09-06-2007, 09:59 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Viren+Sep 3 2007, 04:29 PM-->QUOTE(Viren @ Sep 3 2007, 04:29 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> even Swami Vivekananda ate meat.
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virenji, what does Swamiji advise for others? I ask as Sri rkp had taught that one must follow the teachings of gurus and not necessarily imitate their habits and actions, if there is a contradiction between the two. in many cases actions of gurus differ from their prescription for the followers. the rules for siddhas are different than for the sadhaks and public.
also pls clarify - did swamiji eat meat during his sadhana phase, siddha phase, or as Narendra before entering the hertitage of guru, or throughout?
that way even Bhagwan Buddha accepted meat from an ignorant yet devoted village cobbler when He was visiting his village, but at the same time forbade the desciples from accepting the same.
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virenji, what does Swamiji advise for others? I ask as Sri rkp had taught that one must follow the teachings of gurus and not necessarily imitate their habits and actions, if there is a contradiction between the two. in many cases actions of gurus differ from their prescription for the followers. the rules for siddhas are different than for the sadhaks and public.
also pls clarify - did swamiji eat meat during his sadhana phase, siddha phase, or as Narendra before entering the hertitage of guru, or throughout?
that way even Bhagwan Buddha accepted meat from an ignorant yet devoted village cobbler when He was visiting his village, but at the same time forbade the desciples from accepting the same.