INTRODUCTION
- Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu Monk,Spiritual Teacher and a main contributer in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world.
- He was a major contributor in the come back of Hinduism in India and also contributed to the idea of Nationalism in colonial India.
- Vivekananda founded the “Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission”.
- His Birthday on 12th January is celebrated as “National Youth Day”.
A WALK THROUGH HIS HOLY LIFE
- Vivekananda was born as Narendranath Datta in Calcutta on 12 January 1863.
- He was born into a Bengali family of the Vaishnava tradition.
- As a boy, He was good Knowledge in the traditional Hindu scriptures especially the Vedas and the Upanishads.
- At the age of 17, he met the famous 19th century Saint Ramakrishna who later became his spiritual mentor and guru.
- He was influenced by his guru, Ramakrishna from whom he learnt that all living beings were a symbol of the God and therefore service to God could be offered by service to Mankind.
- After the death of Ramakrishna in 1886, Vivekananda travelled all around India and the West lecturing the message of Vedanta.
- In 1893, Vivekananda represented India and Hinduism at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago. His famous address began: “Sisters and Brothers of America,” which received a standing ovation in Chicago Conference.
- Vivekananda conducted hundreds of public and private lectures and classes passing messages of Hindu philosophy in the United States, England and Europe.
- His speech’s and messages helped to connect a relation between East and West.
- He was an influential figure in the Hindu rebirth of the late 19th century and his teachings have been influential in shaping modern Hinduism.
- He is often referred to as the “patriot saint” of modern India.
- He is credited with inspiring the devotion of millions of Indians to their motherland and for inspiring the freedom movement of India that eventually led to India’s independence from the British Raj.
- His teachings have been a source of inspiration to many spiritual seekers and his legacy still continues.
- He died on 1902.
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