SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

     SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Swami vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda is respected as a prominent leader, thinker and a saint of pre-Independence era.His teachings influence many, not just in India but all over the world.
Swami Vivekananda's original name was Narendra Nath Datta.He was born on January 12, 1863,in a Bengali family in kolkata.His father, Vishwanath Datta was a lawyer in the Kolkata High Court and his mother Bhubaneshwari Devi was a home maker. He got education from a Christian College where he was introduced to Western philosophy and science.Ramakrishna Paramhansa, his mentor and spiritual Guru, supported and helped him to come out of the financial crisis after his father's death.Ramakrishna Paramhansa made him realise that God resides in every person and thus strengthened his spiritual beliefs.Swami Vivekananda further merged his modern ideas with with his spiritual evolution to pour them down an unique blend to awake and enlighten the people of the world. 
Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda wanted all the Indians to join their hands together in the service of the nation.Though he followed the Hindu tradition for his spiritual growth, he had respect for other religions also.He found that all religions in the world teach love and fraternity so the people from different background can come together to serve the society and the nation. 
Swami vivekananda

Being a nationalist and patriotic saint, Swami Vivekananda upheld the ancient tradition of India (BHARAT) in the true spirit of 'VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM' (World is one family)  when he visited the USA to address the world parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893.He gave the same love and respect to American people and other foreign attendees as he would have given to fellow Indians.His opening words in the address to the world parliament were "Sisters and Brothers of America".The moment he uttered these words, he got a standing ovation from a crowd of seven thousand, which lasted for two minutes. After silence was restored, he begin his address and greeted the youngest of the nations on the behalf of 'the most ancient order of monks in the world, the Vedic order of Sanyasins , a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. "
Swami vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda introduced Yoga and Vedanta to the Western world.He also founded Ramakrishna Mission  which is a spiritual organisation, named after his Guru with a view to preserving and spreading the spiritual legacy of his Guru Ramakrishna Paramhansa. Apart from the spiritual training, the Mission also focused on helping poor people through social service and by educating them on various issues.Swami Vivekananda devoted his life working for the poor and helping them throughout his life.He believes that the dream of developed nation can only be achieved when the masses are lifted out of poverty.
The iconic saint left his mortal body on July 4 , 1902.
Swami vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda will continue to live with us till eternity through his thoughts and ideas.Some of his important teachings are:
  • Be good, and evil will vanish for you. The whole universe will thus be changed. This is the greatest gain to society. This is the great gain to the human organism. 
  • Nothing else is necessary but these – Love, Sincerity and Patience. 
  • God Gave Me Nothing I Wanted! He Gave Me Everything I Needed!. 
  • Never say, "I cannot"; for you are infinite. Even time and space are as nothing compared with your nature. You can do anything and everything. 
  • The mind uncontrolled and unguided will drag us down, down, for ever — rend us, kill us; and the mind controlled and guided will save us, free us . 
  • “When you are doing any work, do not think of anything beyond. Do it as worship, as the highest worship, and devote your whole life to it for the time being.”
  • This attachment of Love to God is indeed one that does not bind the soul but effectively breaks all its bondage. 
  • Beautiful things are not always good but good things are always beautiful. 
  • The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful. 
  • Experience is the only teacher we have. We may talk and reason all our lives, but we shall not understand a word of truth. 
Swami vivekananda
"You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself" - Swami Vivekananda

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