Autobiography Chapter 29, Part 1: Rabindranath Tagore’s Nobel chanting

This episode covers the start of chapter 29 to: “...Tagore’s version of an old Bengali song, “Light the Lamp of Thy Love.” Summary: As Paramahansa Yogananda speaks so fondly of Rabindranath Tagore's achievements and influence both in and beyond India, we explore Tagore's educational legacy through Shantiniketan and Viswa Bharati University, discussing his approach to teaching and integration of music, literature, and self-realization. We also reflect on Tagore's treatments of critics, his cultural impact, and snippets of his wonderful Nobel prize acceptance speech. 8:40 Singing as natural expression; 20:50 Tagore's critics; 32:58 Unhypnotized by flattery; 35:50 Light the lamp of thy love; 42:00 Looking Ahead. Links discussed in the chapter:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visva-Bharati_University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jana_Gana_Mana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xwWRPXfJk0 crpf.gov.in/writereaddata/images/pdf/Gitanjali.pdf https://ia601502.us.archive.org/0/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.52214/2015.52214.Rabindra-Nath-Tagore-Letters-To-A-Friend_text.pdf https://poets.org/poem/gitanjali-27 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQUEZjVkKTw  Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the next part of chapter 29 from: “About two years after founding the Ranchi school...” to  “...Dwijendra, was a deep-seeing philosopher, beloved even by birds and woodland creatures”. #autobiographyofayogi  #autobiographylinebyline  #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship Yogoda Satsanga Society of India #SRF #YSS