Sunday, 24 May 2020

Swami Vivekananda ji

Swami Vivekananda ji, who was born on 12 Jan,1863 in Kolkata, was his father Shri Vishwanath Dutt and mother Mrs. Bhuvner Vari Devi.  The full name of Swami Vivekananda was Narendra Nath Dutt.  He was a very knowledgeable and brilliant man.  His mentor was Sri Ramakrishna Paramhans ji.  1893 AD  Swami ji attended a religion parliament held in Chicago and made the western world aware of Indian culture and philosophy.  Swami ji's name became famous all over the world due to giving speeches like scholars and Tejwisis at the Conference of Religions in Chicago.  After that, the entire western countrymen were surprised by every single word of their speech.

Impressed by his views, the people of America were honoring him and he started competing to make them stay here, but Swamiji was truly a saint.  He had nothing to do with anyone.  He went to do the poorness of India.  This shows the great personality of Swami Vivekananda that even after accepting the hospitality of rich men, he always remembered the poor condition of his countrymen.  Once a crorepati held Swamiji with great respect in his majestic building.  Swamiji was not an ordinary man.  The majestic building and splendor of Srimanth could not impress Swamiji.  Remembering the impoverishment of his country, he kept on blowing tears and for a moment he could not sleep.  Swamiji's country - love was so amazing.  1896 AD after returning from abroad.  In the year, Swami Vivekananda established Ramakrishna Mission in Varaha Nagar near Calcutta.  Subsequently, the Ramakrishna Mission's headquarters were opened at Belur and Almora in Calcutta at places called Mayawati.  Some journalists had written about him, such as the New York Herald had written about Swamiji's speech that "after listening to him we feel how foolish it is to send our missionaries to such a knowledge-rich country".  Another journalist who was a British journalist was named Sir Velantine  Chirol in his magazine that "He was the first Hindu whose personality won demonstrative recognition abroad at the close of the last century (i.e.19th) for India's ancient civilization and for her new born claim to nationhood".  His honor in the world also shows that the first Indian Vibhuti "Swami Vivekananda" was invited to accept the post of Professor of Philosophy in Harvard University.  This great man died on 4 July 1902.  Swami Vivekananda used to say that "patriotism is religion and religion is love for India".