Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda

 

                              Swami Vivekananda, born Narendra Nath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk. He was a key figure in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the western world and was credited with 

 

 

Born:           January 12, 1863, Kolkata

Died:           July 4, 1902, Belur Math

Full name:  Narendra Nath Datta

Education:  University of Calcutta, Scottish Church College,   Calcutta, Presidency College, Kolkata

Siblings:      Bhupendranath Dutta

 

 

                     Swami Vivekananda (Bengali pronunciation:  Shāmi Bibekānando (help·info)): Bengali pronunciation: [ʃami bibekanɒnɖo]) (12 January 1863–4 July 1902), born Narendra Nath Datta (Bengali pronunciation: [nɔrend̪ro nat̪ʰ d̪ɔt̪t̪o]), was an Indian Hindu monk. He was a key figure in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the western world and was credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion in the late 19th century. He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India and contributed to the notion of nationalism in colonial India. He was the chief disciple of the 19th century saint Ramakrishna and the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission. He is perhaps best known for his inspiring speech beginning with "Sisters and Brothers of America," through which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893.

                                  Born into an aristocratic Bengali family of Calcutta, Vivekananda showed an inclination towards spirituality. He was influenced by his guru Ramakrishna,; that all living beings are emobodiment of the divine self or of being factor of divine itself, and also being a spark of divine and hence, service to God can be rendered by service to mankind. After the death of his guru, Vivekananda extensively toured the Indian subcontinent and acquiring first-hand knowledge of conditions in British India had influenced various people on the way. He later travelled to the United States and represented India as a delegate in the 1893 Parliament of World Religions. He conducted hundreds of public and private lectures and classes, disseminating tenets of Hindu philosophy in America, England and Europe. He established the Vedanta societies in America and England.


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Vivekananda's Quote of the Day What is the world that is to be given up? It is here. I am carrying it all with me. My own body. It is all for this body that I put my hand voluntarily upon my fellow human beings, just to keep it nice and give it a little pleasure. It is all for the body that I injure others and make mistakes.

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Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda in Chicago, September, 1893. On the left Vivekananda wrote in his own handwriting: "one infinite pure and holy – beyond thought beyond qualities I bow down to thee".[1] Born Narendra Nath Datta 12 January 1863 Calcutta, India Died 4 July 1902 (aged 39) Belur Math near Calcutta Nationality Indian Founder of Belur Math, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission Guru Ramakrishna Philosophy Vedanta Literary works Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga Prominent Disciple(s) Alasinga Perumal, Swami Abhayananda, Sister Nivedita, Swami Sadananda Influence on[show] Quotation Come up, O lions, and shake off the delusion that you are sheep; you are souls immortal, spirits free, blest and eternal; ye are not matter, ye are not bodies; matter is your servant, not you the servant of matter.[2] (See more quotations in Wikiquote) Signature