At the feet of Swami Ranganathananda
Friday, January 9th, 2009Friends, thanks for the enthusiastic response to my inaugural post.
I was wondering what to share with you today, because there is so much to share. Elections to the 15th Lok Sabha are fast approaching. Naturally, much of my communication will be political in nature and election-oriented. However, I must confess that I do not regard politics to be the be-all-and-end-all of our national life. Indeed, politics - and all else in public life -become meaningful and fulfilling only when they are guided by higher values and ideals rooted in IndiaтАЩs spiritual heritage. And there is so much that politicians and those in other professions have to learn from IndiaтАЩs spiritual masters, both ancient and modern.
A few days ago, a new book landed on my table - The Monk Without Frontiers - Reminiscences of Swami Ranganathananda. It is the latest publication of the Ramakrishna Mission, and has been brought out to commemorate SwamijiтАЩs birth centenary (2008). Swami Ranganathananda, as I have recorded in my autobiography (My Country My Life , published last year by Click to Read More
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