[Mr. Blond]

More Indian idols.

[fidelis]

Swami Vivekananda, who lived from 1863 to 1902, is widely recognized for introducing the philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to Western audiences.

I wonder if Bugs Bunny's "Swami" character was based on this guy.

[chajin]

Swami, how I love ya, how I love ya
My dear old Swami...

Just doin’ what the Hindu.

Is it them again, Yogi? (Wrong Yogi.)

[55Ford]

I wonder if it will be anywhere near their Statue of Vladimir Lenin?

[MarlonRando]

yep America was built on slavery and the wisdom of the swamis

[fastrock]

Seattle has a Stalin statue also. I think it is in Griffith Park overlooking the city.

[escapefromboston]

Well at least it’s better than a statue to one of their Pokemon Gods like elephant man or the blue guy.

[tired&retired]

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).

[montag813]

At least it’s not a monkey