26 March :
26 MAR 1896 : Lecture: "The Ideal of a Universal Religion" at Procopeia Club, Boston
A reception was given for Swami Vivekananda in Sara Bull's home in the evening.
26 Mar 1897 : Letter to Mrs Ole Bull - The demonstrations and national
jubilations over me are over--at least I had to cut them short, as my
health broke completely down. The result of this steady work in the West
and the tremendous work of a month in
India upon the Bengalee constitution is "diabetes". It is a hereditary
foe and is destined to carry me off, at best, in a few years' time.
Eating only meat and drinking no water seems to be the only way to
prolong life--and, above all, perfect rest for the brain. I am giving my
brain the needed rest in Darjeeling, from where I am writing you now.
I am so glad to hear about Saradananda's success. Give him my best love
and do not allow him [to] do too much work. The Bengalee body is not
the same as the American.
Mr. Chatterjy (Mohini) came to see me in
Calcutta, and he was very friendly. I gave him your message. He is quite
willing to work with me. Nothing more to write, only I am bent upon
seeing my monastery started; and as soon as that is done, I come to
America once more.
26 Mar 1900 : Class: Lessons on Meditation (Frank
Rhodehamel's notes of this class) San Fransisco - The first point is
the position. Sit with the spine perfectly free, with the weight resting
on the hips. The next step is breathing. Breathe in the left nostril
and out the right. Fill the lungs full and eject all the breath. Clear
the lungs of all impure air. Breathe full and deep. The next thing is to
think of the body as luminous, filled with light. The next thing is to
concentrate on the base of the spine, not from the outside, but look
down the spinal column inside to the base of the spine.
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