By Jerin Jacob (Author of Your Epic Year)
This time we have a legend from India who has envisioned a world of peace and global love. “Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavanthu” - Let the world around us live in peace and brotherhood, was his compelling reason to live a life of legends.
This time we have a legend from India who has envisioned a world of peace and global love. “Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavanthu” - Let the world around us live in peace and brotherhood, was his compelling reason to live a life of legends.
Swami Vivekananda a man who literally helped others to buy India's greatness and a man who made aware about the country's uniqueness to the world. He made us and the world realize the fact that the east has more powerful resources of knowledge which can really transform the entire world.
It was the time everyone was attracted to western concepts and even began to avoid or underestimate India's powerful heritage and culture; Swami Vivekananda stood up for change.
Once he travelled from Colombo to Almora and spoke his wisest knowledge from Vedanta to the people from different streams of life. During this travel his speech were on to uplift the society, eradication of the caste virus, importance of learning science, industrialization of the country, removal of poverty, the end of the colonial rule. His speech has even influenced Ghandhiji and many other great leaders in India.
Now, when we here about culture, Vedanta and all those things we feel it is not our cup of tea or it is quite a waste of time to gather knowledge on them. But we need to understand that Vedanta and the preachings of Vivekananda can move a man to live a life of abundance, warmth and love. This space won't be obviously enough for to discuss about this great being and his works. I am just trying to enlighten your knowledge about Swami Vivekananda which may help you to learn more about this great man.
In 1893 he was invited to Parliament of the World's Religions at Chicago for an all religious meeting, as the sole representative for India and was represented for the largest religion of the country – Hinduism.
Many of you might have heard about his famous speech delivered at Chicago by saluting the delegates with the words “My dear brothers and sisters”. He also quoted from Bhagavad Gita -
"As the different streams having their sources in different places all mingle their water in the sea, so, O Lord, the different paths which men take, through different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to Thee!" and "Whosoever comes to Me, through whatsoever form, I reach him; all men are struggling through paths that in the end lead to Me."
This speech made Swami Vivekananda known across the globe. His ideas provided a sense of universality and they were thought provoking.
Swami Vivekananda was instrumental in uplifting India's pride in global arena. For that he travelled across the globe and preached the greatest knowledge ever conceived by man - the Vedanta.
When he was novice in Vedanta, he was taught by his Guru Ramakrishna Paramahamsar.
As a guru, Ramakrishna taught him Advaita Vedanta which says that all religions are true, and service to man was the most effective worship of God. With this knowledge and to implement it, Swami Vivekanada founded the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, a philanthropic and spiritual organization in 1897 AD.
I wonder, how many of us are really aware about his works and speeches he delivered unto us which could make us also to live a life of legends. I would love to share some of his great books:
Lets learn about him and his works, it is sure that his preachings are life transforming. I want to share one of his very popular poem:
“When I asked God for strength
He gave me difficult situations to face
When I asked God for Brain & Brown
He gave me puzzles in life to solve
When I asked God for happiness
He Showed me some unhappy people
When I asked God for wealth
He showed me opportunities to work hard
When I asked God for peace
He showed me how to help others
GOD GAVE ME NOTHING I WANTED
HE GAVE ME EVRYTHING I NEEDED”
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