Swami
Vivekanand (Narendranath Dutta or
Naren )
Birth
: 12 January 1863
Place
: Calcutta
Father
: Vishwanath Datta
Mother
: Bhuvaneshwari Devi
Early
education : B.A.,1884, from Calcutta University, he had acquired a vast
knowledge of different subjects, especially Western philosophy and history.
Guru Shri Ramkrishna : First meeting with Ramkrishna
in 1881 November At the same time,
vehement in his desire to know the truth about God, he questioned people of
holy reputation, asking them if they had seen God. He found such a person in
Sri Ramakrishna, who became his master, allayed his doubts, gave him God
vision, and transformed him into sage and prophet with authority to teach.
Parliament
of the World’s Religions : The
conference state on 11th September 1893. Thousands of delegates
belonging to deferent countries of the world had gathered at the conference.
Vivekananda was the youngest of them all .When he began his address in his
pleasing voice with the words "Brothers and Sisters of America,"
there was a thunderous applause. He said that people born in different
religions finally reach the same God, as river born in different places finally
reaches the sea. He emphatically declared that no religion is superior and none
is inferior.
Visit
of other nations : America, England, France etc.
Mission
& Math : He is considered a key figure in the introduction of Hindu
philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the "Western" World.After Sri
Ramakrishna's death, Vivekananda renounced the world and criss-crossed India as
a wandering monk.For three years he spread the Vedanta philosophy and religion
in America and England and found the
Ramakrishna Math and Mission in India. Exhorting his nation to spiritual
greatness, he wakened India
to a new national consciousness. He conducted hundreds of public and private
lectures and classes, disseminating Vedanta and Yoga in America, England
and Europe. He also established the Vedanta
societies in America and England.
Nirvaan
: 4 July 1902 at the age of only 39 years.
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