Prabuddha Bharata or Awakened India

THE VEDANTA KESARI A Ligh class religious and philosophical monthly interpreting the ideals of the Sanatana Dharma in the light of the inspiring teachings of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda. [...] This is the truth symblized by baptism into a new life the death of the old man—the birth of the new the perishing of the false self the realization of the Atman the one Self of the Universe. [...] My mind is suddenly witdrawn from the feast of nature and eagerly seeks :`or a suitable reply to the imperious call. What am I doing indeed ? Is it any good flying on the wings of imagination forgetting the stern realities of life the call of duties the pangs of the soul's iperfections and the thousand shadows that momentarily darken its shining calm and also alas the Face of the Bel [...] 0 The bondman imprisoned within the dull senses and the blind passions and desires has been reduced to the state of the caged parrot. [...] The rest of men have necessarily to depend on the authority of the revelations or the Sacred Texts„ and follow the course of action laid by them until they can realise the truths for themselves.