The document discusses the life and teachings of Swami Vivekananda. It describes his early life growing up in Kolkata and his spiritual awakening upon meeting his guru Sri Ramakrishna. It then outlines Vivekananda's famous speech at the 1893 World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago where he introduced Hinduism to the Western world. The document concludes by summarizing some of Vivekananda's most important teachings, including seeing God in all people and the need for perseverance in one's spiritual search.

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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
Dr. Sandeep Dongre
MA (Yoga), Ph.D (Yoga)
International Yoga Trainer
World Record Holder – Pranayama

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- Narendranath Dutta was born in Shimla Pally, Kolkata, West
Bengal, India on January 12, 1863 as the son of Viswanath
Dutta and Bhuvaneswari Devi
- When as he was young, he showed a precocious mind and
keen memory
- He practiced meditation from a very early age.
- While at school, he was good at studies, as well as games of
various kinds
Birth and early life

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- Questions started to arise in young Narendra's mind about God and the
presence of God
- This made him associate with the Brahmo Samaj, an important religious
movement of the time, led by Keshab Chandra Sen
- But the Samaj's congregational prayers and devotional songs could not satisfy
Narendra's zeal to realise God
- He would ask leaders of Brahma Samaj whether they have seen God. He never
got a satisfying answer
- It was during this time that Professor Hastie of Scottish Church College told him
about Sri Ramakrishna of Dakshineswar
Birth and early life

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Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa

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- While Ramakrishna predominantly taught
duality and Bhakti to his other disciples, he
taught Narendra the Advaita Vedanta, the
philosophy of non-dualism
- Narendra was transformed from a restless,
puzzled, impatient youth to a mature man who
was ready to renounce everything for the sake
of God-realization
- Soon, Ramakrishna's end came in the form of
throat cancer in August 1886
Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa

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- He reached Kanyakumari, on 24 December 1892
- There, he swam across the sea and started meditating on a lone rock for three
days
- The rock went on to become the Vivekananda memorial at Kanyakumari
Vivekananda Rock, Kanyakumari

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Chicago – World Parliament of Religions

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- A Hindu religious and spiritual organisation
which forms the core of a worldwide spiritual
movement known as the Ramakrishna
Movement or the Vedanta Movement
- The mission is named after and inspired by the
Indian saint Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
- The organization mainly propagates the Hindu
philosophy of Vedanta : Advaita Vedanta and
four yogic ideals–jnana, bhakti, karma,
and Raja Yoga
Ramakrishna Mission

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Vivekananda left his mortal body at the young age of 39
Vivekananda Bedroom @ Belur Math

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 I think, the most significant contribution of Swami Vivekananda is that he made religion as a
scientific search to realize the divinity within.
 This inner search is grounded in humanity.
 The Four Methods to Realize the Divinity Within are :
 Karma Yoga : A way to realize one’s own divinity through unselfish actions.
 Bhakti Yoga : A way to realize one’s own divinity through love of God
 Raja Yoga : A way to realize one’s own divinity through self control
 Jnana Yoga : A way to realize one’s own divinity through knowledge obtained by reasoning
and analysis.
The significance of Swami Vivekananda’s message

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- SEE GOD IN ALL
- This is the gist of all worship - to be pure and to do good to others.
- He who sees Siva in the poor, in the weak, and in the diseased, really worships
Siva, and if he sees Siva only in the image, his worship is but preliminary.
- He who has served and helped one poor man seeing Siva in him, without
thinking of his cast, creed, or race, or anything, with him Siva is more pleased
than with the man who sees Him only in temples
UNIVERSAL TEACHINGS

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PERSEVERE IN YOUR SEARCH FOR GOD
- To succeed, you must have tremendous perseverance,
tremendous will. “I will drink the ocean”; says the persevering
soul, “at my will mountains will crumble up”; Have that sort of
energy, that sort of will, work hard, and you will reach the goal
Kanyakumari

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Thank You !!
Sandeep Dongre
MA (Yoga), Ph.D (Yoga)
International Yoga Trainer
World Record Holder – Pranayama
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