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To: tired&retired

Nonsense! He was never a professor at Harvard. He gave a speech once. That’s all. Let’s not spread foreign propaganda.


22 posted on 04/13/2026 3:44:57 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: nwrep

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”.


27 posted on 04/13/2026 6:21:42 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings )
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