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========================================= Monday 27, May 2024 05:30. Lectures and Discourses Chicago 1894 THOUGHTS ON THE GITA:  Swami Vivekananda Introduction ===================================================== During his sojourn in Calcutta in 1897, Swami Vivekananda used to stay for the most part at the Math, the headquarters of the Ramakrisnna Mission, located then at Alambazar. During this time several young men, who had been preparing themselves for some time previously, gathered round him and took the vows of Brahmacharya and Sannyâsa, and Swamiji began to train them for future work, by holding classes on the Gitâ and Vedanta, and initiating them into the practices of meditation. In one of these classes he talked eloquently in Bengali on the Gita. The following is the translation of the summary of the discourse as it was entered in the Math diary: The book known as the Gita forms a part of the Mahâbhârata. To understand the Gita properly, several things are very important to k

  ================================================================================= Sunday 26, May 2024 05:30. BEYOND TIME AND SPACE:  SRI SWAMI VENKATESANANDA ================================================================================= Chinmaya Mission :   Made the last week of the year count and ring in the new year at the Vision Centre of Chinmaya Mission - Chinmaya Vibhooti, Kolwan.  The year end family retreat by Swami Swaroopananda for all age groups, based on Gopika Geet from Shrimad Bhagavatam was rejuvenating and overflowing with joy to be together with members from all over the world.  Kids and teenagers had their own exclusive sessions and there were many interesting activities and events including 17th year celebrations of Chinmaya Maruti Mandir, talks and discourses by Swami Swaroopananda and several spiritual teachers of Chinmaya Mission. ===================================================================================== The holy man, wishing to be a king, became a