Meditation at Kanyakumari
'Overwhelmed by all that he had seen through his journey, Swami Vivekananda reached Kanyakumari at the southernmost tip of mainland India. A rock lay a small distance away from the tip, separated by the shark infested waters of the Indian Ocean. He wanted to go to the rock and meditate but had no money to pay the boatman. Without a second thought, he jumped into the sea and swam to the rock.
On the rock, he meditated for three continuous days. He pondered, with much anguish, over the state of his people who had been condemned to slavery and poverty; about the Indian civilization that once was at its pinnacle of glory. He dreamt of an India free from colonial rule. He also decided to take the ideas of Vedanta to the whole world, especially to America.'
On the rock, he meditated for three continuous days. He pondered, with much anguish, over the state of his people who had been condemned to slavery and poverty; about the Indian civilization that once was at its pinnacle of glory. He dreamt of an India free from colonial rule. He also decided to take the ideas of Vedanta to the whole world, especially to America.'