Vedanta in Practice
A Micro-Blog from Swami Vimokshananda – earlier at Durban, Singapore and Dublin – now at Yelagiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India – "A private diary for public consumption!"
Author: svp
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On the tithi puja night, that is on 29th January 2008, the 145th birth tithi of Swami Vivekananda, the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa, Durban launched its new look, thoroughly revamped website. The need for new format and updating of information was keenly felt after the official affiliation of the South African Centre with the Ramakrishna Mission’s…
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The Birthday of Swami Vivekananda The 145th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was celebrated at the Centre, Glen Anil on Saturday, 26 January 2008 (4:00 – 6:00 p.m.). The programme commenced with the chanting of invocation hymns by the Centre’s Choir group, singing of A Hymn to Swami Vivekananda and devotional bhajans by the Satsang Group.…
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For other interesting slide-shows, please click the Page – ‘Slide-shows’ which has different ‘Child Pages’ for other towns in South Africa This slide-show is of Swamiji’s birthday celebration at Estcourt
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The temple stands on the spot where Swami Vivekananda’s mortal remains were cremated in 1902. Consecrated on 28 January 1924, the temple has in its upper storey an alabaster OM (in Bengali characters). Beside the temple stands a bel (bilva) tree in the place of the original bel tree under which Swami Vivekananda used to…
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Keen observation In 1979, I was “posted” to Itanagar where a new modern hospital was upcoming. I was staying at that time in Belur Math after finalising the relief work. Srimat Swami Gahananandaji Maharaj brought me to Seva Pratishthan from Belur Math along with him in his car. He was on that day, “on round”…
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