Inspirations From Swami Vivekananda Parables For Young Readers

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The four parables: The Restless Shadows, Naren, The Tantric Baba & Beleh as inspirations from Swami Vivekananda's childhood, transcend the young modern readers to a realm of fun and exciting adventure to seek and search the mysteries and truths of everyday life. It was a childhood, both amusing and restrained, available only to minds, unspoilt by adult experience. It was with this clear vision and outlook in purity of thought that those mysteries were experienced and resolved by the child Beleh to help develop a scientific temper in the awakening of young Naren- lovingly known to all as Swami Vivekananda.

An alumnus of St. Xaviers, Dr Shekhar Sarkar as medical and management consultant, practices and writes for professional institutions. A keen developer of contents for children and youth, he has authored numerous books. Additionally, he holds M.A (English) & M.A (Linguistics) degrees from the University of Delhi.

Padma Vibhushan Prof Yash Pal is a renowned Indian scientist and educator.

I am delighted and intrigued by the way in which the brilliant inspirational words of Swami Vivekananda have been presented by Shekhar Sarkar, in this National Book Trust, Young India Library series publication Inspirations from Swami Vivekananda: Parables for Young Readers.

Good wishes for more words of such inspirations for the new generation young readers.

Doing is very good, but that comes from thinking. Little manifestations of energy through the muscles are called work. But where there is no thought, there will be no work. Fill the brain, therefore with high thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work.

Stand up, be bold, and be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny. All the strength and succour you want is within yourselves. Therefore, make your own future.

Since antiquity, philosophies have aimed to reveal hidden assumptions of existence and life. Civilizations have evolved and perished, but traced in later periods in historical artifacts, relics, mythologies, legends, traditions, customs, culture and religion - often in veiled allegory of existence and the resonance of inner life. Swami Vivekananda does not advocate death or after life as discourse in spirituality, but the 'providential will' within every human striving for perfection in existence.

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