Posted on 04/12/2026 10:35:18 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
A monument honoring Indian spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda was unveiled Saturday at Westlake Park in downtown Seattle, marking a milestone event for the city and its growing Indian American community.
The ceremony took place Saturday afternoon at the park along 1900 Westlake Ave., across from the Westin Seattle. The statue is a gift from the Government of India to the City of Seattle.
Swami Vivekananda, who lived from 1863 to 1902, is widely recognized for introducing the philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to Western audiences. His address at the 1893 Parliament of Religions in Chicago, where he spoke on universal brotherhood and religious tolerance, remains influential more than a century later.
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This man was also a professor at Harvard and supplied much of the information to William James who is the father of psychology and wrote “Varieties of Religious Experiences” in 1902.
His mentor, Swami Ramakrishna is known for attaining enlightenment as a Hindu, Sufi Muslim, and Christian.
If people learned about the other world religions they would soon realize that the religious experiences are very similar no matter the chosen path. At a higher level of understanding, people would realize that Jesus’s teachings are as important as His Divinity. People worship Him rather than follow His teachings and then wonder why they “Can’t do the things that Jesus did and even more in His name.” (John 14).
Nonsense! He was never a professor at Harvard. He gave a speech once. That’s all. Let’s not spread foreign propaganda.
At least it’s not a monkey
Until they show up in ever increasing numbers and replace your people and culture.
...and on “stolen land”...
Fortunately, I haven’t seen any HALAL FOOD indications (where I live).
Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) made a significant impact at Harvard University in 1894 and 1896, where he lectured on Vedanta philosophy and Hinduism, impressing scholars like Professor John Henry Wright. His lectures, including one at Sever Hall, introduced Vedantic ideals and were so well-regarded he was offered the Chair of Eastern Philosophy, which he declined.
Lectures (1894–1896): He spoke to the Graduate Philosophical Society at Harvard and was recognized for his immense knowledge, with Prof. Wright noting he was “more learned than all of our Harvard professors combined”.
I don’t think Vivekananda is worshipped, he’s just considered a guru ie teacher
Yes, Indians are neither intelligent nor peaceful. We simply tend to only encounter the “Talented Tenth”, which is a sizeable portion out of a billion. But their talent mostly lies in gaming systems.
Venerated enough to get a statue. Which in America at least is generally reserved for American icons.
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