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The Vedanta Kesari a Cultural and Spiritual Monthly of the Ramakrishna Order Since 1914 1 nd 102 Price: ` 10 YEAR OF PUBLICATION The Vedanta Kesari A Cultural and Spiritual Monthly of the Ramakrishna Order since 1914 Swami Ramakrishnananda’s statue, RKM Students’ Home, Chennai August 2015 2 India's Timeless Wisdom The place (or the society) where unworthy people are worshiped and honoured and the worthy one is neglected, three things get manifested their [in due course]: poverty, death and fear. —Mahabharata Editor: SWAMI ATMASHRADDHANANDA Managing Editor: SWAMI GAUTAMANANDA Printed and published by Swami Vimurtananda on behalf of Sri Ramakrishna Math Trust fromThe No.31, RamakrishnaV edanta KMathesari Road, ~ 2 Mylapore, ~ AUGUST Chennai 2015 - 4 and Printed at Sri Ramakrishna Printing Press, No.31 Ramakrishna Math Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 4. Ph: 044 - 24621110 The Vedanta Kesari 102nd YEAR OF PUBLICATION VOL. 102, No. 8 ISSN 0042-2983 A CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL MONTHLY OF THE RAMAKRISHNA ORDER Started at the instance of Swami Vivekananda in 1895 as Brahmavâdin, it assumed the name The Vedanta Kesari in 1914. For free edition on the Web, please visit: www.chennaimath.org CONTENTS AUGUST 2015 Gita Verse for Reflection 285 Editorial Valuable Lessons From the Sun 286 Articles Dissolving Boundaries 294 Pravrajika Virajaprana Ramakrishna Mission—It’s Ideal and Working 298 Swami Tyagarupananda A Lifelong Influence and Contribution: Recalling Swami Vivekananda’s Influence on Ma.Ko. 302 Usha Mahadevan Balaram Mandir and Swami Brahmananda 310 Hiranmoy Mukherjee New Find Unpublished Letters of Swami Saradananda 308 Review Article Documenting An Inspiring Era 313 P S Sundaram The Order on the March 316 Book Reviews 319 Feature Simhâvalokanam (How to Triumph Over the Difficulties of Life) 291 Cover Story: Page 6 The V edanta K esari 4 AUGUST 2015 The Vedanta Kesari Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004 h (044) 2462 1110 (4 lines) Fax : (044) 2493 4589 Email : [email protected] Website : www.chennaimath.org TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS You can subscribe to The Vedanta reaching us before this or after one Kesari from any month. month (for overseas subscriptions, On your address slip, the number two months) of posting of the jour- on the left of the first line of add- nal are not entertained. ress is your subscription number. 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You can send your sponsorship by cash or through a DD drawn in favour of ‘Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai’ and send it with a covering note to The Manager, Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, Chennai - 600 004 Email : [email protected] Website : www.chennaimath.org ‘Doing is very good, but that comes from thinking. Fill the brain, therefore, with high thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work.’ —Swami Vivekananda 5874. -do- Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar College, Usilampati, T.N. - 626 532 5875. -do- LLA Branch Library, Kovilpatty T.K.,Tirunelveli, T.N. - 627 902 5876. -do- LLA Branch Library, Eruvadi, Tirunelveli, T.N. - 627 103 5877. -do- Dr. C. Vijayaraghavachariar Memorial Library, Cherry Road, Salem, T.N. - 636 007 5878. -do- Dist. Central Library, Palayamkottai Post, Tirunelveli, T.N. - 627 002 5879. Dr. M.S. Ashok, Karnataka LLA Branch Library, Palayamkottai.,Tirunelveli, T.N. - 627 002 The V edanta K esari 6 AUGUST 2015 5880. -do- LLA Branch Library, Pettai Post,Tirunelveli, T.N. - 627 004 5881. -do- Nellai Dist. Library Committee, Tirunelveli Town, T.N. - 627 006 5882. -do- LLA Branch Library, Nanguneri T.K.,Tirunelveli, T.N. - 627 106 N Cover Story N 5883. -do- LLA Branch Library, Panagudy,Tirunelveli, T.N. - 627 109 5884. Prof. Bimal K. Panda, Varanasi Sambalpur Public Library, Sambalpur, Odisha - 768 001 Swami Ramakrishnananda’s Statue, Chennai 5885. Dr. B.V.S.S.S. Prasad, Chennai The Indian Institute of Educations, Pune, Maharastra - 411 029 Born to pious parents in the village of Ichapur near Kolkata, 5886. -do- Madhya Pradesh Bhoj University, M.P. - 462 204 Swami Ramakrishnananda (1863-1911) was a direct disciple of Sri 5887. -do- Nalanda Open University, Bihar - 800 001 Ramakrishna. At the behest of Swami Vivekananda, his brother- 5888. -do- Hindu College, Amritsar, Punjab - 143 001 disciple and the leader of Ramakrishna Movement, Swami Rama- 5889. -do- Vellore Engineering College, Vellore, T.N. - 632 014 krishnananda or Shashi Maharaj (as he was affectionately called by 5890. Mr. Mahindra Kumar Parma, U.K. Sikh Cultural Centre, Kolkata, W.B. - 700 16 monks and devotees) came to Madras in 1897 and worked tirelessly 5891. Prof. Gopal Chandra Bhar, W.B. Swami Vivekananda Mat. School, Ramapuram, Chennai - 600 089 for the cause of Ramakrishna until his demise in 1911. He was the 5892. -do- Basaveshwar T.T.I., Bijapur, Karnataka - 587 101 very embodiment of devotion, service and sagacity. He founded Sri 5893. -do- Govt. Degree College, Gorakhpur, U.P. - 273 001 Ramakrishna Math at Mylapore and Ramakrishna Math, Bangalore. 5894. -do- Govt. Degree College, Kaptanganj, U.P. - 272 001 At his instance a Home for children hailing from destitute, orphan 5895. -do- Govt. Degree College, Indupur, U.P. - 274 001 or single-parent families was started in 1905 which has grown into 5896. -do- Govt. Degree College, Bisalpur, U.P. - 262 201 a large institution of 650 residential students, with multifarious 5897. -do- Govt. Degree College, Pachwas, U.P. - 272 001 activities and amenities, named Ramakrishna Mission Students’ Home, Mylapore, Chennai 5898. -do- Government Degree College, Varanasi, U.P. - 232 104 5899. -do- Govt. Degree College, Sonebhadra, U.P. - 247 554 with the units Ramakrishna Mission Polytechnic College, Ramakrishna Mission Residential 5900. -do- Govt. College, Faridpur, U.P. - 243 503 High School and Sri Ramakrishna Centenary Primary School. 5901. -do- Govt. Degree College, Hardoi, U.P. - 241 001 A 4.9 feet tall fiberglass statue of Shashi Maharaj, seated on a chair, fashioned after one 5902. -do- Govt. Degree College, Jakhini, Varanasi, U.P. - 221 305 of his photographs, was installed in a new building at Students’ Home in 2006, to mark the 5903. -do- Govt. College, Gajraula, U.P. - 244 235 institution’s centenary. It was unveiled by Srimat Swami Atmasthanandaji Maharaj, at present 5904. -do- Govt. Degree College, Jalesar, U.P. - 207 302 the President of Ramakrishna Math and Mission. This year the Jayanti celebrations of Swami 5905. -do- Govt. Degree College, Shahajahapur, U.P. - 242 001 Ramakrishnananda fall on 12th August. 5906. -do- Govt. Degree College, Sitapur, U.P. - 262 203 5907. -do- Govt. Degree College, Maunath Banjan, U.P. - 275 101 THE VEDANTA KESARI PATRONS’ SCHEME 5908. -do- Govt. Degree College, Obra, U.P. - 231 219 We invite our readers to join as patrons of the magazine. They can do 5909. -do- Govt. Degree College, Unchahar, U.P. - 229 001 so by sending Rs.2000/- or more. Names of the patrons will be 5910. -do- Govt. Degree College, Berinag, Uttranchal - 262 531 5911. -do- Govt. Degree College, Khatima, Uttaranchal - 262 308 announced in the journal under the Patrons' Scheme and they will 5912.
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