The swamy and mother worship

According to the passage, what was one of Swami Vivekananda’s spiritual elements?

What did Swami Vivekananda frequently mention in India?

How did Swami Vivekananda view the Divine Mother?

Why did Swami Vivekananda ultimately accept Kali?

What did Vivekananda emphasize about the Divine?

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How did Swami Vivekananda describe his spiritual inclinations from a young age?

What was the only imperative in Swami Vivekananda’s teachings in the West?

How did Swami Vivekananda describe the Divine Mother in his teachings?

What did Swami Vivekananda attribute all good and evil to?

What was Swami Vivekananda’s advice regarding prayer to the Divine Mother?

How did Swami Vivekananda view the dual nature of the Divine Mother?

What aspect of the Divine did Swami Vivekananda believe should be worshipped?

Why did Swami Vivekananda initially resist the worship of Kali?

How did Swami Vivekananda ultimately come to accept Kali?

What did Swami Vivekananda compare the Divine Mother’s book of experience to?

How did Swami Vivekananda’s teachings reconcile the personal and impersonal aspects of the divine?

What did Vivekananda encourage his disciples to do in their spiritual journey?

What aspect of worship did Vivekananda criticize?

How did Vivekananda describe Ramakrishna Paramahamsa’s attitude towards the Divine Mother?

What personal struggle did Vivekananda have regarding his spiritual journey?

What did Vivekananda believe was necessary to overcome in order to understand the Divine Mother?

How did Vivekananda view the teachings of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa after accepting Kali?

What did Vivekananda compare the personal struggle with accepting Kali to?

How did Vivekananda describe the experience of Kali worship in the end?

What did Vivekananda believe about the presence of a great feminine power?

How did Vivekananda reconcile the many forms of the divine?

How did Vivekananda describe his spiritual inclinations from a young age?

What was the only imperative in Vivekananda’s teachings in the West?

How did Vivekananda describe the Divine Mother in his teachings?

What did Vivekananda attribute all good and evil to?

What was Vivekananda’s advice regarding prayer to the Divine Mother?

How did Vivekananda view the dual nature of the Divine Mother?

What aspect of the Divine did Vivekananda believe should be worshipped?

Why did Vivekananda initially resist the worship of Kali?

How did Vivekananda ultimately come to accept Kali?

What did Vivekananda compare the Divine Mother’s book of experience to?

How did Vivekananda’s teachings reconcile the personal and impersonal aspects of the divine?

What did Vivekananda encourage his disciples to do in their spiritual journey?

What aspect of worship did Vivekananda criticize?

How did Vivekananda describe Ramakrishna Paramahamsa’s attitude towards the Divine Mother?

What personal struggle did Vivekananda have regarding his spiritual journey?

What did Vivekananda believe was necessary to overcome in order to understand the Divine Mother?

How did Vivekananda view the teachings of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa after accepting Kali?

What did Vivekananda compare the personal struggle with accepting Kali to?

How did Vivekananda describe the experience of Kali worship in the end?

What did Vivekananda believe about the presence of a great feminine power?

How did Vivekananda reconcile the many forms of the divine?

What was Vivekananda’s perception of religions according to the passage?

How did Vivekananda feel about imposing his beliefs on others?

What did Vivekananda encourage Nivedita to do regarding her understanding of Kali?

How did Vivekananda explain the image of Kali?

What realization did Nivedita come to about Indian consciousness?

How did Vivekananda react to the idea of speaking to men in their own religious language?

What was Vivekananda’s position on the compatibility of worship with Vedantic theory?

What analogy did Vivekananda use to describe the relationship between Brahman and the gods?

How did Vivekananda describe Ramakrishna’s dedication of him to Kali?

What personal misfortunes did Vivekananda face during his struggle with accepting Kali?

How did Vivekananda view Ramakrishna’s visions initially?

What was the significance of Guru Nanak’s search for a disciple to Vivekananda?

What was Vivekananda’s belief about Ramakrishna being an incarnation of Kali?

How did Vivekananda describe the feminine power of Kali?

What did Vivekananda say about the multitude of cells and brain-centers in the body?

How did Vivekananda compare this to the concept of Brahman?

What did Vivekananda return from Kashmir saying about the gods?

What did Sri Ramakrishna sometimes speak of coming out of samadhi?

How did Vivekananda’s followers see him in relation to reconciling different spiritual realizations?

What did Vivekananda’s soliloquy about Brahman and the gods indicate about his internal struggle?

How did Vivekananda explain the need to see the Divine in all aspects of life?

What was Vivekananda’s attitude towards animal sacrifice in temples?

What did Vivekananda believe about the practice of worshiping the terrible aspect of the Divine?

What did Vivekananda think of worship that avoids the terrifying aspects of the Divine?

How did Vivekananda’s teachings reflect his belief in the necessity of embracing both good and evil?

What was Vivekananda’s view on the worship of personal deities versus impersonal Brahman?

How did Vivekananda encourage his disciples to approach their own spiritual journeys?

What was the significance of Vivekananda’s teachings on the unity of all existence?

How did Vivekananda’s view of Kali evolve over time?

What did Vivekananda believe about the ultimate truth in relation to personal and impersonal aspects of the divine?

How did Vivekananda describe the role of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa in his spiritual journey?

What did Vivekananda say about the need to overcome fear and weakness?

How did Vivekananda’s teachings on the Divine Mother influence his followers?

What was Vivekananda’s perspective on the role of suffering in spiritual growth?

How did Vivekananda view the relationship between personal experiences and spiritual realizations?

What did Vivekananda believe about the manifestation of the Divine in different forms?

How did Vivekananda’s followers perceive his reconciliation of different spiritual paths?

What was Vivekananda’s attitude towards the traditional worship practices of his time?

How did Vivekananda describe his own spiritual struggles in relation to accepting Kali?

What was Vivekananda’s view on the role of rituals in spiritual practice?

How did Vivekananda reconcile the teachings of Ramakrishna with his own beliefs?

What did Vivekananda believe about the need to understand and accept the fearsome aspects of the Divine?

How did Vivekananda’s view on Kali change after his initial resistance?

What did Vivekananda say about the necessity of personal realization in understanding the Divine Mother?

How did Vivekananda’s teachings on Brahman and the gods reflect his belief in the unity in diversity?

What was the significance of Vivekananda’s belief in the need to see the Divine in all aspects of life?

How did Vivekananda describe his own spiritual struggles in accepting the worship of Kali?

What was Vivekananda’s perspective on the role of rituals in spiritual practice?

How did Vivekananda reconcile the teachings of Ramakrishna with his own beliefs?

What did Vivekananda believe about the need to understand and accept the fearsome aspects of the Divine?

How did Vivekananda’s view on Kali change after his initial resistance?

What did Vivekananda say about the necessity of personal realization in understanding the Divine Mother?