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Chicago Calling chicago calling A Spiritual & Cultural Quarterly eZine of the Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago No. 7, 2015 Table of Contents Page EDITORIAL 3 SWAMI VIVEKANANDA: THE EMBODIMENT OF CONCENTRATION 5 SWAMI ISHTANANDA SWAMI VIVEKANANDA: A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE EAST AND THE WEST 8 SWAMI YUKTATMANANDA ARISE, AWAKE AND STOP NOT 11 HOW TO BE A BETTER STUDENT 12 CHICAGO CALLING: A UNIQUELY INSPIRATIONAL EXPERIENCE 14 ADVERTISEMENTS 23 Editor: Swami Ishatmananda Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago 14630 Lemont Road, Homer Glen. 60491 email: [email protected] chicagovedanta.org ©Copyright: Minister-in-Charge Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago NO 7. 2015 Chicago Calling 2 The Parliament of Religions EDITORIAL reached the East, and, along with diplomats and businessmen, religious missionaries also spread throughout the East. In 1784 the first American merchant ship, “United States”, reached the coast of India. The first American missionaries were dispatched to India in 1812. Eastern religious practices eventually attracted much attention. The missionary reports about the Asian religious practices were more critical than the accounts of the early merchants. However, later missionary accounts embodied a more sympathetic attitude—that each of the world’s religions contained some good points. While the West was trying to find good points Is religion one or many? The answer would be in other religions, Sri Ramakrishna, the God in “Yes” and also “No”. human form, declared, after practicing severe “Yes” when the word “religion” means goal. spiritual austerities in various religions, that all “No” when the word “religion” means path. religions can lead to God if practiced with Truth is one people call it by various names. sincerity. He declared, “A s many faiths, so many In the words of Swami Vivekananda, “Religion paths.” is realization.” So, it is the goal. Again, he said that The truth that was discovered by the Vedic religion is a process that makes a brute into a man Rishis in ancient times and realized anew by Sri and a man into god. So, religion is also a path. Ramakrishna was put on the world stage for the The relation between religion and humanity is first time in Chicago in 1893. like water and the fish. The fish cannot survive In 1893 the city of Chicago hosted the World without water; similarly, humans cannot remain Columbian Exposition. A number of congresses human without religion. were held, including Anthropology, Labor, But if the water becomes stagnant, it may kill Medicine, Temperance, Commerce, Finance, the fish. Similarly, if religion loses its real purpose Literature, History, Art, Philosophy and Science. and becomes an institution of superstition and One of these was the World’s Parliament of dogmatism, it brings death to humanity. Religions. Rev. John Henry Barrows was the Like the flow of fresh water, exchange and chairman of the Parliament. The Parliament ran dialogue among different religions is necessary. from Sept. 11 to 27, 1893 at the World’s Congress Along with the growth of human society in Auxiliary Building, which is now known as the Art different parts of the world, different religions also Institute of Chicago. grew. Afterwards, they were categorized as This was the first formal gathering of Eastern Religions and Western Religions. representatives of the Eastern and Western For political and economic reasons, the West spiritual traditions. NO 7. 2015 Chicago Calling 3 Swami Vivekananda, the illustrious disciple of After a comprehensive tour of four years in the Sri Ramakrishna, represented Hinduism and India West, he returned to India in 1897 and established at the Parliament. He is best known for his a unique monastic organization, the Ramakrishna inspiring speech, beginning with “Sisters and Mission, on May 1st. Later, he became a major Brothers of America”, through which he force in the revival of Hinduism in India and introduced the broad perspective of Hinduism at contributed to the notion of nationalism in colonial the opening session of the Parliament on Sept. 11. India. Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s In his concluding speech on Sept. 27, he gave a call suggestion (to Nobel Laureate Romain Rolland) for universal harmony, “Help and not Fight”, was, “If you want to know India, study “Assimilation and not Destruction”, “Harmony Vivekananda. In him everything is positive and and Peace and not Dissension”. nothing is negative.” After the Parliament, he conducted hundreds of public and private lectures and classes, disseminating the tenets of the Hindu philosophy in America, England and Europe. In America What they said of Swamiji and his speeches Vivekananda became India’s spiritual ambassador. His mission there was the interpretation of India’s “Swami Vivekananda exercised a wonderful spiritual culture and heritage. He also tried to influence over his audience.” enrich the religious consciousness of Americans —Dr. J. H. Barrows through the teachings of the Vedanta philosophy. Chairman of the General Committee of the He established Vedanta societies in America and Parliament of Religions, Chicago England. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to “He is undoubtedly the greatest figure in the the Western world and was credited with raising Parliament of Religions. After hearing him we feel interfaith awareness, and bringing Hinduism to how foolish it is to send missionaries to this the status of a major world religion in the late 19th learned nation.” century. —The New York Herald NO 7. 2015 Chicago Calling 4 SWAMI VIVEKANANDA: THE EMBODIMENT OF CONCENTRATION SWAMI ISHTANANDA Minister, Vedanta Society of St. Petersburg, Fl This lecture was delivered on Nov. 9th, 2013 at “Chicago Calling”. Revered General Secretary Maharaj, revered Swamiji was marvelous and very special and Swami Chetananandaji Maharaj, all other very unique for many different reasons as you respected Swamis, brother monks, sisters and have already listened to those talks, and there will devotees, I am very thankful to Swami come more topics afterwards. His humanity, his Ishatmanandaji Maharaj for including me in this universality, the message of strength, and in many wonderful occasion of celebrating 150th Birthday different ways Swamiji was unique. Unique in that anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. sense, yes it was reminded by Swami Yogatmanandaji, he did not give a new message. Swami Vivekananda must be a wonderful He was giving the same age old message of person, a great hero, and a role model to all of you Vedanta, just given in our language. And therefore because you have joined this celebration with so it became so very understandable. So, we are able much enthusiasm and joy. I am sure that there are to apply some of them into our own lives, and thousands of people all over the world, who could mold and change ourselves accordingly. not join us but would be thrilled to read the So very different kind of topics that could have passage of those sayings and writings of the great been chosen! But one topic that was given to me Swami, though they were delivered more than one was ‘manifestation of concentration that was hundred years back. Also there are thousands of Swami Vivekananda’. I consider that to be a people who cannot but be moved emotionally to wonderful topic because this is what Swami think about the great Swami who changed the Vivekananda thought about it himself. He world in many different ways for the betterment of preached very strongly about the value of man, the mankind everywhere in the West as well as in and about the most powerful aspect of that man the East. He is the harbinger of the freedom of which is the mind of that man. And then he many different types as has already been preached that if you can handle your mind, if you expounded by the fine speakers here on this stage can pay attention to your own mind, if you can today. win over and control your own mind then you are I believe that I belong to that group of people actually the controller of everything in this world. who are very emotionally connected with Swamiji. All power resides there. The key to the success of Therefore, to be included in this great occasion of all different kinds of strength and power lies in the celebrating Swamiji’s 150th Birth anniversary at concentration of mind - in the management and this very historic place. I remain very thankful to the handling your own mind. You do not have to my brother Swami Ishatmanandaji. Thank you, manage everybody else in the outside -- that was brother! Swamiji’s message. NO 7. 2015 Chicago Calling 5 We find so many different instances of Swamiji’s not believe that you could do that. Yours must be life where this message actually was applied. In a well-trained hand’. Swamiji said that that was fact Swamiji’s whole life was about that. He never the first time he was trying to shoot with a rifle, gave a single idea, or a lesson, or a teaching which and he explained the secret to those boys. He told he himself did not practice and he himself did not them that everything lies in your ability to find to be real and true. concentrate your mind. The concentration of mind We already heard how Swamiji was is the key to be successful in life. transformed from Narendranath to Vivekananda. Swamiji is wonderful to many people for He was totally a changed man then, according to different reasons, not only because he is our Swami Chetananandaji Maharaj’s wonderful spiritual hero. Our religious life has been speech. Unless he had actually himself believed tremendously shaped, not only influenced, by who anything to be true one hundred percent, he didn’t Swamiji was and what Swamiji has given to us in accept that.
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