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On July 4, 1902 at Belur
Math near Kolkata, he taught Vedanta
philosophy to some pupils in the morning. Then
called his chief disciple Sister Nivedita and fed her.
In the evening he went for meditation in his room facing
Ganges and passed away in Mahasamadhi.
Works
His books (compiled from lectures given around the
world) on the four Yogas (Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti
Yoga, Jnana Yoga) are very influential and still seen as
fundamental texts for anyone interested in the Hindu
practice of Yoga. His letters are of great literary and
spiritual value. He was also a very good singer and a
poet. He had composed many songs including his favorite
Kali the Mother. He used humor for his teachings and was
also an excellent cook. His language is very free
flowing and much of the charms of his original English
letters have been destroyed by copybookish translation
into Bengali. His own Bengali writings stand testimony
to the fact that he believed that words - spoken or
written should be for making things easier to understand
rather than show off the speaker or writer's knowledge
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