrcndp . rlimX7 e%preusetl OF I~ttar oxprasaed - that 1 i
i a n l l tp:s dlff~r~fi~nce,f~' h~ its ttrsching is, l rVu are not .i trosnd, w aem Z~atse elr~dy, %% anlr sa, bnt $8 sr?p OF t o .
thlnlt t h ~ t ncr s p ~ b ~ n n d 18 ( ~ R ~ ~ U P O ~ I B i t i s a rnis'lako, ft i s
re/il*hjllm t tsar g4' Thljs aocand i r@ t o Adtalta, 4Thia irsda',
Ntt only f~raut i t a d d a y i t4 irerf~otion i r r not to he
\@oranor, that na k s n bocantr hatlndi knorrlsdg, nlil aftre it,
~y laktw IIB t o the ~tlnur #ideL$'O4 T h ~ b h6th with t@g& $0
t lani fdst this divine v i th in hy oontrallln~ nnt\lpu, exfsrnal
iflt~rnalq t.:is ~ i t h ~ ) ~ br EOP!~ OF g o ~ ~ h i p OP I B ~ C ~ ~ O
aofli;pol, or hf l f :@ophy b;l onl~ or mru, or 813 o f tborrcr - and
!I@ f ~ s 0 . ?hi@ i o thu ohole of rellglnn, D00tPlfia8, or
dof;~fia rltunls, or bol@ ar tmqlos or f am# are btrt
s~oonilary t l r : t ~ i l s ~ , " %:ru led t o n r n i a w l d ~ r r a t ~ n d i ~ of
3an~ fJb 'a ?oultian i n rugart1 ta t h ~ rn;@ns t o rdleaoo, It i e
~Pglrod thfit, nacortlln; t o drmljl, ~tclcatlz i g t o ix! g~ina8 mt
Ily t h ~ pa th oE knon1~1:Zgo (hero cnlled philqmyhlf) ~10ne, bat
also by nny on^ at t h o atbr gatha (no~k, nor&hipl or paychio
corxtrol 1* or ) OF h r d
combination or a l l polhtr,fBG Dut a cnrdful, atuxlg o f hia
mitlmu ;ill1 ruvsal l a atr, 8s au h:iw ohaerlred, t h ~ t hie tes*
ching abnnt the munm t o relelse l o c a q l e t e l y in sgreommnt r'
with Ehnt of S ~ i l % r ~ l s tarohinyi, fn ttxqoundfny, the MvsftSd /
~ancwptlon of t h o cldarsr t o rol~asa, dmrp231, follnnine, Saiitan,
i s qnltr? oonrinced that mile & i o the only direct wuu
the onnhln~ticn 01 al l tha patha 1 will led ans t o
8lol;se ~hot i ld taken as tho achems o f aalrntion frmd by vC
h i ~ i n ggnural ni th ~ a a r v l t o hlo aoncuptlon of V~ll inta
eith 11ls foi~r.f olil o loss i f i e a t i DR of htunnn nntwre, nmly ,
Cha notlvc, tb tamotionnl, $ 1 ~ myotic and the ~Dhiloeooher,
dIvit?fty ~ c e i 3 ~ n t in cver2 onc of' t ho @or118 u i t h d r 17 norw o~
~a l ' ah in OF p~ychlla control qr i~hlloeogkj nnd h@ f ier ~ i @ h ir
t h o ma. Baro importr.~~ i a given not sa much t o the a@aa
that la rd l ic ton , tn ontiafy the lV)rpst propartion o f mrtnklnd,
wuut !I@ ~ i ~ l t t a sugply food for till thcaru rrrclone typoe of
miruis; RM? C I ~ Q Y O t h i ~ capability 13 ~jantlnn, tho e x l s t i ~ .3 7
ntltts a l l ixoorfie ondmuldud, Agnin ha deolnree, idhat T
t o Saarnijit ant1 the @on1 i s to t k 4 L~~wFF!~@F~ it i s the antan
~njrtitic, Luttua~n his loaur 8nA hidhe2 $wlft
t l i~ los~r, mian b ~ t i ~ a e n Nrnuulf linrl t h ~ Owl of Lorr'
end c t o tb phllcrropher, i t i s tha antan of a l l
@xtu t sraes 89 ( of %hi, p a f , ~ l v ~ f i iqr 3nmi Vlrokanenrla f h ~ t t)HI aonesptlar r i
rk~a i s qrzits Aiff#r%nt, in accordance a i th the nentQfPp @f
a@?ipant, A n 8 tbrsfors, thie eebemc a t siinhanr (iaosnsf - ,pr@~erilwd 337 Srmiji onnmf q p l i c d t o the Mvait f 6
-)hilosonby, n ~ s t i c i q amation, qnrl of @ark rr, la ttpurlly
nn:sant In In111 nn,{l hie i Q e ~ l r~iigion l a $ t o b ~ o o r n ~
niouelr 3altlalnn~od i n a i l thcse POIF d i ~ * e a t i o ~ , Thf r
l4oal, tbotlgh great, camat k pra~tlscrd $ an aepirant in
thu initial rtae;@ o f Me spirltttal dilreipllno, And ro @kt
*;waul jl @ant& ie, on@ t buain dPh r partledar kind
of agtritflal, cl$arat?line i n aaoordanac nith the laantslit7 s t
thta reekdp & rAy t o asnft~at his clirlnity icoordiql,y, fog
Swami Yirrkenands helircee t h ~ C tho @oat, lsydrt~nt mutia to k
g$ru kiln a lifbt sM do not bertraylj5k
Ram a l l thew i t Je oleer that tho soha~snr af r-
t i bn Pmd bg Swmf Vir~karuvrda thst aaoh fr inb*prh
dantl~r oqahlo of alriw i a not t ntanlled far m alrptmt
oE Mva(tr, bllt i t irr want for the df ffarsnt f p p e ~ 61 peqlr
pnarell in rocrorubnoe ntth tha nerd8 Md M I ( I B L P ~ ~ ~ ~f
y + ~ * # # n r * * * * r r n e a c # w a u u a & c @ #
: According t o B ~ a m i j i , d ~ c h
(gh~ thep i t i~ mg or - bhaliti or & or a) hns f t s ~n
t a p l ~ & e c e ~ ~ l i n s t o tho dilfumnt nrturd of tlvr indi-
vliiual ~ r r i none g f there sbdd stlppressed or glorlfird
far the e s ! ~ o f the a t h ~ t , Snamijl lruoly drcl~res that e a ~ k
roan i a a t l ibrtp t o choastf hi@ om aoo~nZing t o hie
orn nat~su, In thL gap ho air@@ ~ q ~ a l inpo~tanoe a l l tlu
d f ff8mo.rt lordw t h ~ cholcs k, ths t rr l t r id~al s~krr,
This clearly show hie reeognttian of i f i d i ~ i d ~ ~ l libdrtg md
t~rtrAaa of eplrit in MI Snmi JS daelares I lUae y a ~ b r n I i minds,,,, Benarl: of er..rythiw that kkes aaaJr poi* f~sedw,@~~ j
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&a1 his ( ~ ~ n l i s ttp guide tnrllrfcllurls s& nqtlom t o the aanqqrat[ t
t o f their INIQF kt@dm, ~ J T t h g i ~ m asp nhlah ace htst snit& ;
t o thm, by thr3lr ra:anss cor~ospo~l ing boat t o the msds &a [ f
63 a ehlcb they enflcr mat, 1 1. A
)@oh: tlgon i t both se thst iatrummt snd the thing t o bc attrl*t,
Ile then obaerresl 'Tom and thie i s s distinlrtion nlthoad
an@hd$ffemme* Stlnf"&aB ahrn &I@@& 8s m imtrw#nC)
pasllp oldnne a lorar Zom of warship rM the Maher fbm
- &l@o edvacstria t h o concept of
cancent) rrhun t h z ignor3nca $8 ruifiove4 tthrangh knodtldar t&n
mot:@& Sa ettslmd ervn i n this lifr: tjaforct the death p i the ---v-
!l~flp, ~ ~ ~ ~ a t i Vi~.el:~nnntla bulicr:lj in tbis oonoent a t -
nhun ha onya: tPhfdnlninr @an be attaf fi@d here Md ---"T-
fiow, that rrct do nat h:lrr! t o gai t far 443th t o reooh it.
i a tbu rwaliscitian af thc 3ult, rrrl attar L R Y ~ W m a ,
i f only for an imtant, knoahthis: nev#r ch~gnln can one bo
when 8 man W attained rcalleqtlon, 'ha I
h i & ~ e t o f a l l btmrr, EC he has ~ o & l i S @ d Ma ICntl2y with
tha Abs~lutc, ho bao rcnllsod tha t hu i s one nitb ~ad,*$T
-..
ralee~ed nhiZo l i ~ l ~ r ' JN the OZ I,
qitolrtian af hia parfaratq aotion doe8 mt Mi@@, ar hr
h, idenbify ki@a#lt rith bia body, rens#rornsn Md tho aind
a& gilt rhtnwr ho dwr, 81 i t nrrs, hrlwa iaar~r p& k,
at^ 59
i s that sr~rj#m rtll atfain
i n ry or w t h ~ r i n daxl oot~ra,, u etoh md snar~. om ~f
Sa~fli j i , fw hia nsctfnl a?ntr i l~t~t ion t c Aclrqftn philaeophJ 8nO
R ll&ionc
: A a~?;liqnr
t@&tt@c! of $rmni Yiv~kanands le $!?at them l 8 nathim no@~tirrl
fn his t e ~ @ h l ~ @ + For aeoDnliw ta Onaflijl, ~ v ~ r y t h f ~ ~ i ~
ntanotlw awl deetrnbtivct dl1 not last land and thst ahiah i f i
pd~itira ard alfimstlvcr rill rcrmaln for erur, Hlc ksl.s ar
& v o h , & ~ ~ d - ct~ak~ch an, Not laattur but spirit, fbO Thir
uni1;ue 6hnr'~oterlstic a f hie tc;.ching tti c l ~ a r l j scren in hie
mposltian of the 8b8hselatti Qntneee of tht, Realit& The
fyinlf the miveree, or by defying it, Sa ~lra, the dbsalntr
by B Q ~ W thst f t ie not skit i t appaare t o irs ard sa i t i r wt
arethal, tho lattitr itl t M poeltito om, Swami Vlv~kamnQ~
tying the rurtnfv of tks imirrree, hr dutf iea It, h atbulr
a@if i f tcat i~n of ruorld, Tho V~diinte dous wt in reali%y
d c n ~ ~ r : ~ u t h u rrorS8, 'Phd i i i e a ~f r t ) ~ * - : ~ i n t i o n ~ O ~ Y ~ F E ) ~ l t t a f ~
nmh a height aa in tho tae:ehlng af ths ilodinte.,, ., ft Cually
mean@ d a i f i a ~ t i o n af ti*! world,,.., The ahale ~ ~ t r l d i s f a l l aE
the L o ~ l . Open yalrr egtta 8n;l atle Ilia, TMe i a nhat Vedjrnts
~ o ! L c ~ ~ B , e,, r;htst ~ x i k l t ~ d 888 tb L J P ~ H l e ~ ~ r ~ l f ~ It i~ HO *he
l e in tka c;hilA, in t l je rife, a d in the hnrbsnZj it l a RI Wi
@ha lo in the gmKI ctn4 in the 'srdf HL' i 8 in the sin antlLthr
sinn~r; Ile $8 in l i f e and in death. A %rumMour r#rartion
innred ! Pet thnt it, tba thome which the VedSlnta @&nZ@ t a
Rsnronafrats, t a teach, rrnA t o praach. T l e j t w t the aprnlm
4 63 ?
T h i ~ rnw W taken as ano a$ the beat expaaltlow o f i -1,
Dwemi VfvcrkananOa on the poaitive aspcat o f t h ~ Vadintio ternhitin& I
U i for there i a n~thiw wg~tlve fn it, Kars ira find, sr no ern
ees evurywhure in hie traohinml this c~spaab af Ru&i ty
wrrsrrsd a d oqhsalsad by kila ratherr than i t a
cap, +Bay wt men l e s aimc. Tell h f ~ ahat hc ir rr. W,
regmbp @od cllursys, and wt fho dr*llr Tha rP*ln thiw t o
tM coneldored in thLa comuctian i e the rrpirit p r tha mpW$r
pith B ! I . ~ O ~ $%&midi v f d i ~ ~ t e a the trnth th&t MM %kr
diffcar~ncrs betmen am stand paint and anotbr* r Another ~@nt~L&*$lfi
h of Y&pukmanda Indian Philaropw an8 mligionAjar hS1
@n@l@ &if, fa~rli?ssm88, etr~nzth, ansdlflehneas nrd
nnir~.real lor\: i n om f e $$lr ae s prt.linilmxl~ dleoiqllne
l o r tht! etudy of t h ~ V~dintapraper, FOP hr b#lirreb thrt
tile teaching aM praoticu af the@@ e t h i c ~ l prlnoiolue wilt
not only leaoen at@ aieerSee nnl troubl~rr bat rlea ri l l lrrd
88 t o or* aonl of q7ar:ectlon. T b ~ ~ f a r e these Vd66ntia
arlnciplue can proride s srtief~et~ry 8clutlon to thr aurl]r
ecanomlo, eoaial, gal l t ical retinion# p ~ a b l e ~ that @on.
front Inlila ~ n d tb# woad henaa r naeful aontrfbwtion a t
Snmlji to Iaisn Philaeophy.
i s throngb the esaentinl princinla of Mraita, narouly, onmnrrr
of hlrlftlf, that the mason far doim god k, o t h t t ~ l ha8 bsm
@cci t o om '8 Y l t l f , sccorclin(~ t o A d ' l a i t ~ Bscaflap Mraikr
grevcribifs tha oncmrrso of al l . In tne rrarde of 8wuriJi,
thrt aornaoara gnu hnrt, yon h n ~ t yonfaelft theg srr a l l
Yew, fg6 kgaln he daolarrrr fTh# mrs ar think o#rtrtl*@l
Vttekdmndn sxpreseea the am@ idea wain rhrn he arpr r !#Do
t a @thesad, nhore $8 ths rxplmstian? @w i@ I C thrO
at1 greht flen her@ preached the bmthd~h6od of ~nkhnd, d
m e b is, 115.7~ J.
ntlnlfoldnoes, as~arisg t ha t the nblo anir~rae i a b ~ t
OW. Tht t~ t h ~ tnle axglarvrtfon o f naralitg cmcu rrMl
AQreitie prineiplo of anaeeil o f al lr
lfedints, in Soamiji's rlerr,l~ t o hqrmonize all tha dlfleront
raki~icw or n.apt~~t ianl o f 1111111 80 ~9 t o maltr: i t r~anifcst tk
cmon bagia o f a l l the rttligione in the x~rld,'~ Therafe~'arc
Valinta i e not ona religion among th8 raligiornr lrnt i t i e Ult
Snaml Vivukarutndn,fi%d;nta wafi {(am1 ralis) tltp boldcrst sy$iem of ; religion, 4 % 'The ~ u d i n t a i o t h g rstionrle of' n i l rullgiaru i71
absetrea SW(IRI~ J I 41511n, @'.laah ~ r l i g l ~ n ' ~ 80 ha @XpXilnlBllQI
It, '8s i t @era, tskds itp arru part o f the p;rrt anit~rssl
truth, aM apdrde its whola for@@ in eni~olgim end typilginp
that pat of the gpoat trafh, It i s , t h r@f~~@, addition,
mt crxolrreion, llhgxt i a thsl ibrrs, Syetum after rapt@@ alp,#,
each one ombadring B grehb ictea, @nil iidealr mlot be a8dqd
t a idaaX#, #,, , Tbs idosl nhich @v~rr rslf$lon rspreasntr ir
never loet, end ao swrr raligtbn i s Sntellla~nt1g tin tha
aaroh, fie hi^ idea af Vedinta v e ~ ~ i r e m s i ~ , l i f l o n
ill shown \rf Snlmiji by appiyin~, Vadintanta to teriow othnit
and aernstfa gl"o?ips in scsaMsnae rlth the differtlnt nrrdr,
cirauna tnnoeet natianr, ~ n l tr and ram,
onr?!l 8t~az?11n$ t o ra a h ttw . thg AtlvrrS ta, rihioh
rtoacrrllnr: t o ; i : y~ f l i VVI~~knfifirwl~~ l i d tho f air~il t flnnar a f
?.:ii;nntic nil18 ~rhlch nothin? mn rgoiet, ~ h l e h cnn pdnotr~ttr
into tllu myatdries nnd t l ~ c sgcc8to of the unir~rso, a d ni l$
@c~om:~llnih t h ~ i r ,?1qoi3ij in nn;r faahion, O P G ~ i f i$ :$tan$ g a i w
rlnan t o thu hottam of t h ~ ooGan and r n ~ a t i ~ da#iCh f : r c g t a f~rs,
Th t Zo ah6,t ne ir~nt, nrrl t h ~ t csn anly be c.esatab, rrrtshZiehrd,
nlnd e t r o n g t h e ~ ~ d by tnnrtanntqrrctin:; a d rsallefnz thrr id483 of EE*
:trtv@its, t i l t i d ~ a o f t h ~ onendes of sll,teL! Xn an ddrrra on %b@ V;;ldGntn daZtr~rud BJ 3n:imiji a t Lehorr on tha 18th #atsabr
the haxlpineaa anrl ~rqUar~! o f all. In Grranriji ' 8 imrc\@i ' f ezplrS
pro~Ld rere iltlv;.?i t l s t ~ r tamarrarr, na t only in theory ba,at in
The ranii~~tntlan nf t h e glvinlty in @an in a l l
VivukamMa, 3nmij l ascpseeaos i t thre in his fntrrLtnRfq
WQ~FBI* *My $6683, ind~sd, esn he pat into 8 few wcda and t h d
i e , ' to pr@ach 1lt2ta mrrnlrlnCl their di*initg and how t o aaks
i t mmlfr:rr$ i n **cry mmunt at ~ l f r r , # ~ ~ T m murkSw tlrir
of lniiis 17Uah oonalsls tn the qpliart iof i of b)Y i ., y I
M M r u * r , , * h ; d l b ~ ~ - 1 r * 4 @ * * * * r + # * , , # *
@* of@P tkl IOI UIJ~)~ , " '
8$# b Sfi, , '
into prmtico, d l m i j i as!:#! 4 , tat 13 t i id ~ s t l ~i. adniirrtly
rrdnrline the V~diinta? ?nc\ than ( I ~ o ~ R F ~ Q , * ia mtur t prwe the
' Q U ~ of philg~ophy nrrl intrlezta mytholcl(y as1 qtleer etnrtliw
p@yoholaay n rtrlielan nirich shall be csaey, s h ~ l e , popalnr
~rarl nt Ulu rrsrnM time maet tho mquiraents o f the hiahsat
only bf @$@in;: 7&1 i n 011~~1 htm~a~n b#inflt Ph t fa, in*t&ed
a l @@$king God in *'.a hirf'v~ns or t#qp l~e , h;t a~i!crtL ev~r;ronr t o
uae 3oll in tho heart nr cao r7 l ~ l n : : - attpcdially, in t h ~ pwr
nrgl t h d de~rdraed* 2tvnnf jl sxhorto: 'The mmbm;nt X h . 1 ~ ~ r@rtlirrd
an3 sittin!: i n the t&rn#,l~ of Q8,ry h!ltrfin boQy, thu aorn$nt I
R:A~K~ In r~firlrncu huford ijvl.py hun??n b~ln: ant1 lea Sot1 i n a
I/
tlils . t h l ~ t idoifi~nt ;I rlm f r ~ o Prom 190sin7:~~ ~ ~ v . . ~ y ' y t h t ~ t h l t b l r~11 ( I
vfiaioh~s, ~ m l I em fr#alte8 &gain uiamiji aake: f h ~ r r !I I
ehn~~lil yon go t o oeelr f 6 ~ @a1 mu not a l l t h ~ poor, tho
rlsornljla, thu M@akl q a d ~ ? -.h$ rot F Y O F ~ ~ ~ P tbm first$@ 89
dwsai Yivaltanraw 63~mfdd~%i aofslal; m aemilera w o
nuans to t i i~ ~ a l r l t n ~ l rc'31ratian a f h~a~nity, far, a c ~ o r d i u
t o him, aac l r l gbrtria wculd blp t a imarara the mstertal
oa&$t l ?ns o f t h u neopltl rtnd nithaut art clrirl nraaoarl ty,
g p i r i t a a l i t j e~mat flqu~ish~ Wtt, $@sail YtveltmaPdr gar@ 1
gre$~l?ancc t o t W (~l~8rtt ian or thu f i l q q o f Xnt l l~ a;, a rholr,
rnthgp thgfi tha imllridu~l B R ~ T ~ ~ ~ O R or ploFfr AS Dp.2 #."b,P,
y&kat1@r@n finyo: ' x i l i a s h ~ ~ i l d ~ i a e ao II ahols or rlrr #ha
~ K R ~ C t a ~L"FIU yoilr onn S u l f ~ . even in t h u ~ ~ i r t t i r ~ r sows af
thr: tdpm, c:?nnot sgrr. yonrsell tmless lnllfa btlcaraer
:l?riali@. Ifulin ct$nnot rirru so Ion3 arj ~ L ' P p ~ ~ p l r BPI do@%
trorldsn, hur paor m i l i i o r w aru I l l - t r ~ ~ t ~ d aril inf~otet l by
fnnilrt!~robltt mnludius, Sc thero ruaa an argilnt n ~ e d a t thr 90
nqtlon*bail?llnl: actto! t ioe. S.:ia l e thu tuncbifi[t of ~namiji;'
O a d h i j i cog ea pawerl~tlly infhrd?:cud by t h i u it~achlng of $@mi
Yiriik~naMn, that, i n t!u, HOFBH of UP. T l# . i $ lEb ;nhnd~~ :
'If @~!dhi j i hrts tntrptlucdsl sylritt~ality into p o l i t i o ~ , if
$ha princi ,lc o f qoncr~lfty k s bdun rn:ldtr t o ~nter the aTe)lll of
e 4 ~ n t \ Ga~ml V l v~lrsn~nola 8s I t~h5 tma G~nrihl hlmut9 he8 acknanlrdgsd,
thu ir?lrlt of fiawhig, For, S w @ ~ q i j I Plghtly beliurcls, C h ~ t
slelrrctlon of L ~ l l a l i u r ~ in Llclnf; ;*orlr. IIa tat~ght Jndia thnt
hard work arxl evlflass eslrvicir arc rtrry aaeontisl t o lrtlild a
etrnng and vigoraas fndia, hrvll &@cording to him, lrzglir ooull
R pty her ~ $ 1 0 of rjpirltnftl laatllilrehip i n 'the norid only EhFoum
et tanr i ln~ t o nation*bullding ectirltfurr, Thnt i s nhy t o lndlr
~ n d $0 t h ~ 5a;;t, Snaoliji pfcaorihrrd ; and t o thr
for psaple in tL 8ulat rtlrg badly tn nerd a t
Thta Snnml VirakansnB~ brought dam tlsd'intr t o thr
fiefa af cmon 11 Ce, t o arks bhdi d n y ~ t b d a j lira af tho
ol"dfnftrg paor and tho 8tflictae r happier an4 inttcar snl a w a * r n # * r * W * w # * * W C J * 9 * . * L . C Q I , d C * i r I ) & @
ThpQf12h onccr mro ~ u d & t a spoke ~ b o l l t the hapafndse nnd
a @ l f n ~ i , of aenklnd ant1 gloriflsd t h o dlgnltr of htmsn perso*
nrlltg, Basal on the Veilgnintlc principle cZ ondnera of all ,
hood of %an Ekulougb hi@ proloticel ~ ~ ( 1 i n t a ahich i s 8 4ist f wt
contrlbtitian aP Gram$ PlrrlkannMn t o ItKli~n phtlooophp &M
~eligion. Et i s this praoticqi qrrgeat of ~ectGnta as pwralrd
by Gaamt. Vtrekmand~ rrhi ch pclsur211lly fnllaenaod tbr pr:rmt
nniigm relfgloua t b o t ~ h t in JMSs, Tblo nil# Marl of i t ~ n l ~
#ME@ in the nltrle of the ptoplu en2 D~nQhtji touk thr lsld in
rirolfig thsl paor in hia c n m ~ i c ~ for ths upl i f t of ahrt ha @sll#
lim1Jfinr ~ n t l tthua h~rridetl the sppronah of (I ner drrn i n thr
~ n l t a a l histmy o f Innin, icr i t lsid egirl tnsl faundrtfon far
a l l aooinl ~ c t i r i t i o e aM ,vvc an i m l i t t ~ @ t~ etsrt raoial #errto#
intitltutionr fn India which l ~ g a n t e @prim up in large nwbrr
tba pro@assfre svolntton a t the sairl i n i t s anasrd ~larah to
the phflaaophy o f religion beglnrr nitb D~aitr bolletlng fh a
gg, & vexoll f T I , 5960 Edfl*, P*~H*
Vivdka~rkfdn t s th mo4~m E r s l i ~ $a tlrat he r ~ r a o h e d the dootrf rw
a f stri:ngth, of solfevtrulicat ion (errif-asrr,:rt ion 1 r4nd thr
j;@slrl of ~ R P P ~ ~ O Q F nrA irelf-a~edfloa a t a pl8oe an2 s t I tiu
13!1sn thrt arcf:eht~y ~ f i ~ v c ~ p b ~ b l y n@@d& to sdetore soif*
etwngth a f bath mtnrl nlul hady es a prlalialainlrry sC&p far tht
~ g i ~ i t itel t cnininge93 Snnnfjl foilght for t htr goopol o l
~ltrsrl&ith 80 strangly that he canstdarod thst o p i r i t u r l glragl
a d r ~ a l f entian ehnnld 1x1 nlnnifusted in 6h* at~angth 05 eonduct,
Ilu nrlultcr tlv3 daatrinu of atrrrnnth a part of or@ r@linions faith,
and thaa &lopitied i t t o t h u di:;nitr a l 1 ~ u uU*gt1~%
faith ~rr l aanPl4enor fn ot~rrtelrur as acrll a, in a&,
not thc llrot nten t o cone^-ivo tM onanaes of the hmm spirit
nnd ltlt rsallratlan fE i a hu ako oxpomdod tht, do~trlne t o
tor tho Cirat ti@@ in a11 it@ f uln~arr vithoat mlf tls$t a t
woept$sn, Tha maat ranlerfl~l a& sBmlrabls abeaa torte tlr
of f he Him13fr hmV5 r#kansM& @orrumsnt i s tbrt it u r $mi l r tJ
tb find @atb a f aff, f ~ i t h r , td' 111 ~ l i g l a W , faty
rrpraeentlna thrs antr*akt enltaral hurttap of pith
ah~m ~ o a brj4aty s t tha em tir, Pk fattu?# of inbiil,
nap, or hg#an$ty at X~rgr, rlepsndl apon h o ~ grl l r nblc
t o rtpfhg h&nfiao htwran on" rplritnrl rttrirrgnt uJ
cki8*llicfl otlt thr: ?nth #far csnch rtn integral approach, by
hnrmniainz Both in n iw,.rutiful nnil 3riiciona cwtbtnntinn,
FOP, t% gC1q~Iotl0 itlcr\l vlsttaZleuc1 Ily Srdmai Vf v@k~n@M& ane s67iri t
thl: sc icnt i f ic /ant \ Cechnicquiu, prr!ctlc::2 e f f icidncy ~ n d
aoel nl &anpunorre and . . q ~ ~ s l l ty af the Feul;, lrnaed 4@aasuntiall#
on the ~nirittutl c d t u ~ ~ of hain , nt th8 #ma tim. The
chnllunga o f t e e mancrn time8 fo f o r this a l l ~ouMe4ndsrr Sn
n ~ t l a o k i t r bacllg nu@A~cl ttdw t o e~aASLaot@
B~IF nnrran pr~ji%c3f 0us nrrl eoatrrisnism, Thl s rill ~ l s o
~ ~ a t l g h ~ f p t a oozn t h ~ wiMorna o f onr tserte by vxplanitinp
atir rngntai hbriaan w a8 p0~1aibLa. $ t t ~ h i~ the cnthalfe
B13t S t i u q ~ d ~ t srtti~ t r ~ t t h i n aattur, an6 not in spirit rr
religian is, nnil both eclance and, rolin;ion ard ntroaaa~ry far
p ~ r ? ~ a t rltlvetapar?lnt of rllant cjrtln as tho rrriaur p ~ r t a aP r bw we s s a ~ n t i a l for i t s gonaplots dcrrl~pmn6,
Accarilin~ t o Swwi VircrknnsMe, pol2 t loal l eaonaatr,
am\ social vllttrsr arc, iireftrl 8a the ntcrona for ~ e ' d ( ~ f t r l ~ f
th qnrl, ~nnalg sp 2rf ttlal r a l ~ s a . Eaommie, p01l tl~111, UYI )
@ # c i a v o l t ~ ~ s , nhsn progrtrlp ntilissd, rill sm&%r wn to
pi*.&^^^ %ha
@iviliz:!ti$nr rh+,t i i 3 wh;~, in eq:nrch r tt*?ir ~renl ~ u l t l u ' a l
bat-!wa, hi: 8aru tlrst Art;rS~"a ndtrd~d .nape spiritualit& n h i k
an8 uo mach i n l l n~ t o ~ i l by the mdirrn rationnllsm af t h s N e t
tkrrrt !& klwqpt~l iltrury ~ r t i c l o 01 f ~ i t h , rtrisn thot o f h i p om
ep~ily t o a c l t j n ~ ~ sricl tmapll l jd~~ ontsida, t o be ~ p p l i o d t e thr
~ o i u n o a o f iZoliaianl In my opinion this must -bo aoj and E u9
ths time t~sslarra, nnworth& a~~per~ t t i t ion j Rnn t h s eoanep it mar
airtila cP tho moddm dsy uhwa tbfrtlt for r ~ l i g i o n end @maor
far eciencs *are oontgletuly u n t i e f l d in h i @ h~manfot~e bludiw
Jhdelth;f aesirnllntian aP ths nsn an8 r f o ~ :jurg& trf i the old.'
apfritnel trnrlitiane OE Imlia far *hatev@L! hrnsfit Xndllrr at@$
On $be 0th; hM, he tri~ttnllscad a flfilm uld rsntad t o ball&
a wrr $&&a in rhfch rrlarg other nablil grtnolpl&irhm&4 YI :
t h d $ p o ~ a a u of k f i l a in &rch HM ~y;pgf f l ~ l d 4s qo@sihlr
thpfifl~h:hn the @lrftr:nl etrwn~th of t h ~ n~t ian*
'Up If i. i ia ?nd conqllar t: I mrlit al th plcr ~ i r g *
ttiality' b.xhoptd k#@t Ylir;tlmnnk%l&, atld~e@ei ng hie ao&rmfiW
'The o n l i can:lltian a l ruttlan~l l i f o af eraltgnufl rrxl rigorom
n a C i o ~ l lit$ SR t i l e O O ~ O R B Q ~ Lh@ aorld by Inclisn thoaght, 4
g s a ~ i j l hop~s , 'I sm rroltfng for thu dny vbln mishtp niM# will
&a frm Indiq t a thc ~f tht i #orlit fa tidsch ~pirltnalltr
and remvrclnttnn . thaao idins nhich h a r ~ uene baa the fapaat
of Xrwlfe nn4 tslong t o tha Intli~n a a l l alqne, 'B8 t h u r
acoolldine k, Srrani ttivaknnantla, Inil i a mt~u t provrran a a ~ o r d i w
t o h ~ r own natttP81 chnm@tqpr Ss~mi ji i s n~Tdr tipad of
tellin6 thet mdia fe kj&,aclrbone i s u$lritualitr aM no noliw p t
l l ~ t l o n ~ l repn~retian csn sfford t o ignore thf s f mcl~en t a
~b?~n( l t~ r of fntlfs, ? l l e ~ ~ ~ f o r u ha wnntvd tndia t o asslr ikta
all tilnt 18 !&tit i n d i l S d t * ~ n t olrftaras nrrl attillsation of
both tlk, 3ea t and the W~at anii auar~: hi;r cnn gat tarn& Hrnirr
Ilea 6h4 ealoatf an of inrlln noaornln~ t o SamiJf rho drolqrrn,
~ T R u trltiin~C~. qoel aP ell msnlrlml, thtr a h 8M ut,nd of alf
yloligians, $8 hat dne .. rq~mion nSth Jocl ar rbt manta Da
tM oms, tvisith the divinity nhieh i n dtelrpanla Erucr wtw#, *9(i
RF gatrcr tha fimel~ r~ming t a tho ~ U o n thaC tbr #bud*
ins of this oolrltnal iddR1. wonld relult in ths rnin at' indfru,
alrlllzatian rhloh unllku the ~thi;.r @$ti l lr t lo~ likr tb
Ramen en1 tb Orwtr, aarrjitsad ad hgan t c proQrur rariw ir ta tho i&Grugt atrengtk of hur r(~*@ld # p i ~ f b ~ l *dit&#h
~ i ~ ~ l ~ @ ~ ~ ~ , iqho far t h ~ firet tirng, in mod~rn tim~e, a f t ~ p
Xmiiacu ~ d ~ ~ * ~ o n l ; !or, tnmdd tlw attention of oauntpymtfi
t o the i f l n~ r fitreflgth ~ n d grarknees of t h ~ :ot~ntpy, idngatgd
p @ q l @ of this Z~fv l Zest Ii~ttt: irt t h o $,riotirr i d ~ ~ f ~ of
~buntrp the l88t cdntury eM xgre abottt t o be efigrlfed bp
an a l ien oioiliastion, But 3i18aSji driatld thm t o realirr
@MI HRI than help othgrs t a ri;alise ~ t , ~ ? and showed the@ the
real g~eetneela of Inclin'e glnrlalt~ ~l~ftlim, He nant t o the
garliam@nt of relipionr, at Chicsflo i n a r r l ~ ~ t o gain ~eco@niOlon
far Imllen thnaght nnll t l hie onn people. 1Li obtrkl very sastly
~d sncc~seftlllg put f!~tiia on tht: map o f th norid by hir
itrlllf ant speeohw in the parlimnt of rctllgtuna, He rataed
the b a r n of Irwlis $ rctaseurtlng thi: c t t l t tw~l hrtrltcrga of
Iiliilar A new hope f c i t h in %kt, ideal@ of t h f u col~ntry
~ t t i l i t s pefitnurra uar kirxilud in tnu mfnrla of tho aoople o f thlr
land inti the7 gcolrinod hta! a# tho prophot of Ner In(lirrc Thno,
Ifindulsm, anou ~[jeih beog~e a& f m - c a ~ c l ons aith vina%~r an8
vital i ty ,
of diisai Vfreksuranda t o Xdlan Life awl ttoonhht ie th orgaarr.
fian a t a band of d s r ~ t r e a and reif-#aoriflci~ ~ o n p of p*oplr
i rk awlicrtcad their l i f a to the rswlee 6f the poopla of $MI
lanl in x~rlcns kfnda anrl IQM#~ ThP aim of thir group o f
~ a w l e &pgsnised by Sntrniji c o ~ l s t r in giv im trridng ta mind,
I ~ d y snd epirlt irro8pectlta o f oarto enil reg onb i n
looking r t t e ~ tb reliurr of tha peoplr dwayr. Thir Lr r
@#& a \ ~ ~ e ~ a a g o s t sohiwemnt o f Sruatjl s t r tfrq
, , * c ~ * r b * ~ d * Y C *) r c * c r r + r * r m + )
9Tr ,a6 !,#l,fl, p * 3 b i ~
V L ~ this idmi bS eer.rlcft R&B m ~ t essential, In thilr nrj
h~ i;nttcht t l ~ e lesaton c f e~rvico antl i t s p~atnirse t o the
MDilern fntlia,
shall earn u~p the rnnln ch~raoto~istia Peatt~r~s o f ~eAint:nt*,
sccarrling t o Snafli. Piml:nnnnrla, nmel;; (1) Ilnivurealitg,
(81 l t@%i~~ f i l f%y , (3) Cethalfcity, (4) Sapruanrlfty,
(5 1 Optinisnr, (6) $ ~ l t f l ~ l ? i t y ~ (7) 5af~itarnllt;r~ snd (8)
po1tp8, ail1 prpmte spirituel concord arA hennow.
($1 o f V~d5n~ta 08n be ' C U F ~ C ~ ~ R P ~ Y B B B ~ in t&
I Q ~ I c R ~ a t h o d n f i t s rt.asaning, QRcu the aremittt\a arr
l e wlapbtsly in aooo& with nwdern 8 c f ~ n o a in i t a meroqpUor
i s shorrn by Svmljf by exmini% the thiorg of erol~t lon bbr
sssence o f uct~ieh tfi tbt erdrything cam&@ fm within. ?k
Ycagnla nl8o a 8 p the onnw thing * that erarythl~ w a ~ r lrm
wt thin, lsoa thw BclI aE mn nhioh l e tho only Wallty. Be
aeb, t h ~ . ~anclreion of Ved'inta, nrtnaly, onanean of RarliCy#
$a ~cer ta lnsd by ticdam aoieme nhun i t a a p thst dl tblw
#@ the msnllvdtstiom o f ow unrtrgy nhioh ir tlw, srr tots
of erarythiw, R@tbP, the p~lnelglca o f ~ e d i n t r ~ M c b
prcxloots of ratl~ml Inrtr~tZgatton of rbintr rand
tmmgh th& a e s arlm@t b d l # p ~ d W hJ H o r n refmce Ma
this eleo reteals i t@ ~ 8 t i o ~ l i t ~ ~
r@allt~ b~ flp?rcneheA enil wslieed fn tartcue n a y . xt i g
~ @ ~ ~ f ~ @ t f ~ n of tt:!iu princi,l
gsineipld nf rali~ious tckdrstion (or socuptame) a t RiMznin,
(4) of' ~etliints oonalstrr i n i t a adbrtrdncu t c
princit3Peo nlcn3 aal rmt t o poysaw, be Yudkte ie nat
fatmlad any gnrticj~l~tr pei5uan 8:. r pnrtio!:lrr tim but is
e~ountially hne~ t l on tde ~ p i r i t u ~ l trnthri exptrrienadi anb
dlaeavgr~4 b3 th i sncjea %ban& aces i t f a omla te ly tnpo~#on*l
in it@ natnrtn,
(s) o i ~ ~ d k t a oen bo atlen in itr en~ourasifil
mcbrtuage of strt4wb, Z~orlu~enass, hogst Ereada~~, RM hl~alradnrr#,
'EBu c;e~entirrl prlnclple of Yttlinta i s t i int human soul 41
,potentielly dialnat pure mcl frea. 30 *at i s mdod i# D ~ Q
$b@ aanlfdstntion of t h ~ t divinity# ptlrllty, arvll f ~ ~ e d a ,
This mesvaae aP Yadtntta g(Jlrrts b p e of propssr te rrlL f t it
this prfnofplrr ~ h i c b elrtle dignity and r~lue t o haaan par#~MJl t j
M rroll 8e ta tha ahcl s of c ~ @ s t i o n ~ i t i a thia anwarsgi~
Is@es&e a f Yedgnta t h a t kfn(l1ea the l i gh t a t faith in tbs #InZs Ekt.
a t %ha hwstrmtd mdA(iajceted, Ths am grinclplr gttrr
hlolncs ta tha affli~td aM r a p af hope pd atren&h ad ta*
nsll: And the do~~traddm~ 8rmiji nas ncltep tirod rf aqla
(6) o f t h d mfvem*( y ~ t O ~ O ~ ~ D F mar prlneiplr r t
trod&ta, csn M aeon tn tha sono8ption of ldrnflflcrtion e l w1 , 8
itm nit h ~ r s h ~ ~ . fhls oamrpf of Lmlitr that WM':
$r odg om ikalltly in kblr wrld k~etsm u Mbul61, k
r u f i ~ a t i o n ni' ti.i4!t R ~ ~ l l t y in vqlriooa nnmo acid fame, 30
tRi3 ?rinoi?lu nf Vdd'nnf a t t ~ ~ i f f du t h ~ rrrlouo thing^ cf differ,
.;fit ntj2kiu rind Por.:~~ i n t o :;no f l w u s g , nnael~eir i tcal$ty, i t
I d o n t i f i ~ e r l lZ hktfle!n beln1:tr :lu oile errl;antfallg nnci h~nce 2~~fm#
&bout i~r!lty ln n l l i n tSi. miilut a t d i r b ~ o i t ~ p , k zenklne
nyotum of .it,h,ics i s inl$aellrld sl thort tb ia gr tnc ip lv of Mlvalta,
waa.:ly, salitlqrity o f the pillr*;rse, accariling $9 jatunljl, T&
b n ~ l o nrlncinlr: o f tthics $8 t o oone ide~ srerp hman kin& M
anrohlrae antl t h l g prinolplc i s nothinc: atlrcr tlkan the Adrattle
p ~ i n e l p l u a f ~ o l i r i k ~ i t y af t h ~ rrhola mriv~rse hg identifying
ow's 322f nlth thu: dials o f mnkind,
(r t af Vjdzntn ~awistu in Zte recognition of thr
dfvfnltg a f hmqn soia, nccor:ling t a Vdd'snta, htnrsn eanf ir
essontlellr divine ant1 t h ~ f i o ~ l $3 t o rr~ l iao thftl divinity,
Waf anlg the bun~n soul but ntuo tlit aoilltr i n thu en%irr
t f OR @u 0~la;nti~1l$y cltvinct, aktt the 8iff~renou i s only in
the d s p e of manifentation of titi: clirlnfty iritfilh Tha
n gas1 of r l l l e ta reallfie the miritual principle a t
divinity ilithln, hn8 honeu t* o ~ ~ t l a o k of Vtrdintr i a
saoent i85,Iy apift trial*
(8)
V~din ta the% ir m n a t aften s%reaneb a& rcprstd wain url
a ~ n i n by aswi jt i e the intenre practical ty o f Vadsnbs, fk
rury nwyMig of gwmfji in p r a a ~ h l w end prqogatllng ~ ~ d i n t r
i s t o make i t pFactlool anrl knoffn to rll pclopkr, fn otW
gotds, Yi~akansnda rr&nt& srarybo8r b applp thr p v # B
prinaiple o f V e 4 g ~ t ~ i n their &ally l i fe adn?rtaMlw
%"m
Ma Bin
gg@mf Vi~okan~Ma 1,olluved thnt i t i e only by gtring
trt~o religia!rrr R ! I ~ nlirittlal 11~d:groul d t o a l l asr aotlri tier
tbt Ve nnn h n ~ t , any p r ~ g ~ ~ f ? ~ t ( l n this ontrrtrg. Piits can \u
I
That i s , thc pr inc ip lu o f V~ul&~tn ahot~lQ be ts~ght t o 811 ro u i
t o enal!l~ uoch an1 eh:Pyane t~ a p p l i thus@ ?~?lnciplce in thair I
d&y-tod?ey l ife. Then lautly, ne trhould g r d a d lndinla cta*w&I 1 i
ardt splrltt~al hdrltagu t o dr~rrpurt o f the norld, f t l a onl)' !
then, t h ~ ~ilg o f Sslnf j f t nnm~'lg~ oanquoat of tb rrhala vbrtd, j I by I [~l ia(s ull~ltir?i?fity plill bu realizsd, Th:n only InAIa #an i 3
attain ill@ maxbm ~ 1 0 ~ 2 atul mirntneea in the epe a t ther world1 I
arul n spth~ats ileheen the anrl t M I:'det aC nhiab 3nmi i ; f
Vivokama\rt rrtrrt fin aitracntil nw1 ?jn cxempler ean be ~chiered by I I
e bmonlone blendiw af InrlinB@ splv i t n ~ t f $7 ai t h the tiralorr I
b 6 t i ~ f t~ o f the f?#aest.
Thite 3nn~i V f nd:finhnAaqo r l a ~ d e t i a policy aimad a t tb
1?~~@mmt10n 01 fntlia thrartgh !hh@ nvirltncrlty uleratiw nesrrm
of V046yfto which, n l l l emtZle as t o cnlttcnte sglritual s trs~tb
fonrli.leeness, sa;lfcconf id~nce, unir;rual lave, And f hi#
ralgans~atlon aE l n r l i ~ alilw dl! hulp ne t a rprcrad t"ie ~ i r l t s l
airxlom of Vediiinta %a %ha @bole of rm@t;ird &inning mtierr snd
pt;aed t o one at%\ aZ1, nhieh fa- the forti@ paZiay of f ~ i r
racaPding t o S v ~ n i j S I
i\n XMld hss $on@ anf Bariat~r trddltlon a i rpf~itnrt
ni@m, lavtl, klndneea, and g a n e r a e l t ~ ~ i t 1~ har la ty t(r grt
hepgelf petj~sted t i t h thsse lofty tmtha md I d e O md g i n
t h ~ oat all dthaat #tint fror tho falolnrrr of hrr hrrlr,
tt anoh neesage a f pclaoe arb r p l d t u ullrrrrdnrr Cht
~taMe, et yrcrilnt, i s eanerir mi ti^ ~t
Xrrilkc
f f appeal of Sf!&rnf Vivdlrarumdafu ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l ~ n ~ ~ ~ ~
bh@ %ocl*lern mfM hm bcen stendilg in~r~glpeiryt tiny bg sag; it
18 ~ Q R I ~ @ @ $ i t p ~ ~ ~ f f i ~ ~ t him with a ghilneapq aM rdliggqn
r l l i ~ h i@ aati@n~lll 4~ tie Tyina rat1 omUy eonrina
ft $8 W 'ijpficti@al t)lat i t u primipZee are highly u @ ~ f g l md
bu npplltrd in the dar*tocday l i f e o f man, To the ncr&&,
E ~ V ~ B ahllaeog& of eoiva3e n ~ i f g a ~ l e ~ m a r r ~ To t h t
oynlc, it b~,rin@ forth &%:ah hapee arR fa i th in i t f a nnd it#
raf~xas, To thagtrwneat serkin~ storhtossd souls o f thr
adern V O P O F M ~ ~ i t ifiv-8 PBBCU BMZ bls~sdmfi8~ H O ~ O B ~ Smul.
Vi~skamnrl~ pre~chefl ahllo#@phg @fill Pal lplan vhich h ~ l p t o
oonvinoe urcrg oc~aat 42 the htmn intulleat an2 %a quenph rreq
thirst nS thc hnnan h-fi,rt, Thert.Eare t o Prvrj trarnoet lablug
of trmth, a @t%t&lc?y of' Ssmi 'li~ehannrdrts ~irorV~d'-ntie* ir
~ ~ ~ l l y 'a ~elrzlahin!: sentsl ~ n t l upiritttd oxpdrirnar, Thw,
the .ems@aaFpl o f Bnmi Viveksnsndb t8e not for ow tino, n b far
an& EOU..$PJ~ f l ~ ~ elen for anr: nspeot of hnmen liis anly, bat
i t ras far a l l tima, for a l l or~aturra and for a l l aspask
of htmfin ZiEa. lip tiic dtlianto goal o f manitlrul, aeoonling t s
$nmijf, nae the &anion of man nlth Ood or th dltinttf rhl&
i s thc t ~ r t ~ nat~uls &r$ birthrfaht cf e teq megO Snani#i
hog& that eouryam of ae will hare t e ~ a U l t # $hi# if$pr)
melt th.: ht~hs@t pgfsotfan in dae eewra and ro, in hhr
of S,g,Ban~r$es, 4F8 prirt this 8s hla grart aatrtrtbatty W
(tpdat pualggfitian *jf~n i s not rat, ba rill M k' * IYL
fhsb 48 LBt a t hap* nd atpin fia
, , , , k l r * ) . Y w n * Y J r m l P . r * ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ k ~ ~ ~ * ~ a m & a @ d
"8r aC V D ~ ,vt Mraita klbhrma E4n*, gpr@*bm#
th la f tdf i ln~nt o f hio neas~ge in QIW Li fe by l lr lng t19 t o
E ~ G 1 t I d ~ 1 b3 baa p l n ~ u d I~fgrre la# &!:{I tXzu~@by rlrxlXng rnbont hhr
go5Qan Q R ~ tvbn svt;lrpan a4;22L ba CE \varBthbp~~) ths
Ae~lltp in ~ V ~ F Y nan is %ha ~ b j ~ c t af ~ o r s h f ~ ' ' ~ ntkich ih&X
br; %ktb tmt&~l;ut t ~ i b t 2 8 ~ t ha t rvcs anas p~ty t o Cbu @#st g ! a t ~ i a t ~
nsnlt a l fnrt$n( Sl~orni Vitol:snsnda,