Swami Ram Tirath His Life and Works (An Old and Rare Book)

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Swami Rama's life and teachings are an inexhaustible source of strength and inspiration to all those who are engaged in the noble task of making India great not only materially but also morally. His example as a serious student, as a forceful teacher and an impressive preacher finds an honourable place in the galaxy of those souls who are rightly called the makers of modern India. Some years back many institutions and organisations celeberated the first birth centenary of the Swami and once again, the public attention was focussed on his contribution to the upliftment of the masses and his masterful exposition of the Vedantic ideals in India and abroad.

Like the gurus of the olden days Rama inherited poverty from his parents. Along with it he was bequeathed the religions heritage of his forefathers. The promising lad manifested his deep philosophical bent of mind during his early days which continued growing and flowering under the paternal care of the teachers. The school and college days of the Swami were of hard work and a constant want against adversity. But the resolution of the chap was undaunted. His dedication to studies brought its own rewards and he won laurels in his academic career. Side by side with his intellectual attainments his sojourns in the Himalayae in the bosom of nature provided the needed ford for the soul. He was a teacher and a student of two different disciplines. He was the teacher of mathematics but a student of spiritual sadhna.

With the passage of time there occurred a great transformation in him. The soul overpowered the intellect and the professor of mathematics became the hiring symbol of God-head, formerly he taught the formulas to solve mathematical problems, now he taught the principles which gave eternal answer to the eternal question.

Wherever he went he taught the sublime message of India's spirituality which was universal in form and spirit. His mastery over several languages together with his deep know-ledge of western sciences and Indian wisdom made him an ideal representative of what was the best in the world. His 'religion' was not a bundle of customs and ceremonies or of abstruse philosophical principles, but quite simple and practical. It was the expansion of the self to such an extent as to make it as great as the universal self. It did not believe in a particular doctrine, because all doctrines were included in it; it did not recommend a particular path, but absorbed all paths in it; it did not speak about this god or that god, because all gods were contained therein; it did not preach about one religion, because all religionse manated from it; it did not emphasize the teachings of a particular prophet, but extended equal patronage to all men of God; it was neither Hindu, Christian nor Muslim religion, but believed that these religions were His manifestations; it did not pay exclusive reverence to the Gita, the Bible or the Quran, but believed that all these contained the message of the Lord. Such was the religion of Rama who not only practiced it but also lived it.

Rama was not an escapist. During the course of his lectures, he touched upon various worldly problems and provided the Vedantic solution. The problems of poverty, ignorance and slavery of our country arrested his attention most. He was deeply paired to see the Mother India in distress.

His personality was attractive, his expression effective, his logic irreputable and his love was divine. His whole life a sweet music, a song and a melody. If we read his 'In woods of God Realization' we feel the presence of his magnetic personality speaking to us internally and calling our soul to meet the Lord in warm embrace. Let us respond to this cell.

It is hoped that the study of the following pages will open our internal Ear to listen to this call from the Beyond and for some moments we may feel and experience that Divinity which we are. Rama's life tries to transform this momentary experience into a permanent one.