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• Foremost Saint of Modern India
• The Man and His Message To The people !
• Born January 12, 1863 in Calcutta on Makara Sankaranti Day. His name at birth was Narendranath.
• Father Sri Visvanath Datta, a very successful and distinguished lawyer.
• Mother Bhuvanesvari ,a very pious lady. Prayer of the Lord was a way of life.
• Narendranath was highly inquisitive and bright in his studies and play. He was well read and had a remarkable power of understanding and retention. He completed Bachelor Arts degree from Scottish Church College, Calcutta in 1884.
• He was a great thinker and often challenged existing customs and rituals. He often wondered about this world and its Creator.
• He extensively studied different religious and philosophical systems of East and West.
• However, no one could satisfy his curiosity and he developed a feeling that the whole talk of God was a myth.
• Encounters with Sri Ramakrishna
• Silver Coin Test
• Vision of the Lord
• Asking Boons from God
• Narendranath spent about 5 years as a disciple of Sri Ramakrishna and learnt everything concerning Spirituality based on Advaita philosophy.
• Sri Ramakrishna passed on all his spiritual power to Narendranath before going into samadhi.
• Narendranath takes charge of Ramakrishna mission at the age of 23, comes to be known as Swami Vivekananda.
• Swami Vivekananda travelled across the country from Himalayas to Kanyakumari, studying and understanding the motherland and her problems.
• Episode with Maharaja of Alwar
• Meditated deeply at Kanyakumari on the last bit of Indian rock for 3 days and had the Vision of one India. He also contemplated about going West. India had to be awakened, and that could be done only by making Indias message appreciated in the West.
• In 1893 Swami Vivekananda sailed to America to attend the Parliament of Religions at Chicago.
• Episodes from his initial struggle in US
• His Sisters and Brothers of America.. speech in the religious assembly.
• Swami Vivekananda stayed for couple of years in the US and in England, delivering an extensive series of lectures on Vedanta philosophy preaching universality and brotherhood in various Universities and congregations.
• Sets up Vedanta Society in New York and England.
• In 1897 Swamiji returns to India and is hailed as the new Sankaracharya.
• Establishes Ramakrishna Mission on May 1, 1897, which is dedicated to the task of teaching self realization and service to humanity.
• Establishes Belur Math in early 1898 to be a permanent abode for the monastery and monastic order.
• Revisits the West in 1899-90 and establishes Vedanta society in San Francisco.
• Swami Vivekananda firmly believed in the equality of mankind and preached extensively to remove biases and exploitation based on caste, creed, race and gender.
• Swamiji sought to bring back the spiritual awakening of the nation by instilling faith and pride for Indias culture and heritage.
• Swamiji is widely regarded as the Indias foremost nation builders. Many other subsequent national leaders including Gandhiji, Nehru, Aurobindo were influenced by his teachings on spirituality and service to the fellow beings.
• Contribution to World Culture
• New Understanding of Religion
• Bridge between the East and the West
• New Principle of Morality and Ethics
• New View of Man
• Contribution to Hinduism
• Unification
• Meeting the Challenges
• New Ideal for Monasticism
• Refurbishing of Religious Doctrines
• Swami Vivekananda attained maha samadhi on July 4, 1902 at his Belur Math during meditation. He had a premonition about this. Three days before his death he pointed out the spot for this cremationthe one at which a temple in his memory stands today. In the morning of July 4, he gave instructions concerning the future of Ramakrishna mission to one of his disciples.
• He had remarked to several persons that he would not live to be forty.
• His teachings and mission continues to inspire us even after 100 years
• Belur Math is the headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission and Math. Situated over 40 acres on the banks of river Hooghly (Ganga) in Howrah, about an hour drive from Kolkata.
• Campus includes
• Temples dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda.
• It also houses the main monastry of the Ramakrishna Order.
• Administrative offices for the mission.
• Resident Training Center for Vedic education.
• Charitable Dispensary to serve the sick and needy.
• Service to man is the service to the Lord is the founding principle of Ramakrishna Mission. Today there are mission centers in almost all states of India and several other countries.
• Arise, awake and sleep no more. Within each of you there is the power to remove all wants and miseries.
• Anything that makes
• you weak physically,
• intellectually and spiritually,
• reject as poison.
• There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point, that is the secret.
• Blame none for your own faults, stand upon your own feet, and take the whole responsibility upon yourselves.
• Conquer yourself, and the whole universe is yours.
• Let us work without desire for name or fame or rule over others. Let us be free from the triple bonds of lust, greed of gain, and anger.
• Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life. Think of it, dream of it. Live on that idea.
• Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea and just leave every other idea alone.
• This is the way to SUCCESS
• A few whole hearted, sincere, energetic men and women can do more in a year than a mob in a century.

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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA. SWAMI VIVEKANANDA. Presented by: Arjun Kumar(04010108) B.Tech , CSE Department IITGuwahati. OVERVIEW OF VIVEKANANDA. Born in Calcutta in 1863. Contact of Ramkrishna change Narendra’s life. Became world famous at Chicago in1883. “ jiva is shiva ”.

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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA • Presented by: Arjun Kumar(04010108) B.Tech, CSE Department IITGuwahati

OVERVIEW OF VIVEKANANDA • Born in Calcutta in 1863. • Contact of Ramkrishna change Narendra’s life. • Became world famous at Chicago in1883. • “jiva is shiva”. • “Awake, arise & stop not till the goal is reached.” • He founded Ramkrishna mission in 1897.

BIOGRAPHY (1863-1902) • Swami vivekananda’s inspiring personality was well known both in India & America. • The unknown monk of India suddenly leapt into fame at Parliament of Religion held in Chicago in 1893. • In the course of short of 39 years of which only 10 were devoted to public activities. • He gave: gyanyog, bhaktiyog,karmayog,rajyog.

Birth & Childhood • Swami Vivekananda was born NarendranathDatta on 12 January 1863 in Calcutta in a respectable middle-class. • His father, ViswanathDutta, was an attorney and was a lover of the arts and literature.

Continue….. • On the other hand, Narendra’s mother, Bhubaneshwari Devi, was a pious, kind-hearted lady, devoted to the Hindu traditions. • Narendranath had varied interests & wide range of scholarship in philosophy, history, social sciences, art and other subjects. • He evinced much interest in spiritual text.

College & Brahmosamaj • Vivekananda strated his education at home,later he joined metropolitan institution of ishwarchandra vidyasagar in 1871 and he passed the entrance examination of presidency college, colcutta. • Narendranath became the member of a Freemason's lodge and the breakaway faction from the Brahmo samaj led by kesab chandra sen another Freemason.

Continue… • His initial beliefs were shaped by Brahmo concepts, which include belief in a formless God and deprecation of the worship of idols. • Not satisfied with his knowledge of Philosophy, he wondered if God and religion could be made a part of one's growing experiences and deeply internalized. Narendra went about asking prominent residents of contemporary Calcutta whether they had come "face to face with God. but could not get answers which satisfied him.

Message to youth

VIVEKA VANI Swamiji’s Divine Message for the Youth

THOUGHTS We are what out thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

CONCENTRATION When an idea exclusively occupies the mind, it is transformed in to an actual physical or mental state.

COMMITMENT Even a fool can accomplish a task if it were after his or her heart. But the intelligent ones are those who can convert every work into one that suits their heart

GOAL Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life. Think of it, dream of it. Live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body Be full of that idea. This the way to“SUCCESS”.

EDUCATION Education is the manifestation of perfection already in man.

WORK Every duty is holy, and devotion to duty is the highest form of the worship of God. 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.

CHARACTER Neither money pays, nor name, nor fame, nor learning, it is CHARACTER that can cleave through adamantine walls of difficulties.

MATURITY It is good to be born a child; but bad to remain a child

If you think that the infinite power, infinite knowledge,and indomitable energy lie within you, and if you can bring out that power, You also can be like Me.

Quotes From Swami Vivekananda

“Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, & know that you are the creator of your own destiny”

“They alone live who live for others, rest are more dead then alive”

“Arise! Awake! And stop not till the goal is reached”

“To be good and to do good - that is the whole of religion”

“Strength is life, Weakness is death”

“All the power is within you; you can do anything and everything. Believe in that; don’t believe that you are weak. Stand up and express the divinity with in you”

“What ever you think, that you will be. If you think yourself weak, weak you will be; if you think yourself strong; strong you will be”

“Stand and die in your own strength; if there is any sin in the world, it is weakness; avoid all weakness, for weakness is sin, weakness is death”

“Neither money pays, nor name pays, nor fame, nor learning; it is CHARACTER that cleave through adamantine walls of difference”

“He is an atheist who does not believe in himself. The old religion said that he was an atheist who does not believe in God. The new religion says that he is an atheist who does not believe in himself”

“The greatest sin is to think yourself weak”

“Help if you can; if you cannot, fold your hands and stand by and see things go on. Do not injure, if you cannot render help”

“Three things are necessary to make every man great, every nation great” • Conviction of the powers of goodness • Absence of jealousy and suspicion • Helping all who are trying to be and do good

“Are you unselfish? That is the question. If you are, you will be perfect without reading a single religious book, without going into a single church or temple.”

“Misery comes through attachment, not through work. As soon as we identify ourselves with work we do, we feel miserable; but if we don’t identify ourselves with it, we do not feel that misery”

“Nature wants us to react, to return blow for blow, cheating for cheating, lie for lie, to hit back with all our might, then it requires a super divine power not hit back, to keep control, to be unattached”

“Always first learn to be a servant, and then you will be fit to be a master. Avoid this jealousy, and you will do great works that have yet to be done”

“You must have an iron will if you would cross the ocean. You must be strong enough to pierce mountains”

“Take up one idea, make that one idea your life, think of it, dream of it, live of it, let the brain, muscle, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way great spiritual giants are produced, others are mere talking machines”

“Your country requires heroes; be heroes; your duty is to go on working, and then everything will follow of itself”

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Swami Vivekananda Biography: Early Life, Education, Works, Teachings and Famous Quotes

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Swami Vivekananda founded Ramakrishna Mission on 1 May 1897 for one's own salvation and for the welfare of the world. Do you know his lectures, writings, letters, and poems are published as The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda? He always focuses on teaching universal principles rather than personalities. He had tremendous intellect. His unique contributions always enlighten and awaken us. He was a spiritual leader and social reformer. 

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Born: 12 January, 1863

Place of Birth: Kolkata, India

Childhood Name: Narendranath Dutta

Father: Vishwanath Dutta

Mother: Bhuvaneshwari Devi

Education: Calcutta Metropolitan School; Presidency College, Calcutta

Religion: Hinduism

Guru: Ramakrishna

Founder of : Ramakrishna Mission (1897), Ramakrishna Math, Vedanta Society of New York

Philosophy: Advaita Vedanta

Literary works: Raja Yoga (1896), Karma Yoga (1896), Bhakti Yoga (1896), Jnana Yoga, My Master (1901), Lectures from Colombo to Almora (1897)

Death: 4 July, 1902

Place of Death: Belur Math, Belur, Bengal

Memorial: Belur Math. Belur, West Bengal

Swami Vivekananda was born on 12 January 1863, in Kolkata (earlier Calcutta). He was a spiritual leader and social reformer. His lectures, writings, letters, poems, and ideas motivated not only the youth of India but also the whole world. He is the founder of Ramakrishna Mission and Belur Math in Calcutta, which are still working towards helping the needy. He was a man of wisdom and a very simple human being. 

"Arise, awake and stop not until the goal is achieved" - Swami Vivekananda

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Swami Vivekananda: Life History and Education

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Vivekananda's childhood name was Narendranath Dutta, belonged to an affluent Bengali family in Calcutta. He was one of the eight children of Vishwanath Dutta and Bhuvneshwari Devi. On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, he was born on 12 January 1863 . His father was an attorney and an influential personality in society. Vivekananda's mother was a woman who has faith in God and has a great impact on his son.

At the age of eight in 1871, Vivekananda was enrolled at Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's Institution and later at the Presidency College in Calcutta. He was exposed to Western philosophy, Christianity, and science. He had an interest in music both instrumental as well as vocal. He was active in sports, gymnastics, wrestling, and bodybuilding. He was also fond of reading and by the time he had completed his graduation from college, he had acquired a vast knowledge of various subjects. Do you know on the one hand he read Hindu scriptures like Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads and on the other hand western philosophies and spirituality by David Hume, Herbert Spencer, etc?

“Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.”- Swami Vivekananda

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Spiritual Crisis and met with Ramakrishna Paramhansa

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He had grown up in a religious family but studied several religious books and his knowledge led him to question the existence of God and sometimes he believed in Agnosticism. But he could not completely deny the fact about the supremacy of God. In 1880 , he joined Keshab Chandra Sen's Nava Vidhan and also became a member of Sadharan Brahmo Samaj led by Keshab Chandra Sen and Debendranath Tagore.

Brahmo Samaj recognized one God, unlike idol worship. Several questions were running through the mind of Vivekananda and during his spiritual crisis, he first heard about Shri Ramakrishna from William Hastie, the Principal of the Scottish Church College. He finally met Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa at Dakshineshwar Kali Temple and Vivekananda asked him a question, "Have you seen God?" which he had asked so many spiritual leaders but was not satisfied. But when he asked Ramakrishna, he gave such a simple answer that "Yes, I have. I see God as clearly as I see you, only in a much deeper sense". After this Vivekananda started visiting Dakshineshwar and got several answers to the questions that were in his mind.

When Vivekananda's father died, the whole family faced a financial crisis. He went to Ramakrishna and asked him to pray for his family but Ramakrishna refused and told Vivekananda to pray himself in front of Goddess Kali. He could not ask for wealth, or money but instead of it, he asked for conscience and reclusion. That day he was marked with a spiritual awakening and a way of ascetic life was started. This was the turning point in his life and accepted Ramakrishna as his Guru.

“Take risks in your life. If you win, you can lead, if you lose, you can guide.” Swami Vivekananda

In 1885 , Ramakrishna developed throat cancer and was transferred to Calcutta and then later to a garden house in Cossipore. Vivekananda and other disciples of Ramakrishna took care of him. On 16 August 1886 , Shri Ramakrishna gave up his mortal body. Narendra was taught that the service to men was the most effective worship of God. After the demise of Ramakrishna, fifteen of his disciples including Narendranath began to live together at Baranagar in North Calcutta, which was named Ramakrishna Math . In 1887 , all the disciples took vows of monkhood and Narendranath emerged as Vivekananda which is "the bliss of discerning wisdom." All of them performed yoga and meditation. Further, Vivekananda left the math and decided to tour the whole of India on foot which came to be known as 'Parivrajak'. He saw several social, cultural, and religious aspects of the people and also saw what common people faced in their daily life, their sufferings, etc.

Swami Vivekananda attended the World Parliament of Religions

When he came to know about the World Parliament that was organised in Chicago, America. He was keen to attend the meeting, to represent India and his Guru's philosophies. After various troubles, he attended the Religious meeting. On 11 September, 1893 , he came upon the stage and stunned everyone while saying "My brothers and sisters of America". For this, he received a standing ovation from the audience. He described the principles of Vedanta, their spiritual significance, etc. He stayed around two and a half years in America itself and founded the Vedanta Society of New York. He also travelled to the United Kingdom to preach the philosophies, spiritualism, and principles of Vedanta.

“Learn everything that is good from others but bring it in, and in your own way absorb it; do not become others.” Swami Vivekananda

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He founded Ramakrishna Mission

Around 1897 , he returned to India and reached Calcutta where he founded Ramakrishna Mission on 1 May 1897 at Belur Math. The goals of the mission were based on Karma Yoga and its main objective was to serve the poor and suffering or disturbed population of the country. Several social services are also performed under this mission like establishing schools, colleges, and hospitals. Teachings of Vedanta were also provided through conferences, seminars, and workshops, rehabilitation work across the country.

Let us tell you that Vivekananda's teachings were mostly based on Ramakrishna's spiritual teachings of Divine manifestations and his personal internalization of the Advaita Vedanta Philosophy. According to him, the ultimate goal of life is to achieve the freedom of the soul and that encompasses the entirety of one's religion.

He predicted that he will not live till the age of 40. Therefore, on 4 July 1902, he died while doing meditation. He is said to have attained 'Mahasamadhi' and was cremated on the Banks of the river Ganga.

“A man is not poor without a rupee but a man is really poor without a dream and ambition.” Swami Vivekananda

Key Works of Swami Vivekananda

- The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda

- Swami Vivekananda’s Speeches at the Parliament of Religions, Chicago, 1893

- Letters of Swami Vivekananda

- Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Knowledge

- Yoga: The Yoga of Love and Devotion

- Yoga: The Yoga of Action

- Raja Yoga: The Yoga of Meditation

Key Works on Swami Vivekananda

- Vivekananda A Biography, by Swami Nikhilananda

- Swami Vivekananda by Eastern and Western Disciples

- The Master As I Saw Him, by Sister Nivedita

- Reminiscences of Swami Vivekananda

- The Life of Vivekananda, by Romain Rolland

No doubt Swami Vivekananda's teachings not only motivated the youth but also the whole world. He laid the true foundations of India's unity as a nation. He taught us how to live together with so many diversities. He was successful in constructing a virtual bridge between the culture of the East and the West. He played a key role in isolating India's culture from the rest of the World.

“Take up one idea, make that one idea your life, think of it, dream of it, let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.” Swami Vivekananda

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• What are the key works of Swami Vivekananda? + Swami Vivekananda's key works are - The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, - Swami Vivekananda’s Speeches at the Parliament of Religions, Chicago, 1893 - Letters of Swami Vivekananda - Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Knowledge - Yoga: The Yoga of Love and Devotion, etc.
• What is the childhood name of Swami Vivekananda? + Swami Vivekananda was an inspiring personality and was famous in the whole world. He was born on 12 January 1863, in Calcutta (now Kolkata). His childhood name was Narendranath Dutta, belonged to an affluent Bengali family in Calcutta (now Kolkata). He was one of the eight children of Vishwanath Dutta and Bhuvneshwari Devi.
• What is Swami Vivekananda known for? + Swami Vivekananda is best known for his groundbreaking speech to the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions in which he introduced Hinduism to America and called for religious tolerance.
• When is National Youth Day celebrated and why? + National Youth Day is celebrated on 12 January to honour the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
• Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission? + Ramakrishna Mission was founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1897 with two-fold purpose namely to spread the teachings of Vedanta as embodied in the life of the Hindu saint Ramakrishna and to improve the social conditions of the Indian people.
• When was Swami Vivekananda born? + Swami Vivekananda was born on 12 January 1863 in Kolkata, India.
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