Swami Ranganathananda Q&A at the Berkeley Vedanta Temple 1980s
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- Опубликовано: 29 янв 2025
- This was filmed during Swami's tour of the Vedanta Centers of West.
Swami Ranganathananda, the thirteenth President of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, was born on 15 December 1908 at Trikkur village near Trichur in Kerala. His pre-monastic name was Shankaran Kutty. His parents were Neelakantha Sastri and Lakshmi Kutty Amma. Young Shankaran was deeply inspired by the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda. Consequently, he joined the Mysore Centre in 1926.
He served at the Mysore Centre and also the Bangalore Centre for more than a decade, under Swami Siddheswarananda. Swami Shivananda gave him the spiritual initiation on 30 June 1926. Shankaran received his brahmacharya vows on 23 March 1929 and sannyasa on 23 January 1933, both from Swami Shivananda.
Swami Ranganathananda served as the Secretary and the Librarian at the Rangoon Centre, between 1939 and 1942. After the bombing of Rangoon during the Second World War, Maharaj left for India on foot along with other Indian evacuees from Burma. After his return, he served as the head of the Karachi Centre, from 1942 to 1948, until the partition of India. The Mission found it difficult to continue its activities at Karachi after the partition and so it had been closed. The Swami served as the Secretary at the Delhi Centre, from 1949 to 1962. His classes on scriptures at Karachi and later at Delhi were immensely popular and were attended by many distinguished personalities.
Swami Ranganathananda served as the Secretary of the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata, the Director of School of Humanistic and Cultural Studies and also the Editor of the Institute’s journal. In 1973, he became the head of the Hyderabad Centre where he founded the Vivekananda Vani School of Languages, a temple and a library. He used to deliver spiritual discourses regularly.
Swami Ranganathananda was chosen by the Government of India for the Padma-Vibhushan Award in 2000, but being wholly dedicated to the cause of the Order, he declined the honour as it was conferred on him in his individual capacity and not for the Order.
Swami Ranganathananda was regarded as a saint, savant and ‘silver-tongued’ orator. He had authored over 50 books, some of which have been published by noted institutions like the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and others, besides the publication centres of the Order.
‘Godward Passion and Manward Love’ was his motto. Swami Ranganathananda stressed on service as a way of life, and Vedanta as a science of religion. His personality was marked by simplicity, profound love for humanity and an attitude of equality to all. Oratorical skills and intellectual inclination marked him out among his peers.
Swami Ranganathananda passed away on Monday, 25 April 2005 at the age of a little over 96. To commemorate the birth centenary of Swami Ranganathananda, the Government of India’s Department of Post released a postage stamp in the denomination of rupees five only, on 15 December 2008, at Kolkata.
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Swami ji was a great inspiration when he used to take class for young children at Ramakrishna mission at Panchkula New Delhi. A great swami !
Whoever is listening this lecture may god bless them all. ❤️🙏
Most Rev Swami Ranganathananda ji mj is a very good orator. I am fortunate enough to have association with him for five years from 1981 to 1986 at Hyserabad. My humble pronam on the lotus feet of most Rev Swami Ranganathananda ji🙏🙏🙏
@Anil Mahato-Gid bless you ❤️🙏
I remembered the same. I have listened to Swamiji during those 5 years in Hyderabad. He even used to take English classes. 🙏🙏🙏
What a delightful gem- has to be savoured.
Pranam to Swami Vivekananda and the Param Hans that have given us this lineage.
So grateful for the opportunity to listen to Swami Ramganathananda Ji, my Guru and inspiration for life. Feel blessed 🙏👏
A rare and Gem of a posting. What a great personality he is.
Remember with deep reverence Swami Ranganathananda. May his thought and message permeate our troubled world ! 🙏🙏🙏
Yes this is having a positive change . Evolution of man needs this spiritual teaching , without a doubt. It puts all spiritual traditions and individual growth into perspective.
Great to hear him, watch him, as if he is alive! Pranam Maharaj!
My Deepest reverence and Pada Pranams to Swamiji , bless me your teachings retain in me forever 🙏🙏🙏
I haven't seen Swami Vivekananda but I can see Swami Vivekananda inside Revered Ranganathananda Maharaj!
Beautiful lecture. 4 decades later the world is more chaotic and divided and spiraling towards disaster of great magnitude. Now more than ever
Science and Philosophy or Religion should become the mainstream of education at every level; school n college.
Swamiji explaining makes seeker alert attentive to develop self knowledge easily and patth to goal is clear with charity
Graeat lovable views sir.
My sashtang dandavat pranam at the lotus feet of Revd. MAHARAJ🙏🙏🙏
Thanks to the authority for uploading the vdo.
@Bhaswati Biswas Saha - Well said.Gid bless you ❤️🙏
what an astonishing memory!
Nice 👌 👍🙏🏻
The lyrical views in consonance with beating heart is mellifluous to hear from Swami whose vast knowledge of eastern philosophy culminated in unifying west thru eastern ideas.
very knowledgeable
Guruji my pranam to you. Considering myself quite fortunate by the modern science and technology to hear you as Live.
So fascinatingly beautiful... Love, spell bound one listens.. Thousand salutations to the revered Maharaj. 🙏🙏🙏🌼🌼🌼🙏🙏🙏
@@smritirekhadas6057 Yes, of course, Guruji was the born orator. He was unique specially spreading the message of vedanta philosophy worldwide. My pranam at his lotus feet a thousand times.
Inspiring & woderful jgyagni istobe developed to burn ignore evil and realize Atman
🙏 pranam Swamiji
'Self-realisation precedes perfection!'
When this great Swami was talking about the Graeco-Roman tradition not being reconciled to death , it makes me wonder whether the Resurrection of Christ meant much more in that era , because here was someone overcoming death . So Easter takes on this very important role in Christianity . Of course from the Vedantic ( and Mystical ) point of view , resurrection is that point where our false sense of being limited to the ego dissolves and our true nature of Self shines forth . That experience is available now when we are still ' living ' , and is not a posthumous experience . As Christ said ' the kingdom of heaven is within you ' ( Luke 17 Vs 21) 🙏🕊️🕉️
Jai Shri Gurudeva 🌼🌺🌼🙏🙏🙏🌼🌺🌼
Vivekananda told " I am the voice with out a form."
Bhaktipurna Pranam to Sri Sri Guru Maharaj Ji , his blessings are showing on us always , Pranam to Sri Sri Thakur Maa Swami Ji Maharaj Ji ,🌻🏵️🌺🌸🌼🕉️🔯🔱🙏🙏
The concept of Vedanta it is out and out true.
Pronam Maharaj🙏
প্রনাম জয় গুরু
উনার কাছে বেলুড় মঠে দীক্ষা নিয়ে ছি !
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God alone is the Guru.
How to get guru?
'Vendantic truth is corrosive' in a positive way.
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🙏🙏🌷🌷💖🌷🌷 ASADHARON EXPLANATION MAHARAJ.. APURBO ANUBHAV ANUBHUTI PRADAN KORLAN MAHARAJ 🙏🙏 SWASWADHA PRONAM JANAYE MAHARAJ 🙏🌷🙏💖😔🌷🌷🙏🙏
Which film Swamiji is talking about.
He said it was called 'Sea of Faith'.
Pronam Gurudev.Joy thakur.
I wanted to know respected swamiji the why the God or super most consciousness had programmed dual emotions in our brains,chitt nam nadi ubhaybahini, bahati bhadray bahati duhkhay. If answer is triguni maya prakriti sat raj tam,why tam was necessary? If ans is for destruction,why the creater is foolish to destroy after making. If peace is required ,why quarrels and killings.There should have been a controlled birth and death,bliss and pleasure no sorrows,.
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