tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105984.post3753212008338934540..comments2023-04-19T08:50:51.636+05:30Comments on anything *wise* under the sun: Short temperAdvaitavedantihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04945896897761577866noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105984.post-80978061390582157112008-12-17T15:44:00.000+05:302008-12-17T15:44:00.000+05:30No need for an excuse, I'm thankful in fact. SV's ...No need for an excuse, I'm thankful in fact. SV's words are soothing and comforting, since he clearly puts it that there is no need to be *sweet*. But he was a man of confrontation, capable on all fronts; I, OTOH, in my small baby steps of sAdhana, try to avoid all confrontations.<BR/><BR/>The topic of my anger had also come up in satsanga some 4-5d back. When I mentioned this, a senior sAdhaka (old too, in his 70s) said that that is the case with most sAdhakas. They just can't tolerate any worldly talk around them.<BR/><BR/>Thanks once again for the link, the audience, support and encouragement.<BR/><BR/>om tat sat,<BR/>--mokshaAdvaitavedantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04945896897761577866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105984.post-82189413876350682982008-12-17T15:05:00.000+05:302008-12-17T15:05:00.000+05:30MokshaSorry, I posted the wrong link. The right on...Moksha<BR/>Sorry, I posted the wrong link. The right one is http://www.vivekananda.net/KnownLetters/1895NewYork.html <BR/><BR/>See the letter to Miss. Mary Hale on 1st February, 1895.<BR/><BR/>He generally writes about his (own) argumentative nature and general intolerance of 'social niceties' over 'truth' ... At one point he says " I will die a thousand deaths rather than lead a jelly-fish existence and yield to every requirement of this foolish world, no matter whether it be my own country or a foreign country." <BR/><BR/>Now his ideas may be different or similar to yours but when you speak of your short temper and intolerance of some traits of people around you, I (and excuse me for this if you do not like it) find some parallels with his letter ...<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>GotyaGotyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019139731136692077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105984.post-61538250672445221282008-12-16T12:59:00.000+05:302008-12-16T12:59:00.000+05:30Gotya,I tried the link you left, but somehow, I ca...Gotya,<BR/><BR/>I tried the link you left, but somehow, I can't find 1895 or even Feb on that page; it shows verse 46 at the end of the page. Would you please crosscheck the link you indicated, or preferably, paste-in what you'd in mind?<BR/><BR/>Thanks much,<BR/>--mokshaAdvaitavedantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04945896897761577866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105984.post-40850731160270888052008-12-15T17:58:00.000+05:302008-12-15T17:58:00.000+05:30MokshaWhat a coincidence ... Interested by your pr...Moksha<BR/>What a coincidence ... Interested by your previous post on "Vairagya Shatakam" I was trying to find a simple English translation to read and chanced upon some letters by Swami Vivekananda ...<BR/>Go to http://www.ramakrishnavivekananda.info/vivekananda/volume_9/writings_prose_and_poems/bhartriharis_verses.htm and search for "1st February, 1895" ... I was reading some similarities (in my opinion) with your current post ...<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>GautamGotyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019139731136692077noreply@blogger.com