May 12, 2010 |
…anda’s poem “Kali the Mother” (CW 9, 415): Thou “Time”, the All-Destroyer! Come, O Mother, come! Who dares misery love, And hug the form of Death, Dance in Destruction’s dance, To him the Mother comes. In sum may we all be inspired to follow Vivekananda in our own way, or, as Thoreau puts it, “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measu…
Jun 10, 2010 |
…Cf. Gary A. Rendsburg, The Book of Genesis, Lecture 24 (The Great Courses, www.TEACH12.com) 2 Cf. Arnold J. Toynbee, A Study of History: Abridgement of Volumes VII-X (New York & London, Oxford University Press, 1957), pp. 259-260. 3 Swami Nikhilananda, Holy Mother (New York, Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, 1962), p. 225. JOHN SCHLENCK, a composer of music, is Associate Editor of American Vedantist and Secretary-Treasurer of Vedanta West Communicat…
Jul 1, 2010 |
…ook and CD $29.95 305 pp. soft cover 2010 Compendium Publications, Seattle www.compendiumpublications.com Phone 206-659-0038 Review by John Schlenck Esther Warkov has rendered a signal service to the Ramakrishna Vedanta community, not only in America but worldwide, by assembling more than 60 remembrances of one of the great swamis of the second generation of our movement – those who knew Sri Sarada Devi and the direct disciples of Sri Ramakrishna….
Oct 26, 2013 |
…es and interviews by Swami Prabhavananda, Aldous Huxley, Christopher Isherwood, and Huston Smith. Their works can be seen at www.gemstone-av.com. …
Apr 7, 2016
…n sections for hours before he assembled the whole choir and rehearsed his complete composition for presentation at the annual picnic. The most memorable of these creations was the story of Sri Ramakrishna’s life. I still hear the melody in my head around Sri Ramakrishna’s festival time. The words created such vivid images in the imagination and the melody was a beautiful blend of Eastern and Western music. When the composition was recorded profes…
