…..Kerala …… When Swami Vivekananda toured the state in
1897, he remarked, “I have walked into a lunatic asylum of castes.”
….his ears were pierced and gold earrings were inserted. This
practice served both for decoration and the prevention of disease, particularly
hernia.
The sadhu was in poor health and had an ulcerous sore on his
leg. Balan [Swami Chinmayananda] was
horrified to see that there were maggots on his wound. Just at that moment, one
of the maggots fell off. The sadhy promptly picked up the creature and placed
it back on his leg. “There, my son,” he said to the maggot. Then he looked
straight into Balan’s eyes, and said to him, “Don’t you know that it is all
only matter – matter feeding matter.”
Be Alert. Be
Vigilant.
Let your mind be
where your hands are.
|Swami Chinmayananda|
I have never allowerd schooling to interfere with my
education.
-
Mark Twain
Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by
education.
-
Bertrand Russell
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