PaRCha - JNU - All Organisations - 2010 ID-50930
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'Universal Brotherhood Day' -in commemoration of Swami Vivekanan.da's historic address at the World Parliament of Religions on 11thSeptember 2010 .
11 September is celebrated as Universal Brotherhood Day -the Day on which Swami Vivekananda gave the world-famous speech in 1893 at Chicago in the World Parl1ament of Religions. He gave the golden words -"Brothers and Sisters of America", which became the epitome of Universal Brotherhood. .
The exclusive approach is the biggest obstacle in the universal realization of brotherhood of man. We all know that when Swami Vivckananda addressed the audience as 'Sisters and Brothers of America' it had an electrifying effect on them. Because it was not merely a form of address but behind those words was the great spiritual strength of India, which has always proclaimed and practiced the un1versal brotherhood 1n her long history of more than 5000 years. Taking pride in this fact Swami Vivekananda sa1d, "/ om proud to belong to a nat1on which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth." Indians could have this universal approach because they never cla1m that, 'the God I worsh1p is the 'Only True God' but they say it is 'also' the form of God who has manifested as many. Thus, our approach is an inclusive approach, an 'also' approach. The exclusive approach says 'this only' whereas our inclusive approach says 'this also'. It is because of this inclusive approach-'also' approach that the Hindus never went destroying religious faiths of others. To usher in Universal Brotherhood it is essential that all religions accept this inclusive -'also' approach. .
'Also' approach is based on the vision of Oneness. Only when interrelatedness is recognised, the existence is seen as the man 1festat1on of the One Then, not JUSt tolerance but the acceptance of the others' religious faith comes to the followers of such religion. .
Swami Vivekananda not only addressed the audtence as 'S1sters and Brothers of America' but also for the first time he gave the message to that audience which was used to the exclusive claims to religious truth, "Much has been said of the common ground of religious unity.... But if anyone here hopes that th1s unity will come by the triumph of any one of the religiOns and the destruction of others, to him I say, "Brother, yours is an impossible hope" ..If the Parliament of Religions has shown anything to the world it is this: It has proved to the world that holiness, purity, and charity are not the exclusive possessions of any church 1n the world, and that every system has produced men and women of the most exalted character. In the face of this ev1dence, 1/ anybody dreams of the exclusive survival of his own religion and the destruction of others, I ptty him from the bottom of my heart, and point out to him that upon the banner of every religion will soon be written, in spite of resistance, .
"Help and notfight", "Asstmilation and not Destruction'' "Harmony and Peace and not dtssension." .
Thus, it was for the first time to western audience the message of universal Brotherhood and its proper understandtng was g1ven by Swami Vivekananda. Homogenizing the humanity or bringing uniformity in the human soc1ety will not usher in Universal Brotherhood but it will only bring further dissensions and destruction. Integrating the various faiths and accepting, as 'others faith also is good for them' will bring in Universal Brotherhood. Therefore, on this day the message is also to go for those who are very exclus1ve in their relig1ous ideologies. .
Join for talk-"KEY TO LEADERSHIP: SWAMI VIVEKANANDA" by Shri.Mukul Kanitkar, Secretary-Vivekananda International Foundation on .
13th Sep 2010, at 9:30pm, in Mahi-Mandavi Mess .
Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari-Delhi Vibhag, San Martin Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi .
Ph:925088444~991088441~24121764 .
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PaRCha - JNU - All Organisations - 2010 ID-50930
.
.
'Universal Brotherhood Day' -in commemoration of Swami Vivekanan.da's historic address at the World Parliament of Religions on 11thSeptember 2010 .
11 September is celebrated as Universal Brotherhood Day -the Day on which Swami Vivekananda gave the world-famous speech in 1893 at Chicago in the World Parl1ament of Religions. He gave the golden words -"Brothers and Sisters of America", which became the epitome of Universal Brotherhood. .
The exclusive approach is the biggest obstacle in the universal realization of brotherhood of man. We all know that when Swami Vivckananda addressed the audience as 'Sisters and Brothers of America' it had an electrifying effect on them. Because it was not merely a form of address but behind those words was the great spiritual strength of India, which has always proclaimed and practiced the un1versal brotherhood 1n her long history of more than 5000 years. Taking pride in this fact Swami Vivekananda sa1d, "/ om proud to belong to a nat1on which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth." Indians could have this universal approach because they never cla1m that, 'the God I worsh1p is the 'Only True God' but they say it is 'also' the form of God who has manifested as many. Thus, our approach is an inclusive approach, an 'also' approach. The exclusive approach says 'this only' whereas our inclusive approach says 'this also'. It is because of this inclusive approach-'also' approach that the Hindus never went destroying religious faiths of others. To usher in Universal Brotherhood it is essential that all religions accept this inclusive -'also' approach. .
'Also' approach is based on the vision of Oneness. Only when interrelatedness is recognised, the existence is seen as the man 1festat1on of the One Then, not JUSt tolerance but the acceptance of the others' religious faith comes to the followers of such religion. .
Swami Vivekananda not only addressed the audtence as 'S1sters and Brothers of America' but also for the first time he gave the message to that audience which was used to the exclusive claims to religious truth, "Much has been said of the common ground of religious unity.... But if anyone here hopes that th1s unity will come by the triumph of any one of the religiOns and the destruction of others, to him I say, "Brother, yours is an impossible hope" ..If the Parliament of Religions has shown anything to the world it is this: It has proved to the world that holiness, purity, and charity are not the exclusive possessions of any church 1n the world, and that every system has produced men and women of the most exalted character. In the face of this ev1dence, 1/ anybody dreams of the exclusive survival of his own religion and the destruction of others, I ptty him from the bottom of my heart, and point out to him that upon the banner of every religion will soon be written, in spite of resistance, .
"Help and notfight", "Asstmilation and not Destruction'' "Harmony and Peace and not dtssension." .
Thus, it was for the first time to western audience the message of universal Brotherhood and its proper understandtng was g1ven by Swami Vivekananda. Homogenizing the humanity or bringing uniformity in the human soc1ety will not usher in Universal Brotherhood but it will only bring further dissensions and destruction. Integrating the various faiths and accepting, as 'others faith also is good for them' will bring in Universal Brotherhood. Therefore, on this day the message is also to go for those who are very exclus1ve in their relig1ous ideologies. .
Join for talk-"KEY TO LEADERSHIP: SWAMI VIVEKANANDA" by Shri.Mukul Kanitkar, Secretary-Vivekananda International Foundation on .
13th Sep 2010, at 9:30pm, in Mahi-Mandavi Mess .
Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari-Delhi Vibhag, San Martin Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi .
Ph:925088444~991088441~24121764 .
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