Swami Vivekananda (born: January 12, 1863 - death: 4 July 1902) was a noted and influential spiritual master of Vedanta. His real name was Narendranath Dutt. He represented Sanatan Dharma on behalf of India in World Congress General Assembly organized in 1893 in the Chicago-based United States. Vedanta philosophy of India's spirituality is accessible only by the speech of Swami Vivekananda in every country of America and Europe. He had set up Ramkrishna Mission, which is still doing its work today. He was a capable disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahansa. He is known primarily for his speech with the introduction of "my American brothers and sisters". This first sentence of his address won everyone's hearts.
Born in an elite Bengali family of Calcutta, Vivekananda was inclined towards spirituality. He was very impressed with his Guru Ramakrishna Dev, from whom he learned that all the creatures are an incarnation of God; Therefore the service of the human beings can also be served by God. After Ramakrishna's death, Vivekananda visited the Indian subcontinent on a large scale and got the first-hand knowledge of existing situations in British India. Later, the World Parliament of Religions visited the United States in 1893 to represent India. Vivekananda propagated the principles of Hindu philosophy in the United States, England, and Europe, organized hundreds of public and private lectures. In India, Vivekananda is considered as a patriotic saint and his birthday is celebrated as National Youth Day.
Early life (1863-88):
Birth and childhood:
Swami Vivekananda was born on January 12, 1863 (according to scholars, Makar Sankranti Sansvat 1 9 20) in a Kayastha family in Calcutta. His childhood name was Narendranath Dutt. Father Vishwanath Dutt was a famous advocate of the Calcutta High Court. Durgacharan Dutta (Narendra's grandfather) was a Sanskrit and Persian scholar, he left his family at the age of 25 and became a monk. His mother Bhuvaneshwari Devi was a woman of religious ideas. Most of his time spent in worshiping Lord Shiva. Narendra's father and his mother's religious, progressive and rational attitude helped shape their thinking and personality.
From childhood, Narendra was very naughty in his strong mind. They used to do mischief with their fellow children and did not miss the mischief even with their teachers when they got the opportunity. Due to religious tendencies in his house, regular worship was done daily; Mother Bhuvaneshwari Devi was very fond of listening to the story of Puran, Ramayana, Mahabharat etc. The narrators used to come home with equal numbers. Bhajan-Kirtan was also used regularly. With the influence of the religious and spiritual environment of the family, in the mind of Balendra Narendra, the sacrament of religion and spirituality became deeper since childhood. Due to the rituals and religious atmosphere of the parents, in the child's mind, from childhood, he started having a longing to know God and receive it. In the eagerness to know about God, sometimes he used to ask such questions that his parents and narrator Panditji used to go through the roundabout.
Education:
In 1871, at the age of eighteen, Narendranath enrolled at the Metropolitan Institute of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, where he went to school. In 1877, his family went to Raipur. In 1879, after the return of his family to Calcutta, he was the only student who received the first division points in the presidency college entrance examination.
He was an enthusiastic reader of topics including philosophy, religion, history, social science, art, and literature. Apart from the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, Mahabharata and Puranas, there was a deep interest in many Hindu scriptures. Narendra was trained in Indian classical music and used to regularly attend physical exercises and sports. Narendra studied Western logic, Western philosophy and European history in the General Assembly Institution (now Scottish Church College). He passed the Fine Arts Examination in 1881 and completed the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1884.
Narendra studied the works of David Hume, Emmanuel Kant, Johann Gottlieb Fitch, Baruch Spinoza, George W.H. Hazel, Arthur Schopinher, August Comte, John Stuart Mill and Charles Darwin. He translated Spencer's book Education (1861) into Bengali. He was fascinated by Herbert Spencer's evolution. With the study of Western philosophers, he also learned Sanskrit texts and Bengali literature. William Hasty (Principal of the General Assembly Institute) wrote, "Narendra is really a genius. I have traveled in very wide and large areas but none of the talents like him have seen anywhere in the philosophical students of German universities. also no." Many times he has also been called Shrutidhar (a person with extraordinary memory).
Born in an elite Bengali family of Calcutta, Vivekananda was inclined towards spirituality. He was very impressed with his Guru Ramakrishna Dev, from whom he learned that all the creatures are an incarnation of God; Therefore the service of the human beings can also be served by God. After Ramakrishna's death, Vivekananda visited the Indian subcontinent on a large scale and got the first-hand knowledge of existing situations in British India. Later, the World Parliament of Religions visited the United States in 1893 to represent India. Vivekananda propagated the principles of Hindu philosophy in the United States, England, and Europe, organized hundreds of public and private lectures. In India, Vivekananda is considered as a patriotic saint and his birthday is celebrated as National Youth Day.
Early life (1863-88):
Birth and childhood:
Swami Vivekananda was born on January 12, 1863 (according to scholars, Makar Sankranti Sansvat 1 9 20) in a Kayastha family in Calcutta. His childhood name was Narendranath Dutt. Father Vishwanath Dutt was a famous advocate of the Calcutta High Court. Durgacharan Dutta (Narendra's grandfather) was a Sanskrit and Persian scholar, he left his family at the age of 25 and became a monk. His mother Bhuvaneshwari Devi was a woman of religious ideas. Most of his time spent in worshiping Lord Shiva. Narendra's father and his mother's religious, progressive and rational attitude helped shape their thinking and personality.
From childhood, Narendra was very naughty in his strong mind. They used to do mischief with their fellow children and did not miss the mischief even with their teachers when they got the opportunity. Due to religious tendencies in his house, regular worship was done daily; Mother Bhuvaneshwari Devi was very fond of listening to the story of Puran, Ramayana, Mahabharat etc. The narrators used to come home with equal numbers. Bhajan-Kirtan was also used regularly. With the influence of the religious and spiritual environment of the family, in the mind of Balendra Narendra, the sacrament of religion and spirituality became deeper since childhood. Due to the rituals and religious atmosphere of the parents, in the child's mind, from childhood, he started having a longing to know God and receive it. In the eagerness to know about God, sometimes he used to ask such questions that his parents and narrator Panditji used to go through the roundabout.
Education:
In 1871, at the age of eighteen, Narendranath enrolled at the Metropolitan Institute of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, where he went to school. In 1877, his family went to Raipur. In 1879, after the return of his family to Calcutta, he was the only student who received the first division points in the presidency college entrance examination.
He was an enthusiastic reader of topics including philosophy, religion, history, social science, art, and literature. Apart from the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, Mahabharata and Puranas, there was a deep interest in many Hindu scriptures. Narendra was trained in Indian classical music and used to regularly attend physical exercises and sports. Narendra studied Western logic, Western philosophy and European history in the General Assembly Institution (now Scottish Church College). He passed the Fine Arts Examination in 1881 and completed the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1884.
Narendra studied the works of David Hume, Emmanuel Kant, Johann Gottlieb Fitch, Baruch Spinoza, George W.H. Hazel, Arthur Schopinher, August Comte, John Stuart Mill and Charles Darwin. He translated Spencer's book Education (1861) into Bengali. He was fascinated by Herbert Spencer's evolution. With the study of Western philosophers, he also learned Sanskrit texts and Bengali literature. William Hasty (Principal of the General Assembly Institute) wrote, "Narendra is really a genius. I have traveled in very wide and large areas but none of the talents like him have seen anywhere in the philosophical students of German universities. also no." Many times he has also been called Shrutidhar (a person with extraordinary memory).
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