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Volume 1, Issue 7

Volume 1, Issue 7

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 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 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 of 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 Young Move Editorial towards Light...

Palak Aggarwal Editorial coordinator

"We do not merely tolerate, we unite ourselves with every religion, praying in the 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 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 - 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 . It is sad plays are also pictorially presented in this that we have lost the ability to respect our magazine. teachers and . 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.

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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 ; 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 dedicated to Divine Mother temperament. (Goddess ) 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. greatest atheists of the world. Swamiji spread

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Game Chang Of is a Youth Icon?

Article by: Rohit Kesari Programme coordinator Paavan Chintan Dhara Ashram Translated by Ishan Garg

Editor’s Note: When we started this m a g a z i n e , t h e prototype for a Game changer was based on the life and teachings o f S w a m i Vivekananda. He is the biggest game- changer ever because o f h i s i n f i n i t e c o n t r i b u t i o n t o Indian society and the world. This time, therefore, we present to you the original game changer, Swami Vivekananda Ji. This article shall be highlighting why and how Swami Vivekananda is a youth icon. Along with the understanding of his teachings, it is also imperative to understand what he expected out of the youth of the country. It is then that we will be able to become the India of his dreams. Swami Vivekananda’s life is an example for the youth of the country. He lived a life dedicated to the youth of the country and died as a youth, too.

08 [email protected] The young age is a crucial time in a Rishis (scientists), and Ardhnagan (half- youth's life. Where, on one hand, they are naked) with pride? If not, then listen- ours getting the direction of their lives, on the is that nation. In other nations, spiritual other, they are also getting ready to direct leaders feel pride in calling themselves the society. Similarly, the misery of society, successors of great kings, but ours is the stemming out of the lack of knowledge, nation where the great kings feel proud in worried Swami Vivekananda. He says that calling themselves the sons of old Rishis. the re-establishment of the society is only possible through brave, strong, intellectual Swami ji says that the main objective of and pious youth. Youth who works without the western people is only to survive in this any political agenda or political gain. He materialistic world. For them, God is a gave a very strong and clear message to being who keeps their land clean and youth- "Arise, awake, and stop not till the produces resources. That's the primary goal is reached.” He carried forward these objective of their God. Contrary to this, our golden words and gave many great religion asks us not to focus on speeches which inspired the world. materialistic well-being, on gaining money and in exploiting the weaker. Our religion Swami ji says that if there is any nation in does send not an army, under whose feet the world which can be called pious or the land trembles, and who feels great where people are still inclined towards the pride in destroying other races and looting search of God or where people have others. That's why they say, "so what's in qualities of humanity like forgiveness, your religion? If it can’t help you conquer patience, mercy, purity or where the materialistic world, then what's the use spirituality and self-realization are of it?" They can't even imagine that this developed, then that nation is India. Great proves the supremacy of our religion men have taken birth in India since ages because our religion is beyond this and they have given the principles of truth, materialistic world. They teach us that God spirituality, Sanatan and have is the only truth. The world is false and enlightened us with the knowledge that will momentary. The primary thought of our shower today's society with the bliss of religion is ‘Tyaag’ ie Sacrifice. We gather spiritual life. materialistic objects for the establishment of our religion and then sacrifice it for the Religion is the life force of the whole of betterment of others. India. Even after thousands of years of foreign invasion and tortures, this race Swami ji says that all the other religions (Indians) has survived. That's because this in the world are established on some race has always been attached to historical lives, but ours is established on spirituality and religion. So for Indians, the the basis of some principles. Any person on only way for the development of our race is this planet, be it a man or a woman, can't be by understanding that nurturing the said to have formed the . They are invaluable knowledge given by our formed by the everlasting principles. The forefathers is our main responsibility. Have names of these rishis are still unknown. you ever heard about a nation whose great They are the preachers of elements, not the kings call themselves sons of Tapasvis, Sanatan Dharma. They shaped and kept

07 WhatsApp: +91 7428522756 their bodies just like the pious thoughts and we can even understand the behaviour and principles they preached. Our religion is working of our race and society and how it completely ‘Nirgun’. In simple words, it changed over time and how it will change in doesn't revolve around someone specific. It the coming future. These were known to has countless reincarnations and great them back then! They were the abolisher of personalities. Has any other religion given caste discrimination. I have also studied birth to so many reincarnations and great their work. Something extraordinary must personalities? And we don't stop at this, it be done from our side too. Today the h a s b e e n s a i d t h a t m a n y o t h e r circumstances are a bit changed, so our reincarnations and great personalities will ways must also evolve. Only that is required be born in present, as well as, in future time. nothing else. Just like every person, a nation too lives with an objective, which the The special thing about Shri was centre of their life. In India, spiritual life is that he was a Vedantic preacher par the basis of the life of the nation. Religion excellence. Swami ji says, “We have shed will greatly impact on social life.” many tears. Now it's not the time for being uselessly soft. Preaching too much softness Maharishi Vyas says- “In Kalyug there is has made us morbidly soft. Diamond hard only one main objective of the human and body and muscles are what our nation now that is to give. The primary one is giving needs. A will power so strong that nobody spiritual wisdom which is also the greatest dares oppose us.” objective. Second is giving knowledge, followed by giving your whole life and “Arise, awake and stop not until the finally giving food. And, in this nation, we goal is reached,” Swami ji was very must get ready to give the foremost one i.e. impacted by this line. Arise, awake and wake the spiritual wisdom. Swami Ji’s views on up from this fascinatingly deceiving sleep of nationalism were extraordinary. He says- weakness. My inspiration is the “Three things are primarily needed to do development of the nation and society. something great: When I talk about the history of India, I see Experience the power of our heart no other nation which has thought about Work developing human heart like India. That's Concentration. why I neither condemn nor Does your heart feel that nationalist declare it as a criminal. I say to them energy where countless children of our “whatever you did, you did well. But try to do rishis are living like animals? Lakhs are better. If we become still, our end is definite. dying due to hunger? The dark era We have to move forward, we have to emerging out of lack of knowledge has progress otherwise we'll automatically lack engulfed India? Does this make you restless behind. Our race will die if we lack behind. at night? Is this feeling running through So step up and do the greater task.” your veins? Has this made you go insane? Have you, upon watching this painful Swami ji says, "I want to tell with utmost condition of your nation, forgotten all of happiness that what we have to do today, has your property, name, fame and family? been foretold thousands of year back by our Have you done this? If yes, then you have visionaries and monks and rishis. By that, taken the first step in this journey of

08 [email protected] nationalism, and yes just the first. student, teacher or a businessman doesn't have proper knowledge of his/her field, it Ok, let's suppose you experience all this, will become the cause of their pain and but I ask, have you ever decided to do sufferings. This ignorance is what keeps us something about this gruesome condition apart from loving each other. When we'll of the nation, or have just wasted your know each other, love and will precious time and energy in useless automatically come. And that's for sure agendas? Have you chosen a path to save because we all are one. I'll make one thing brothers and sisters of your nation from clear, that we all are weak, too weak this painful condition? Have you actually. First is our physical weakness. discovered a few words of the remedy for This physical weakness is the reason for the your brothers and sisters? This is the one-third of our pain and sufferings. We second point - work. But nationalism are lazy and we can't work. We can't doesn't end here. Are you ready to fight establish the full unity, we can't love each gigantic problems for completion of work? other, we are very greedy, once we get in Even when the whole world, your whole small bunches, hate starts to grow, we get family, everyone is standing against, will jealous. For instance, we fought about the you stand the fight for the truth? Even when way of doing tilak for years. We think a lot your name, fame and money is snatched but don't work accordingly. Our way of from you would you still have the same will living is very backwards. The main reason power? If yes, then you can achieve for this is- physical weakness. Now talking anything you wish for. about mental weakness. Playing football rather than reading Gita for an hour is more Do you know that Vedas are divided into beneficial. The increased blood circulation two parts - 'KarmKand' and 'GyaanKand'. increases the internal growth and energy 'Karmkand' consists of many types of yog- and enables us to understand Gita much yagya and anushthans, which is not in better.” limelight today. 'Gyaankand' consists of spiritual teachings- they are commonly So, we learnt that swami ji dreams of a known as and . Each youth who is physically strong, is filled with and every chapter in Upanishads give me a knowledge, is compassionate towards message of power. Who'll give us the others, has a clear aim of life, who power? Our Upanishads consists of such understands his religion inside out and is energy which can ignite the whole world, proud of it and most of all, who is a true can reform this whole world and make it nationalist. full of energy and bravery.

It is rightly said by the Upanishads that ignorance is the root cause of all the pain (worldly, as well as, spiritual pain). If a lady doesn't know the art of cooking food, she can't be a successful housewife, which will be the cause of her pain. Similarly, if a

09 WhatsApp: +91 7428522756 10 tiny bitofarockatthesouthern endofIndia,amanGod [email protected] sat inmeditation, notonGodandHisGlories, butonman “For thefirsttimeinspiritual historyofmankind,ona Ignited Pens Why that and hisproblems.”

ROCK? I recently went to Vivekananda Rock, the last continuous land of India. I Even the noise of the gigantic sea learned from my Guruji- ShriGuru waves could not disturb the peace of this place. As Swami says Pawan Sinha Ji, the history of this rock, in his lecture on Swami Vivekananda Ji, the reason behind naming it as “For the first time in the spiritual Vivekananda Rock, why Swami Ji went history of mankind, on a tiny bit of there and all such things. I’ve already a rock at the southern end of India, been to Vivekananda Rock earlier, but a man of God sat in meditation, not this time when I went there, I wanted to on God and His Glories, but on feel the energy of that place as I knew its man and his problems.” After his historical background now. The place meditation, Swami Ji gathered more now held different importance for me energy and courage and took the and it no longer remained just a tourist permission of his Guru, the revered saint- Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa spot for me. and his Guru Maa- Sharda and his parents, the permission to go to the Swami ji came down to Kanyakumari, Parliaments of Religions in Chicago. He the last point of India on 24 December became a spiritual leader and 1892 before his departure for Chicago to philosopher. participate in world religious conference in 1893. He came here to meditate and The place of such importance, both for wanted to know the solution to the spirituality and for the future of India, is problems faced by our country at that sadly converted into a popular tourist time. When he was travelling spot where most of the people don’t throughout the country, he realised that know the history or the reason behind its name, but they’re always eager to click the biggest problem faced by the general thousands of photos and selfies. Many population of the country was a severe people came here, not to feel the beauty lack of food and education. He was and peace of this place but to take deeply disturbed by these problems and photos, this place became a tourist spot. wanted to understand the solutions. Vivekananda Rock has many bookshops After travelling the whole country he and even a Dhyana math, but people came to this rock which was the prefer superficial things, destroying the endpoint of India. He reached there by goal to visit this place. swimming as he didn’t even have enough Article by: money to reach there through a ferry/boat. He sat there on the rock, meditating for presumably, the estimated three days 25, 26, 27 December 1892, to attain enlightenment Yash Aggarwal 10th Class student on the rock. Delhi, India

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15 WhatsApp: +91 7428522756 lays down some fixed dogmas and tries to To this Swamiji says, “The Hindus have force society to adopt them. It places their fault, they some times have their before society only one coat which must fit exceptions but, mark this, they are always Jack and John and Henry, all alike. If it for punishing their own bodies, and never does not fit John or Henry, he must go for cutting the throats of their without a coat to cover his body. But neighbours.” Apart from this, the Hinduism recognises that each effort is an perspective of Hindu towards other attempt to realize the divine. Hinduism religion and world shows its great even has a place for beliefs of philosophical thought. To this Swamiji which is agnostic and Jainism which is adds, “To a Hindu, the whole world of atheistic. This is so as both of them do not religion is travelling, a coming up, of depend on God, but the force of their different men and women through various religion is directed to the great central conditions and circumstances, to the same truth in every religion, that is to evolve a goal. Every religion is only evolving a God God out of a man. So they don't know the out of the material man and the same God God as they have not seen the father, but is the inspirer of all of them. I challenge has seen the son. And he who has seen the the world to find throughout the whole son has seen the father. system of Sanskrit philosophy, any expression as that the Hindu alone will be Nature of Hindus saved and not others.” This is the scope of Apart from all these theories, one needs acceptance of Hinduism and greatness of a to understand the very nature of a Hindu. Hindu.

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y R Content Inspiration: ShriGuru Pawan Sinha Ji Translated by Ishan Garg he Ar Health T Indian Cooking Indians recentlyEditor's celebrated note: Makar Sankranti and one of the most consumed dishes at this time is Til ke Laddu. The usage of Sesame increases around this time due to its taste and more importantly, due to its health benefits. In India, the use of til starts from the month of the Dhanteras festival and is used until Makar Sankranti. It has been told that til is loved by Lord and it’s his favourite food. Whatever may be the religious reason, the medicinal benefits of til can’t be ignored, especially in the winters. There are 8 types of til found all over the world, but in India, we have white and black til. Whether til is white or black, there is no such effect on its qualities.

Ingredients:  Til (sesame seeds)- 500 grams  Gur (jaggery)- 500 grams  (Clarified butter)- 2 tsp

17 WhatsApp: +91 7428522756 Method: ● Clean the sesame seeds properly. ● Heat ghee (Clarified butter) in a heavy pan (kadhai) on medium flame. ● Add sesame seeds to it and stir continuously. Roast sesame seeds till they turn light brown. ● Take out the roasted sesame seeds and grind lightly or put them in a mixer to get a coarse powder. ● Break off Gur (Jaggery) into small pieces. ● Pour 1 spoon Ghee (Clarified butter) in a pan and heat. ● Now melt Gur (Jaggery) on a low flame. Turn off the instant Gur melts. ● Put the crushed roasted sesame seeds in the melted Gur and blend well. ● Apply Ghee (Clarified butter) in your hands and knead the mixture to make it smooth. ● Take a little amount (about 1 tbsp) of the mixture at a time. ● Make round shaped Ladoo and place it on a plate.

Benefits:  Til help in reducing cough or acidity and also gives energy to the body.  Til should be given to new mothers so that her becomes healthier. Til helps in keeping the muscles and bones of a baby strong.  Along with Protein and vitamin-B complex, it contains a high amount of calcium. That’s why it makes teeth, stomach, brain and bones stronger.  Giving til and jaggery to children who are scared at night, who feel weak upon waking in the morning, and wet their bed, is beneficial for them.  Taking til in winter can help relieve body pain, and makes the heart strong.  People under high stress should definitely take til.  Heating the ground til and then applying its bandage on the wounded area can help relief inflation and pain.  People with the problem of arthritis must eat til. It also helps in relieving pain.  Oil of til is also full of benefits. It is also good for health. Applying it on hair strengthens them.  Applying a mixture of oil of til and Kapoor on the burnt area provides relief and eliminates the chances of wounds.  If the body becomes dry in the winter season, then applying til oil on the body can provide moisture.

Note:● Take some precautions while taking til. Don’t take more than 50 grams in a day because it has a high amount of calories. It can increase fat. And secondly, til is believed to cause diarrhoea when taken in large quantity. ● Pregnant women should avoid the consumption of til, because as such it’s nature is hot, and can cause some damage. Those who apply til oil in the hair, must not use it more than three times a week.

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Garvit Vij Coordinator, Youth Awakening Mission

Swami Vivekanand said, “Education food, when we train him to distinguish is the manifestation of the perfection between the things which are hot and already in man.” Knowledge in all forms things which are at normal temperature, exists in man himself and is waiting to be or when a mason learns to climb a twenty expressed. It resides in the dormant feet ladder out of his own motivation by state which needs a suitable technique eliminating the fear of falling down, we to get activated and channelised for learn to choose between the thoughts implementation. Swami Ji soulfully that motivates us to develop and ignore practised Vedanta Philosophy which all those which obstruct our course of preaches to work on the finest element action. Everything comes under mind to get the desired outcome. For instance, training which is one of the essential if an earthen pot is to be made, then components of education. Vedanta focuses on the quality of soil, the technique by which it is prepared S w a m i J i s a i d t h a t s i m p l y and the stage where it is ready to be accumulating, memorizing and moulded into the desired form. repeating the same facts should never be Similarly, for the well-being of an the priority of a student. It hampers the educated person, the mind is to be nourishment of mind and adversely worked upon. affects the longevity of thoughts. For this, he always advocated the power of A human is born with a range of concentration as the most crucial tool of abilities and talents which should be o n e ’ s m i n d . D e g r e e o f o n e ’ s transformed into an expressive form, concentration is felt by the effective and skills and the capacity of highest efficient outcomes they generate potential that an educated person is whether it is learning, reading, writing, desired to have. Mind training includes listening or performing any physical the removal of obstacles that obstruct activity. To this, our Guruji says that if it the flow of thoughts. When we let a kid takes a normal adult mind more than cry to express his urge for the need of twice to read and store anything in their

19 WhatsApp: +91 7428522756 permanent memory, then it is high time It motivates a person to continuously that one should be alert of one’s health improve his intellect and rise selflessly of the mind. for the betterment of others. Swami Ji learnt from the experiences of his Guru E n h a n c i n g o n e ’ s p o w e r o f Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa that the concentration enables one to focus core of education is to serve mankind thoughts on a destined activity, and hence it is considered to be a life- prevents swaying in between the long process. There is no end to learning distracting thoughts and helps in even for the teachers or Gurus. They also achieving next to perfect results in imbibe knowledge from their students appreciable time. Later stages of and disciples as their masters for adding enhanced concentration help one to values to their experiences of training achieve multitasking abilities with all the untrained. tasks performed simultaneously yet perfectly. In the present scenario, For education to be the eternal service during the formative years of education, to mankind, Swami Ji expresses his if students are educated to train their concern for the removal of both internal minds instead of cramming subjects a n d e x t e r n a l f a c t o r s t h a t l a y then it will make them the experts of obstructions to the person who intends their destined fields. This can be to achieve his or her inherent powers. To achieved in a short span of some years educate all, he advocates for the equal and will enable them to contribute to and sufficient distribution of resources the development of society at a and opportunities for the people by comparatively younger age. eliminating inequalities in economic development and maintaining stability Swami Ji propagated education to be in the socio-political scenario. a ‘Life Building, Man-Making, Character Making assimilation of Whereas the teacher and student ideas.’ Education is all that helps people relationship hold onto the dynamics of in society to train themselves for the internal factors that support or obstructs struggle for life. It helps them to build the person to realize inner potentials. their capacity to create a balance For a healthy student and teacher between the emotions which drive them relationship, schooling should not be to take decisions. It makes them design misunderstood as educating. The whole t h e i r f u t u r e b a s e d o n t h e i r idea of schooling these days lies around understanding of personal as well as “management” where teachers have collective goals, to earn bread and become managers just like the service butter for the family, to be morally providers and parents act as the supportive or to play an active role in customers sending their children to get the continuous process of development desired certificates. The mechanism of society. apparently fails to understand the

20 [email protected] essence of the student-teacher only be benefitted by the training if he or relationship where the teacher explores she can dedicatedly follow the path and implements various training shown by the teacher with no questions methodologies to equip their students in their faith towards the teacher. with abilities to adapt to the environment they live in. They work Swami Vivekananda dreamt a society dedicatedly for enhancing the mental having an education system in its and physical capabilities of their foundation which transforms people students to withstand social pressures into knowledgeable, cultured, virtuous, and guide them to create their way out selfless and action-oriented beings with i n s o c i e t y t o high moral values outshine. They lay who are capable the foundation of of rising on their confident, capable, o w n a n d c a n virtuous, skilful and guide the coming selfless students generations to who are actually the rise on the path building blocks of envisioned by the society. s a i n t s o f t h e g r e a t e s t A teacher who is C i v i l i z a t i o n , willing and capable India. Actualising of understanding the real meaning t h e i r s t u d e n t s ’ of education thus p e r s p e c t i v e o f makes it clear that learning and caters to cure the evils of the knowledge in a society and to way that can make shape the future the student realize, o f h u m a n i t y , is a true teacher education plays a who nurtures a vital, as well as, a student into an critical role. e x p e r t . T h e student, on the other hand, can

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which played an integral part in the Swami Ji came back to India after his freedom struggle and led to the creation Chicago speech after re-establishing of the great Subhash Chandra Bose. Hindu Indian glory, Tilak wrote a letter He says, “I was merely 15 years old when to Swami Ji, confirming if he was the Swami Vivekananda entered my life. same who stayed at Tilak’s home This resulted in a great turmoil within earlier. He also requested Swami Ji to me and the ignition of the spark of come and stay back again at Puna. In f r e e d o m answer to this letter, Swami Ji s t r u g g l e confirmed that he was the same monk within me. It who stayed and expressed his sadness took me very for not being able to stay in Puna. After l o n g t o this, Tilak was impressed by Swami Ji’s understand warm welcome and knowledgeable S w a m i discussions when he went to Belur Math. Vivekanand a, but some Mahatma o f h i s G a n d h i lectures and expresses the quotes are effect of Swami engraved in Vivekananda such a way on his life as, “I in my mind that I can never remove or have read the delete them. Through his pictures and w o r k s o f his thoughts, he appears to me as a Swami Ji with completely developed personality. In his c o m p l e t e talks and lectures, I have found answers dedication and to several of my questions. Now I have t h e y h a v e chosen the way that Swami Vivekananda increased the showed me.” nationalist values in me by thousand folds.” During his travel, Swami Ji spent These are only a few examples. Swami some time in Bal Vivekananda has influenced Vipin Gangadhar Tilak’s Chandra Pal, Lal Bahadur Shastri, home in Puna. during Rajgopalachari and thousands of this time, Tilak got other freedom fighters and great highly influenced by personalities. Swami Ji’s character and knowledge. When Leo Tolstoy, the famous Russian

23 WhatsApp: +91 7428522756 writer was so inspired first glance that he was a leader and a by ‘Rajyog’ written by hero, that he was a man of God and that Swami Vivekananda he had the power to guide people in life.” J i t h a t h e h a s mentioned it several J a m s h e d j i T a t a , t h e b i g times in his essays industrialist and articles and this met Swami was his favourite Vivekanand book throughout his a during his life. He writes in a C h i c a g o letter, “this book is travel in a extraordinary and it has motivated me J a p a n e s e several times. It has taught me a lot and ship. Swami the way it includes the actual form of Vivekanand the soul and its practicality is a shared his beautiful.” experiences w i t h , Nobel Laureate Jamshedji and they discussed the French writer economic growth of China and Japan. It w a s a l s o was then that Swami Vivekananda told h i g h l y him that India should be a country of influenced by manufacturers and not traders. This S w a m i inspired Jamshedji to create a research Vivekananda institute and he shared the idea with and wrote his Swami Vivekananda ji who accepted it b i o g r a p h y . and blessed him with a smile. Jamshedji He used to requested Swami Ji to head the institute c o n s i d e r through a letter written on 23 November Swami Ji the 1898 which Swami Ji couldn’t do, but he d i r e c t praised Jamshedji Tata’s efforts incarnation of wholeheartedly in an edition of the energy ‘Prabudhh Bharat’ in April 1899. This form into a institute is famous even today and is human. He called as IISC . used to feel a different kind of energy w h e n e v e r h e r e a d S w a m i Swami Ramtirth who was a maths Vivekananda’s works. He writes, professor in college had the opportunity “wherever he went, he remained the of attending a lecture by Swami first… every person recognised in the Vivekananda Ji. He says that during the

24 [email protected] lecture, the environment and aura were b e c a m e a f o l l o w e r o f S w a m i such that people forgot where they were. Vivekananda, popularly known as It was as if time, place and reality didn’t . exist and the only presence was of Swami This is the unending influence of a Vivekananda himself. People also felt a great and enlightened personality who connection between their soul and the not only inspires people around them soul of the universe while listening to but also the generations coming after. him. He has been a source of inspiration for so many people even now and that is I have only talked about a few how his message and works should be incidents with fewer people. There are so carried forward. many incidents and people who have felt things and have been highly inspired by S w a m i V i v e k a n a n d a . S w a m i Vivekananda’s personality was such that not only great and awakened people got inspired by him, but normal people everywhere were also highly influenced by him in all ways.

Once, Swami Ji was wandering in the streets of Cairo, Egypt and he was lost. By mistake, he went to a street which was occupied by sex workers and prostitutes. There, one lady went to him and bent and spoke in Spanish, “Hombre de Dios, Hombre de diode” (Man of God). During his travel in the Himalayas, a fellow traveller stopped shocked after seeing Swami Vivekananda and he started shouting- “! Shiva.” another incident included a station master at Hathras Railway Station who got so influenced after seeing Swami Vivekananda that he requested him to visit his house. Swami Ji agreed and his influence was such that the station master left everything, took Sanyasa and

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Swami Vivekananda Connects Translated by Palak Aggarwal

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This article is taken from the 13th edition When such great personalities visit a place, of Paavan Chintan Dhara; The Management the place becomes purer. Naren was born of Life, a magazine by Paavan Chintan on the 12th of January in the year 1863 at Dhara Ashram. The article was written and Kolkata. This is the same place where the compiled by Seema Ojha, Rajashankar Company first began its trade. Shrivastava and Umesh. The article serves Who imagined that Naren from Kolkata will as an inspiration of YAM Connects which is make his place in the heart of the whole based on the idea of universality and world? The of Goddess Kali in spreading of love, peace and knowledge. Dakshineshwar makes this place purer. Swami Ji played an integral role in this Dakshineshwar is the place where Naren because he travelled through a lot of places, and his Guru- Ramakrishna Paramahansa both in India and the world and spread the met. It was in the memory of Shri message of Hinduism, acceptance and Ramakrishna that Belur Math was unity. established.

“Awake, Arise and stop not until the goal In the year 1888, Swami Vivekananda is reached.” The goal was to uplift the Indian began his wanderings and started his travel society and serve mankind. To execute this of the nation. He began his travel from the goal, Narendranath Dutta, popularly northern part of the country, from Banaras. known as Swami Vivekananda, went from During his travels, he also went to one place to another and covered a major Ayodhya, Lucknow, Agra, Vrindavan, part of the Indian subcontinent to Rishikesh, Kashmir, Columbo, understand the society and its problems. Lahore, Islamabad, London and Chicago.

26 [email protected] When Naren was going to Rishikesh, he to Rawalpindi. From there he went to met a station master named Sharat Chandra Muri through horse ride and after staying Gupta at Hathras Railway Station. Naren there for three days he went to Kashmir told him his goal. Sharat Chandra was so through Kohaya-Baramula. He boarded influenced by him that he accepted Swami ji a houseboat and went to Srinagar which was as his Guru. Naren took Sharat to Rishikesh the main place where he stayed while in and he later came to be known as Swami Kashmir. Even if he visited any place during Sadananda. There’s also a memorial in the the day, he spent his nights in Srinagar. name of this event and its memory. He stayed there for a month.

In his Himalaya travel, Swami Ji went This travel showed a different side of to Nainital, Almora and Srinagar. Swami Ji. writes- “he is Almora which is located in is speaking, but this is neither about the very well known for its cultural heritage, geography of India nor is it about great handicraft and its wildlife. The view of personalities and their lifestyle. It is not Himalayan mountains from Almora is even about the political condition of the b r e a t h t a k i n g l y b e a u t i f u l . S w a m i country or the people of the country. His Vivekananda came thrice to this place. The lectures include none of that. They are beauty and serenity of this place made innovative and contain an essence of him. Swami ji express his wish to establish a These lectures reflect Swami Ji’s own Math here. The first time that Swami experiences.” Vivekananda came to Almora, he worshipped in Goddess Kasar temple. Swami Vivekananda also enjoyed a day of There’s Ramakrishna ashram near Almora a picnic in Kashmir. Swami Ji also tried to which is also known as ‘Advaita’ ashram. visit Amarnath through Sonmarg, but the This was built by the inspiration of Swami route to Amarnath was closed. Swami Ji Vivekananda in March 1899. then progressed to Islamabad through another houseboat. He was also visiting all After Almora, he moved on to Bhimtal the in their way. The very first day where he stayed for two and a half days. He they visited Pandenath temple. Swami Ji progressed to Kathgodam later. From then visited some of the Buddhist temples there he took a train and crossed the and that entire day, he kept on speaking mountains to reach the plainlands. Swami ji about Hinduism and Buddhism. This was came to Punjab next where he professed followed by a visit to two temples in the teachings of history and duty to the Avantipur, a temple in Bijbehra, and common people. Sister Nivedita writes on another temple in Martand. He reached this- “as we were moving across different Verinag where he sat under a pine tree and parts of Punjab, Swami Ji’s unconditional conversed with his disciples. The next day love towards his motherland was portrayed he went towards Amarnath where he got through his talks, lectures and his involved in a group of pilgrims. Several behaviour.” pilgrims got influenced by Swami Vivekananda and used to stand around him After travelling through Punjab, he went and converse with him. Initially, the

27 WhatsApp: +91 7428522756 presence of foreign women unnerved saints Ji also visited the Dargah Shareef. In the and monks, but Swami Ji’s arguments gave year 1891, Swami Vivekananda met the king them all the answers. of Khetdi, Ajit Singh, in Mount Abu. King Ajit Singh was the one who named Naren as During his return, Swami Ji went back to Swami Vivekananda. In the memory of Kashmir through Dal Islamabad. The king Swami Vivekananda, the palace of Khetdi is of Kashmir invited Swami Vivekananda to now known as ‘Swami Vivekananda establish a Sanskrit university and a Math. Memorial Temple’. Tourists feel peace and Swami Ji believed that the natural beauty of calm over here. The place where Swami Ji this place will enhance it spiritually, as well. and the king discussed matters of Swami Ji selected a place on the riverbank importance has now been transformed into for a Math. After the pilgrimage to the prayer room. Amarnath, Swami Ji meditated for a long time and his disciples meditated too. Swami At the end of 1891, Swami Ji travelled Ji told his disciples to organise a Yog Shivir t o w a r d s t h e w e s t a n d r e a c h e d (Yog Camp) on the place designated for Ahmedabad. He worshipped at Math construction. Swami ji wanted to Dwarkadheesh temple. In September establish a Math specifically for women 1892, Swami Vivekananda was travelling here, but this wish couldn’t be fulfilled. His from Mumbai to Poona. He met Bal proposal for that piece of land was rejected Gangadhar Tilak in the train and the great and thinking of it the Divine goddess’ order, freedom fighter and the great spiritual he accepted it. Due to these problems, leader talked. Swami Ji stayed with Tilak for Swami Ji’s mind shifted from meditating on about 10 days. Tilak was left shocked and Shiva to that of the Divine Goddess. This overwhelmed after seeing the young saint resulted in the formation of “Godmother and after listening to his thoughts and Kali” poem by Swami Vivekananda. The knowledge. Tilak also attended a lecture by name of the divine goddess was always in Swami Vivekananda at Deccan club to Swami Ji’s mind and as soon as he which Tilak writes, “I was at that time a completed the poem, he fainted and fell member of the Deccan Club in the Hirabag down on the floor. In the same form, Swami which used to hold weekly meetings. At one Ji decided to go to Sheer Bhavani where of these meetings, the Swami accompanied he observed strict fasting for a week. me. That evening, the late Kashinath Govind Nath made a fine speech on a Swami Ji was eager to return to Kolkata philosophical subject. No one had to say after this. So, while everyone went towards anything. But, the Swami rose and spoke in Baramula, he alone went towards Lahore. fluent English presenting the other aspect From Lahore, he went to Kolkata. In 1891, of the subject very lucidly. Everyone, there Swami Ji began his wandering from Delhi was thus convinced of his high abilities. The to . He first reached Alwar Swami left Poona very soon after this,”- where he met King Mangal Singh. Swami Ji Vedant Kesari, January 1934. taught him the importance of idolatry. From Alwar, Swami Ji moved towards It was in 1892 that Swami Ji went Jaipur and then, Ajmer. In Ajmer, Swami towards the South. There he meditated

28 [email protected] continuously for 3 days at a rock which is now called ‘Vivekananda Rock’. On 24th June 1899, Swami Vivekananda reached Madras. A big mob was waiting to welcome Swami Ji there. But, due to the plague in Kolkata, Swami Vivekananda was not allowed to get off at Madras. Swami Ji then reached Columbo where he received a grand welcome. The ship departed from Dakshineshwar Temple, Kolkata Columbo on the 28th 0f June and due to high tides and sea storm, he reached Aiden in 10 days instead of 6. Swami Ji used this delayed time in writing an article in Bengali.

Swami Ji reached London on 31 July. He stayed in Wimbledon in Sister Nivedita’s house. He reached America on the 16th of August. He left for Chicago thereafter and reached on 23 November. Belur Math From there, Swami Ji moved towards Los Angeles and he wanted to open a centre for the practice of Vedant but he couldn’t do so. After failing to collect funds, Swami Ji wrote to Mrs Bull, “It is true that God has been with me. But, Oh! To attain each atom of it, I have to work very hard.”

Swami Ji was then invited for a lecture in Paris. There Swami JI learnt French, read French literature and understood French Vivekananda House, Madras culture. After all of this, he went back to Varanasi and from there to Kolkata. He was getting tired day by day, but never stopped working. In such a short lifespan, he not only uplifted the Indian society but also gave a direction to the world. All of these places are witnesses of Swami Vivekananda’s revolution. He gave the moves to the young.

Vivekananda Rock, Kanyakumari

29 WhatsApp: +91 7428522756 Sanatan Yoddha Play Paavan Chintan Dhara Ashram has always worked on the path shown by Swami Vivekananda and we’ve considered him our inspiration. Our ashram has thus performed several plays on Swami Vivekananda. Here’s a glimpse of it.

30 [email protected] 31 WhatsApp: +91 7428522756 Whom does he belong to?

Do you know Swami Vivekananda? But not the Chicago one. He took birth in Kolkata, But he didn’t know he was Vishnu Avtar.

He was the founder of and Belur Math, And he also showed the world a better path. When his father left this world, He was left so poor that he had nothing to eat.

He left all his comforts, Because he wanted to know himself. He was the one who slept in boxes, And we should learn something from him.

It’s a shame for Indians, Because we didn’t understand him. Till we won’t understand him, We also cannot understand his struggles.

Why did he go out of the country? It’s a great mystery, But, in the world, he made a great history. He died when he was not so old, But still, his voice is very bold.

Before dying, he said something to his disciples, I don’t know will others be changing from this saying. “Work unto death- I am with you and when I am gone, My spirit will work with you.”

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Aastik Sinha Class 5 student Ghaziabad, india

32 [email protected] A to Z Game-Changing Wisdom of Swami Vivekananda

Compilation by Shweta Singh Researcher and consultant Madhya Pradesh, India

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37 WhatsApp: +91 7428522756 favourites is his dedication towards his Just like the frog, we have limited Guru- Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa. o u r s e l v e s t o t h e p r a c t i c e o f In the end part of Guru Ramakrishna’s worshipping. We’ve made superficial life, he was suffering from cancer. This things like fame and political agendas led to the creation of some kind of pus our priorities. This has reduced both and liquid around his mouth. This liquid our intellectual and emotional capacity. attracted flies which irritated Shri The moral and the duty that Swami Ji Ramakrishna Paramhansa Ji. While all taught the society for its upliftment has his disciples were worried because of been lost in the blind race for success this, no one could overcome their and fame. Most of us don’t read the repulse. Swami Vivekananda could not valuable knowledge imparted by our bear his master’s pain and so he used to scriptures and some of us who do read lick the liquid and the pus from his them are for misinterpretation and to master’s mouth. All other disciples gain a social following. Only a few of us found this repellent, but Swami Ji read it to fulfil its purpose- “OBEY.” treated it as a gift from his Guru. Only a few of us understand the purpose of all this knowledge and try to It is difficult for me to imagine implement it practically for the someone so selfless. Someone like betterment of society. Swami Vivekananda who dedicated his complete life towards the betterment of I am saddened to see Swami Ji as the society. Someone who left all his “poster boy” of some organisations. comforts and luxuries and lived a While there is nothing wrong in making difficult life. Someone who could easily him the face of one’s organisation, the earn plenty of money, but kept the sad part is that people use him only for nation above himself and worked day the face and do not follow his teachings. and night for the nation while living in This not only discredits his name but complete poverty himself. also reflects the ignorance of society. It is imperative to learn and What we need right now is to read understand these aspects of the lives of and obey the teachings of Swami these great personalities. It’s been a high Vivekananda and other great time since we’ve highlighted the Swami personalities. We need to learn sacrifice Ji of Chicago speech. It is now the time and understand our duty towards the to read his struggles and follow his path. nation. The level of selflessness It is very easy to eulogise them, but it is portrayed by Swami Vivekananda is very difficult to obey them and that’s the exemplary. This can be substantiated task. The young have to move, but they through several examples. One of my have to obey at the same time.

38 [email protected] gajjak, families enjoying time, effect time, rain Lohri L

ohri Ae Mere Watan and there on farmers bhoga spend the is is there Ke Logon themselves. a originated should crops. Punjabi and have some should kheer be planted quality festival. rain, from So be made a Lohri crop however the time the of Festivals word sugarcane harvest. crops is and this lack ‘lohi’. enjoy and of joyful It of juice Punjab they their The is rain generally festival are word are around lives. Lohri revolves WhatsApp: +91 7428522756 shared waiting Content Inspiration:ShriGuruPawanSinhaJi means In where believed this Lohri amongst around for that time farmers peanuts, the that there can each Translated byIshanGarg crops. rain around have should and other. chiwade, and At a their this this bad are be 39 Punjabis celebrate the evening festivals, these evening festivals are common in India. In Punjab, people come together and cook and share among themselves and celebrate with immense joy.

So why do we celebrate Lohri? Well, there is a story of Doola-Bhatti associated with Lohri. There are two versions of it. According to the first one, he was a famous dacoit who saved two Brahman daughters Sundri and Mundri from criminals and also got them married and gave them sugar, that’s why Lohri songs consist of words like Sundri, Mundri, Doola-Bhatti and shakkar (sugar). Another version

is that he was a Sardar of Akbar’s state of Punjab, who stopped women extortion. That’s why he is very well known and he worshipped till this date.

There is also a Puranic story related to Lohri. Daksh disliked Lord Shiv and condemned him. Thus, Shiv’s wife and Daksh’s daughter, Sati gave up her life and Prajapati Daksh had to face huge punishment for this. So on this day, mothers repent and give gifts to daughters to free Daksh from his crime.

40 [email protected] Makar Sankranti

Content Inspiration: ShriGuru Pawan Sinha Ji Translated by Palak Aggarwal

Makar Sankranti is the festival of the Sun. This is the time when the sun gets active and it is an important time for students and for those who practice meditation. They can also achieve energy, Vitamin D, Calcium from the sun at this time and thus, we worship Makar Sankranti.

This festival also marks the onset of a season change. The northern hemisphere of the earth comes closer to the sun and thus, the duration of days increase and the duration of nights decrease. According to the Western calendar, the change in the duration of day and night begins from 21st December because of the western concept of the winter solstice. While India works on very accurate calculations of the . We can also notice this from the change in dates from 14th January to 15th January. Earlier, Makar Sakranti was celebrated on the 14th of January, but now it is celebrated on the 15th because of the slowing speed of the earth.

41 WhatsApp: +91 7428522756 The festival is celebrated because of the season change and the farming of crops by the farmers. There is a tradition of kite flying on this festival. Several cities in India host kite flying competitions and thousands of people participate in kite flying. The sky is dotted with beautiful kites. This tradition goes back to the time of Lord Ram.

Makar Sankranti is celebrated as Lohri in Punjab and in . The festival is linked with crops and food and is celebrated by different names in different parts of the country.

Makar Sankranti is considered a very pious day and it affects the environment positively. Til (sesame) is also especially consumed on this festival. It is also a festival for the betterment of crops and a good season. People also begin good works on this pious day. Special carnivals are also organised on the banks of some rivers in this festival.

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