Share this page!

HindooHistory Profile picture
Twitter logo
22 Feb, 4 tweets, 3 min read
San Francisco Call, 1902

“HINDOO PRIEST DELIVERS ADDRESS UPON THE RELIGION OF INSPIRATION”

#HindooHistory #SwamiRam
“If the interesting Hindoo monk, Swami Ram, could talk to an audience with the ease of convincing grasp of ideas that characterize him while talking to individuals he would soon have an army of enthusiastic followers”
“Under the spell of that caressing voice and the visions conjured up by the wand of his Mahatmic wisdom nothing seemed impossible, nothing unattainable. The tricks of the hypnotist and the faker were child’s play to him”
“HINDOO PRIEST WHO DELIVERED A LECTURE AT WOODWARD’S PAVILION YESTERDAY TO A GATHERING OF STUDENTS OF THE OCCULT AND LAYMEN”

#HindooHistory #SwamiRam

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with HindooHistory

HindooHistory Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @HindooHistory

HindooHistory Profile picture
22 Feb
The Times, 1900

“SOME MISSIONARY MYTHS”

“Swami denies the stories of Suttee and infant sacrifices”

“He says no crocodiles could live in the swift-flowing waters of the Ganges, and offers explanations of what he calls American mistakes”

#HindooHistory ImageImageImageImage
“‘My work in this country is not a missionary movement’ said Swami Abhedananda, when seen with the class of young children which he has recently begun to instruct in the elements of the Hindu religion. ‘Nor have we any desire to proselyte nor found a sect..’” Image
“But the great mistake made by Americans concerning the condition of the Indian woman. I never heard until I came to this country that Hindu mothers throw their babies into the Ganges to be eaten by crocodiles.” Image
Read 4 tweets
HindooHistory Profile picture
9 Jan
Vivekananda and his fellow Ramakrishna disciples were not the only ones who come to America in the aftermath of the Parliament. Published in the St Louis Republic in 1902, the clip below is first hand account written by journalist turned Vaishnava missionary Baba Bharati
As a journalist Bharati apparently knew Kipling, and sources suggest that he was the inspiration for the holy man in Kipling’s novel, Kim! #HindooHistory
Bharati distinguished himself through his missionary approach. Not only did he push back on the distortions of Claudius Buchanan and his ilk— he argued that Hindu thought was in fact preferable to Christianity! Needless to say, this was a source of controversy. #HindooHistory
Read 8 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Like this author's thread?

Get emails when @HindooHistory has new unrolls!

Check out other threads from @HindooHistory!

Read all threads by @HindooHistory