The Story Of Swami Rama - Holybook

The Story Of Swami Rama
Rama paid a visit to an American University and
gave an address on The World's Debt to India. The
President of the University called it a new
contribution to the missing chapter of the history
of the introduction of Vedanta thought in Western
culture. A few books were brought by the clerk of
the University to be presented to Rama. One of the
bindings was a bit soiled, and the President turned
to the clerk and said, ‗Have you not heard the
Swami just now? Don't you know to whom these
books are to be presented? They are to be the
offerings of the University to Rama the Divine.
Please bring another‘.
Swami Rama visited other Universities also, not as
a mathematician of repute to deliver scientific
discourses, but as the Philosopher from the East
holding the torch of Vedanta. For much as he loved
his mathematics, he loved Vedanta more, and
wherever he went he drew the spontaneous love,
regard and reverence of all whom he came in
contact with.
The lectures and the inspired talks that he gave
during his itineraries helped the Vedanta
movement to no small extent. The work that he did
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