January 12 is the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. In India, it is celebrated as the National Youth Day. To commemorate the day, let us see if an elegant acrostic dedicated to the Swamiji is possible.
Vibrant was he as a youth.
Idealism was his breath .
Vivid was his imagination.
Eclectic was his vision!
Kindred everywhere he found.
All faiths to One Truth be bound
Nary a difference, never at the core
All paths lead to the same infinite shore.
No ebbs never parched this ocean
Deep and vast spread un to horizon,
Asserted Swamiji, is the real religion!
This acrostic "Vivekananda" tries to capture Swamiji's inclusive and eclectic vision and views on religion!
Pratima@ "Ekam Sat, vipra: bahudha vadanti,"asserts the Rug Veda. It means there may be different paths, though the destination they lead to is always the same, the Truth, the Divine Vision! This is the idea Swamiji elaborated, celebrated and consecrated at the Chicago Conclave/Parliament of Religions, and lifelong.
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