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First Pilgrimage to North India (1888)
First Pilgrimage to North India (1888)
Total Records Found: 7
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One morning, after visiting the temple of Mother Durga, the Swami was passing through a place where there were a large tank of water on one side and a high wall on the other. Here he was surrounded by a troop of large monkeys. They were not willing to allow him to pass along that way. They howled and shrieked and clutched at his feet as he strode. As they pressed closer, he began to run; but the faster he ran, the faster came the monkeys, and they began to bite at him. When it seemed impossible for him to escape, he heard an old sannyasi calling out to him: "Face the brutes." The words brought him to his senses. He turned and boldly faced the irate monkeys. As soon as he did that, they fell back and fled. With reverence and gratitude he gave the traditional greeting to the sannyasi, who smilingly responded with the same, and walked away. In a New York lecture years later, the Swami referred to this incident and pointed to its moral: "That is a lesson for all life-face the terrible, face it boldly. Like the monkeys, the hardships of life fall back when we cease to flee before them. If we are ever to gain freedom, it must be by conquering nature, never by running away. Cowards never win victories. We have to fight fear and troubles and ignorance if we expect them to flee before us."
1888
CE
Swamiji at Varanasi with Premananda and Fakirbabu (LSV 1. 213)
1888
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Swamiji at Sarnath. (LSV 1. 214)
1888
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Swamiji on his way back from Mother Durga Temple had incident of encounter with monkeys and learn lession of life. (LSV 1. 214)
1888
CE
At Varanasi Swamiji stayed at the Ashrama of Dwarakadas. (LSV 1. 214)
1888
CE
Swamiji's meeting with Trailanga Swami at Varanasi (LSV 1. 215)
1888
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Swamiji's meeting with Swami Bhaskarananda at Varanasi (LSV 1. 215)
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