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Young Moves The Magazine For GAME CHANGERS Volume 1, Issue 7 JANUARY 2020 YOUNG MOVES JanuaryAugust 20192020 VVolumeolume 11 A magazine for Future Leaders, World Peace, Culture and Development INSPIRATION EDITORIAL ADVISOR Shri Guru Pawan Sinha Ji Dr. Kavita Asthana EDITORIAL EDITORIAL COORDINATOR BOARD Palak Aggarwal Aditya Ojha Dinesh Nishad PHOTOGRAPHERS GRAPHICS ILLUSTRATOR Mayank Vij Abhishek Sharma Navita Ahuja Kripi Singh Content 02 Editorial Young Move Towards Light 04 Ignited Pens 06 Swami Vivekananda and His Master Game Changer Why Swami Ji is a Youth Icon? 10 Ignited Pens 12 Why That ROCK? Ignited Pens What happened in Chicago? 14 Ignited Pens 17 Hinduism of Swami Vivekananda Recipe Til ke Laddu 19 Ignited Pens 22 Swami Ji and Education Ignited Pens Influence of Swami Vivekananda 26 YAM Connects 30 Where Swami Ji went Sanatan Yoddha Play 32 33 Whom does he belong to? A to Z Game-Changing Wisdom of Swami Vivekananda 36 Ignited Pens 39 Don’t Worship But Obey Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon Lohri and Makar Sankranti Young Move Editorial towards Light... Palak Aggarwal Editorial coordinator "We Hindus do not merely tolerate, we unite ourselves with every religion, praying in the mosque of the Mohammedan, worshipping before the fire of the Zoroastrian, and kneeling to the cross of the Christian. We know that all religions alike, from the lowest fetishism to the highest absolutism, are but so many attempts of the human soul to grasp and realise the Infinite. So we gather all these flowers, and binding them together with the cord of love, make them into a wonderful bouquet of worship." -Swami Vivekanand Ji Our Guruji- ShriGuru Pawan Sinha Ji, with his master- Shri Ramakrishna always told us to read and know about Gurudev, Paramhansa Ji, the great personalities Swami Vivekananda ji. It wasn't until I started inspired by him, his message to the youth reading about him in his books (The complete which makes him a youth icon and why we works of Swami Vivekananda) that I realised should obey him while worshipping him. We how important he was and IS for us. Not only a also present a compilation of powerful spiritual leader, but he’s also a worldwide quotations by Swami Vivekananda Ji as the “A inspiration for students and adults alike. His to Z Game-Changing Wisdom of Swami knowledge, his power, his sacrifices and Vivekananda.” dedication towards his duties for the nation and This issue also highlights the places visited its culture have made him a source of by Swami Vivekananda Ji which becomes the inspiration. motivation behind our slug- ‘YAM Connects’ The misfortune of Indians is that we haven’t wherein Swami Ji travelled throughout Indian realised his importance even now. While the sub-continent and spread the message of world claims that Swami Vivekananda belongs unity, peace, love and Hinduism. Our ashram- to them, we still do not value saints like him. Paavan Chintan Dhara has portrayed the story Swami Vivekananda is one of the Hundred of Swami Vivekananda Ji in several of its self- makers of America, but he is nowhere to be created theatrical plays. The glimpses of these found in the hundred makers of India. It is sad plays are also pictorially presented in this that we have lost the ability to respect our magazine. teachers and Gurus. As we celebrate Makar Sakranti and Lohri in If we look into the history of Indian freedom the month of January, we’ll highlight the struggle, it will become apparent that Swami Ji reasons behind celebrating them in ‘Ae Mere was an integral part of it as he inspired several Watan Ke Logon.’ of them. Not only did he inspire freedom It is imperative to understand the fighters, but also several other big personalities importance of saints like Swami Vivekananda including kings, industrialists, writers, artists Ji in current times when personal political etc. On the occasion of Swami Vivekananda’s motives of people have been shadowing the birth anniversary on 12th January 2020, we purity of religions. Swami Ji in such sense has decided to bring forth several aspects of his been a figure who rooted us and brought glory personality. to the Hindu religion. It is rightly said- " What The 7th edition of ‘Young Moves; The Hinduism needed, amidst the general Magazine for Game Changers’ talks about our disintegration of the modern era, was a rock inspiration- Swami Vivekananda Ji by where it could lie at anchor. An anchor, an highlighting different aspects related to him. authoritative utterance in which it might These include his meditation on the rock, his recognise itself.” According to me, this was world-famous lecture in Chicago, his message given to Hinduism by the words and writings of on education and Hinduism, his relationship Swami Vivekananda ji. Come forward and mail us your pieces at [email protected] +917428522756 (WhatsApp) ens Swami Vivekananda Ignited P & his Master Article by: “...If there has ever been a word of truth, a word of spirituality that I have spoken anywhere in the world, I owe it to my Master; only the mistakes are mine.” Aditya Ojha -Swami Vivekananda Assistant Professor MBICEM, IP University Is the transformation of a human being Sri Ramkrishna lived a simple and mystic life easy? And especially, when a person like with the vigour of austerity. He used to spend Narendranath Datta (Pre-monastic name of hours with visitors of Dakshineshwar, a shrine Swamiji), having rationalist and scientific in Kolkata dedicated to Divine Mother temperament. (Goddess Kali) where he was appointed as a priest but he was very careful and choosy in the No. it’s not easy at all. Transformation is not selection of his disciples. He chose only 16 a one-day activity, it’s a gradual and cumulative disciples to carry forward his spiritual legacy process. One can change their habits but a and Swamiji headed them all. change in personality, thoughts, lifestyle, temperament and most vital the goal of life can Sri Ramkrishna loved disciples like his own only be brought about with the help of a Master children once he said that “Some of my disciples (Guru). are like two-petalled lotus, some are like four or eight-petalled lotus but my Naren is like So was the case of Swamiji who born in a thousand-petalled lotus as he has so many prosperous family but sacrificed everything for qualities.” He was familiar with the intrinsic Sri Ramkrishna’s mission. November 1880 powers of Naren that is why he had decided to was the year when Naren met his Master at make him his successor. In the first meeting Surendranath Mitra family’s residence in a with Naren, he said, “He is Narayan, sustainer spiritual festival. 16, August 1886 was the of the world.” unfortunate day when his Master left him. Naren was left with responsibilities of Sri Sri Ramkrishna and Narendranath both are Saradamoni (Wife of Sri Ramkrishna) and entirely different personalities. One is other fellow direct disciples of Ramkrishna uneducated, simple and always in ecstatic order. Swamiji lived only for 39 years and had mood whereas Naren was a young, curious and spent 5 years, a very small period with his an exceptionally brilliant young man. Master, but this small duration determined his Ramakrishna was in search of a man who can future. He had the full potential and the calibre contribute to mankind and Naren had all to live a lavish life but he chose to be a monk to essential merits to do so. succeed in his Master’s vision. 04 [email protected] Interestingly, Naren did not like his master’s message of universal humanism R a m k r i s h n a i n i t i a l l y d u e t o h i s across the globe. He said that his Master’s life unsophisticated and informal behaviour. was divided into two parts, in the first part, he Sometimes he even used crack jokes on him attained spiritual knowledge and in the second but gradually he realized the truth. He had part, he imparted everything to mankind. The long discussions on various issues, selfless life of Sri Ramkrishna led him to work particularly on the existence of God. Sri for humanity irrespective of class, creed, sect Ramkrishna trained Naren in meditation and and religion. He wrote many hymns on Master gave answers to his all spiritual and worldly and his wife. In those hymns, he constantly questions. After the demise of Ramkrishna, used synonyms of Lord Shiv for Master as Lord Naren never felt lonely because whenever he Shiv is the deity of reconstruction and his required his guidance, he sat in deep Master played a pivotal role in the meditation and got connected to the astral reconstruction of his personality. form of Ramkrishna. Even before his famous Chicago speech when he was nervous, he Undoubtedly, Sri Ramkrishna eliminated all immediately he concentrated on his Master unrequited features of Naren and made him a and eventually created a history. It is said that self-reliant leader of humanity. It is the beauty the Master never left Naren alone because of the Master- Disciple relationship that they before demise he transferred his all spiritual are connected with a metaphysical bond to powers to Naren and well-equipped him to make the physical world more beautiful and establish the ultimate truth. conducive for coming generations. Shri Ramkrishna and Narendranath have set a It is also said that if Naren did not meet to milestone for forthcoming generations of Ramkrishna he would have become one of the Masters and Disciples.