On the 12th day of January 1863, an affluent Bengali Kayastha family of Calcutta was blessed with a divine child, whose name was Vivekanand. The attributes of rationality and religious temperament were instilled by his parents. Since his childhood, he showed an inclination towards spirituality and God realization. His Guru, Ramakrishna, taught him Advaita Vedanta (literally, non-dualism), which refers to the identity of the Self (Atma) and the Whole (Parmatma-Brahma) and that all the religions are same and service to mankind is the real worship of God...
“When I Asked God for Strength He Gave Me Difficult Situations to Face
When I Asked God for Brain & Brawn 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 How to Work Hard
When I Asked God for Favors 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 Everything I Needed.”
Great Thinkers on Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda- The Iconic Hero of Young Generation
In the eighties of the last century, two prominent religious personalities appeared before the public who were destined to have a great influence on the future course of the new awakening. They were Ramakrishna Paramahansa, the saint, and his disciple Swami Vivekananda........
Some time ago Vivekananda said that there was the power of Brahman in every man, that Nàràyaõa [i.e. God] wanted to have our service through the poor. This is what I call real gospel. This gospel showed the path of infinite freedom from man’s tiny egocentric self beyond the limits of all selfishness.........
What a void this makes! What great things were accomplished in these few years! How one man could have done it all! And how all is stilled now. And yet, when one is tired. and weary, it is best that he should rest...........
