The Making of a Rare Vivekananda: The Role of Ramakrishna
Swami Vivekananda was an ordinary man—Narendra, and he too had his ordinary pursuits. It was the magical touch of Paramhans, that turned him into Vivekananda. And he wasn't too eager either. Many times, he ran away from Ramakrishna. It is a gigantic task, it doesn't just happen on its own. If you leave the youth to how they are, it is not liberation that would happen.
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Acharya Prashant: The serious, austere, simple, energetic, fearless, truth-loving young man is an ‘idea’. He really does not exist. He has to be brought into existence, by someone who is exactly that which needs to be brought into existence. Before we talk of Swami Vivekananda, let's talk of Ramakrishna Paramhans. There would have been no Swami Vivekananda, had there been no Paramhans, first of all. Swami Vivekanandas don't drop up from the sky; they're raised, they're made, they're given birth—not by their mothers, but by somebody like Paramhans.
Where is Paramhans? Swami Vivekananda was an ordinary man—Narendra, and he too had his ordinary pursuits. It was the magical touch of Paramhans, that turned him into Vivekananda. And he wasn't too eager either. Many times, he ran away from Ramakrishna. Sometimes in the name of family responsibilities, sometimes in the name of education, and sometimes because he was just bored with this ordinary devotee of Dakshineswar temple. It is a gigantic task, it doesn't just happen on its own.
If you leave the youth to how they are, it is not liberation that would happen. Procreation would happen.
