34. Our whole country is steeped in Tamas, and nothing but that.
C/o E. T. STURDY, ESQ.,
HIGH VIEW, CAVERSHAM, READING,
May(?) 1896.
DEAR SHASHI [RĀMAKRISHNĀNANDA],
… This City of London is a sea of human heads—ten or fifteen Calcuttas put together. One is apt to be lost in the mazes unless he arranges for somebody to meet him on arrival. … However, let Kāli start at once. If he be late in starting like Sharat, better let no one come. It won’t do to loiter and procrastinate like that. It is a task that requires the height of Rajas (activity). … Our whole country is steeped in Tamas, and nothing but that. We want Rajas first, and Sattva will come afterwards—a thing far, far removed.
Yours affectionately,
VIVEKANANDA.
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Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902) was an Indian saint, social reformer, and a great teacher of mankind. He was the foremost disciple of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Dev who is considered as the prophet of modern age. Swami Vivekananda was a towering spiritual personality, great thinker, orator and the prophet of universal harmony and progress.