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Swami
Vivekananda (1863 - 1902)
"Each soul is
potentially divine. The goal is to manifest this divinity
within, by controlling nature, external or internal. Do this
either by work, or worship, or psychic control, or philosophy
-- by one or more or all of these -- and be free. This is the
whole of religion, doctrines, or dogmas, or rituals, or books,
or temples, or forms, are but secondary details."
--Swami
Vivekananda |
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Vivekananda ( 1863 - 1902) was a preacher of 'Divinity in
Man'. Born Narendranath Dutta on 12 January, 1863 in
Calcutta, he gave clear indications of self-realisation
in his early days. A youth of guts and gumption -- with an
iron determination and a fiery zeal to seek the highest
knowledge of the self, he met Sri Ramakrishna at the Dakshineswar Kali temple in 1881; the incident that
channelised himself later on towards the greatest cause of
humanity. The Great Master inculcated in his foremost
disciple the presence of an all-pervading stream of
consciousness in every being, the immanence of divinity in
all existence in this world. An ardent believer in Advaita,
Vivekananda also realised & recognised the dualistic as
well as qualified non-dualistic faiths that were lived and
approved by the Master. He presented the quintessence of
Vedanta in the 1893 Parliament of Religions in Chicago,
America, and, the rest is history. In the
following years the 'Cyclonic Hindoo Monk' transfigured
the world; hitherto unaware of its 'spirit free, blest &
eternal'. All his life was an exhortation to every
individual to make its potential divinity manifest. His
influence led to the reaffirmation of conviction in
every Indian; India was reminded of her supreme duty to don
the mantle of spirituality to the world as well as to accept
'western sciences' for alleviating her condition. His two
greatest ideas -- Sacrifice and Service -- found expression
in 1897 through the establishment of Ramakrishna Math and
Ramakrishna Mission which bears the motto 'Atmano
Mokshartham Jagat Hitaya Cha' [Self realisation and the
benefit of the world]. He leaves behind a legacy that
transcends all bounds -- so that the
dormant divinity in every soul find its avenue of
manifestation in any time, any place in the world itself.
Books
on Swami Vivekananda:
Life of Swami Vivekananda -- Romain
Rolland
Life of Swami Vivekananda -- Eastern
& Western Disciples
The Complete Works of Swami
Vivekananda -- 9 Volumes
Letters of Swami Vivekananda
Lectures from Colombo to Almora --
Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda in the West --New Discoveries 6 Vol.-- By
Marie Louis Burke
Inspired Talks -- Swami Vivekananda
Bhakti Yoga -- -- Swami
Vivekananda
Jnana Yoga -- -- Swami
Vivekananda
Karma Yoga -- -- Swami
Vivekananda
Raja Yoga -- -- Swami
Vivekananda
For Online
purchase and further details please contact:
www.sriramakrishnamath.org
www.advaitaonline.com
www.udbodhan.org
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