Arise Arjuna Hinduism And The Modern World
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PRACTICAL VEDANTA, THE REAL MESSAGE OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
What was the real message that Swami Vivekananda brought when he came to the West from India in 1893? Some groups in the Western world have honored the centenary of Vivekananda's first visit as a hundred years of Yoga. Those in India are inclined to see Vivekananda's centenary as an anniversary of the revival of Hinduism in the modern world. Yet others view Vivekananda as having started a universal religion synthesizing all the main religion of the world, based on the teachings of his guru, Ramakrishna. 

These groups have some validity to their points of view, but they do not completely represent the Swami's great message. In addition, other groups in India-including Communists and Christians who appear to have little in common with Vivekananda and the real scope of his ideas-have tried to see in him some justification for their points of view, portraying his as a social reformer, helper of the poor and oppressed or even as anti-Hindu. 

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