Swami vivekananda story

SWAMI VIVEKANAND'S inspiring personality has been well known in India and abroad for the past many decades. This unknown monk of India suddenly rose to fame at the Parliament of Religions held in Chicago (America) in 1893, representing Hinduism. His vast knowledge of Eastern and Western culture as well as his deep spiritual insight, brilliant conversational skills, empathy and colorful personality made a mark on the hearts of many. People who happened to see or hear Swami Vivekanand even once still cherish his memory after a lapse of more than half a century. Before leaving for abroad for the first time to preach Hinduism, Vivekanand's mother wanted to know whether he is all perfect for this mission or not, she invited him for dinner. Vivekanand enjoyed the food that had the additional flavor of his mother's special love and affection. After the delicious dinner, Vivekanand's mother offered Vivekanand a dish of fruits and a knife. Vivekanand cut the fruit, ate it and after that his mother said, "Son, can you please give me the knife, I need it." Vivekanand immediately responded by giving the knife. Vivekanand's mother calmly said, "Son, you have passed my test and I heartily bless you for going abroad." Vivekanand surprisingly asked, "Mother, how did you test me? I didn't understand." Mother replied, "Son, when I asked for the knife, I saw how you handed it to me, you gave the knife by holding its sharp edge and kept the wooden handle of knife towards me. This way, I would...

Wikipedia On 4 July 1902 (the day of his death) Vivekananda awoke early, went to the monastery at Belur Math and meditated for three hours. He taught Shukla-Yajur-Veda, Sanskrit grammar and the philosophy of yoga to pupils, later discussing with colleagues a planned Vedic college in the Ramakrishna Math. At 7:00 p.m. Vivekananda went to his room, asking not to be disturbed; he died at 9:20 p.m. while meditating. According to his disciples, Vivekananda attained mahasamādhi; the rupture of a blood vessel in his brain was reported as a possible cause of death. His disciples believed that the rupture was due to his brahmarandhra (an opening in the crown of his head) being pierced when he attained mahasamādhi. The fateful evening of July 4, 1902, Vivekananda passed away following a third heart attack, completing 39 years, five months and 24 days. I don't understand how one can one plan a heart attack on oneself. Is this possible through yoga? Did Vivekananda have a history of heart problems? Why do we have two different accounts of Vivekananda's death? What's the true story? Don't have references off hand now hence the comment, Yogis can do that, happens all the time in Jain and Buddhist traditions as well. Raghupati yogi couple of decades backs induced a dozen "heart attacks" in a span of few hours before he decided to "leave" the body. He was from "Shastanga" yoga tradition which needs initiation by a "Guru" yogis can choose when to die. they don't plan a 'heart attack'. they...

Swami Vivekananda was the most popular Monk of Ramakrishnas monastic order and an ardent disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. Born on 18 January 1863 as Narendra Nath Dutt in Calcutta, to Vishwanath Dutta (a barrister) and Bhuvaneshwari Devi, he taught invaluable tenets or modern Vedanta and Raja Yoga that inspired the youth of his times a tremendous deal. His birthday is celebrated as the National Youth Day on 12 January annually. He founded Belur Math, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, which propagates his spiritual knowledge, educates people and carries on social work on a self-less basis. Here are 7 stories chosen from his life, that has touched hearts and converted many into the faith, compassion and spirituality. 1. Voracious Reader Vivekananda had excellent speed-reading skills and also devoured books one after the other. During his stay at Chicago, he spent all his time reading books in bundles which the librarian, unable to understand his depth, was irritated with his habit of borrowing books in bunches and returning them the very next day. One day, fed up with this ongoing practice of Vivekananda, irate librarian challenged Swami Vivekananda with a question. He wanted to know why he borrowed books when all he does is to return them the very next day, without even reading them. To this Swami nonchalantly replied that he used to read every single book that he used to borrow from her. Annoyed to the hilt, she selected a random page from one of the books he h...

in the 1897, swami vivekananda was staying at cossipore. one day many pundits came to meet swami vivekananda with the intention of having an philosophical discussion. swami vivekananda was not only the chief disciple of enlightened mystic all the pundits were well versed in sanskrit language. at that time the ability to speak in fluent sanskrit was considered to be a matter of pride for scholars and pandits. if a person is well versed with vedas or an acclaimed swami then it is expected from him to know sanskrit well. that time most ancient books were available in sanskrit language only. sanskrit is the most refined, scientific and beautiful language. one word has many meanings in sanskrit. so it is important to see the context in which the word is used in sanskrit language to get its implied meaning. e.g. the word ‘kāla’ means time as well as death swami vivekananda also knew sanskrit well. the visiting pandits starting discussing the philosophical matters with him in sankrit. so swamiji also spoke with them in sanskrit. but at one occasion, swamiji made a grammatical mistake in the spoken sanskrit language. he used the word ‘asti’ instead of ‘svasti’. this made the pandits laugh. swamiji quickly accepted his mistake and the discussion went on. in the end of discussion, pandits were convinced of the swami vivekananda arguments and they accepted his view points on their intellectual query. after the pundits left, swami vivekananda explained the whole philosophical discussi...

National Youth Day 2023: It is celebrated on 12 January to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. He was a great thinker, a great orator, and a passionate patriot. On National Youth Day, read more about Swami Vivekananda's early life, education, works, teachings, philosophy books, etc. National Youth Day 2023: It is celebrated on 12 January to honor the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. This year the National Youth Day 2023 theme is "Viksit Yuva-Viksit Bharat." On this National Youth Day, I urge the youth of our country to live by Swami ji’s timeless teachings and work with dedication towards fulfilling their aspirations. — Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) Embodiment of youth & epitome of service & devotion to Mother India, we bow to the venerable Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary. He is a personal inspiration, whose thoughts & ideals have influenced me deeply. Swami Vivekananda is a name that does not require any sort of introduction. He is an influential personality who is credited with enlightening the western world about Hinduism. He represented Hinduism in the Parliament of Religions in 1893 in Chicago and due to this an unknown monk of India suddenly leaped into fame. National Youth Day is observed on 12 January to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Swami Vivekananda founded Ramakrishna Mission on 1 May 1897 for one's own salvation and for the welfare of the world. Do you know his lectures, writings, letters, and poems ...

SWAMI VIVEKANAND'S inspiring personality has been well known in India and abroad for the past many decades. This unknown monk of India suddenly rose to fame at the Parliament of Religions held in Chicago (America) in 1893, representing Hinduism. His vast knowledge of Eastern and Western culture as well as his deep spiritual insight, brilliant conversational skills, empathy and colorful personality made a mark on the hearts of many. People who happened to see or hear Swami Vivekanand even once still cherish his memory after a lapse of more than half a century. Before leaving for abroad for the first time to preach Hinduism, Vivekanand's mother wanted to know whether he is all perfect for this mission or not, she invited him for dinner. Vivekanand enjoyed the food that had the additional flavor of his mother's special love and affection. After the delicious dinner, Vivekanand's mother offered Vivekanand a dish of fruits and a knife. Vivekanand cut the fruit, ate it and after that his mother said, "Son, can you please give me the knife, I need it." Vivekanand immediately responded by giving the knife. Vivekanand's mother calmly said, "Son, you have passed my test and I heartily bless you for going abroad." Vivekanand surprisingly asked, "Mother, how did you test me? I didn't understand." Mother replied, "Son, when I asked for the knife, I saw how you handed it to me, you gave the knife by holding its sharp edge and kept the wooden handle of knife towards me. This way, I would...

National Youth Day 2023: It is celebrated on 12 January to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. He was a great thinker, a great orator, and a passionate patriot. On National Youth Day, read more about Swami Vivekananda's early life, education, works, teachings, philosophy books, etc. National Youth Day 2023: It is celebrated on 12 January to honor the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. This year the National Youth Day 2023 theme is "Viksit Yuva-Viksit Bharat." On this National Youth Day, I urge the youth of our country to live by Swami ji’s timeless teachings and work with dedication towards fulfilling their aspirations. — Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) Embodiment of youth & epitome of service & devotion to Mother India, we bow to the venerable Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary. He is a personal inspiration, whose thoughts & ideals have influenced me deeply. Swami Vivekananda is a name that does not require any sort of introduction. He is an influential personality who is credited with enlightening the western world about Hinduism. He represented Hinduism in the Parliament of Religions in 1893 in Chicago and due to this an unknown monk of India suddenly leaped into fame. National Youth Day is observed on 12 January to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Swami Vivekananda founded Ramakrishna Mission on 1 May 1897 for one's own salvation and for the welfare of the world. Do you know his lectures, writings, letters, and poems ...

in the 1897, swami vivekananda was staying at cossipore. one day many pundits came to meet swami vivekananda with the intention of having an philosophical discussion. swami vivekananda was not only the chief disciple of enlightened mystic all the pundits were well versed in sanskrit language. at that time the ability to speak in fluent sanskrit was considered to be a matter of pride for scholars and pandits. if a person is well versed with vedas or an acclaimed swami then it is expected from him to know sanskrit well. that time most ancient books were available in sanskrit language only. sanskrit is the most refined, scientific and beautiful language. one word has many meanings in sanskrit. so it is important to see the context in which the word is used in sanskrit language to get its implied meaning. e.g. the word ‘kāla’ means time as well as death swami vivekananda also knew sanskrit well. the visiting pandits starting discussing the philosophical matters with him in sankrit. so swamiji also spoke with them in sanskrit. but at one occasion, swamiji made a grammatical mistake in the spoken sanskrit language. he used the word ‘asti’ instead of ‘svasti’. this made the pandits laugh. swamiji quickly accepted his mistake and the discussion went on. in the end of discussion, pandits were convinced of the swami vivekananda arguments and they accepted his view points on their intellectual query. after the pundits left, swami vivekananda explained the whole philosophical discussi...

Wikipedia On 4 July 1902 (the day of his death) Vivekananda awoke early, went to the monastery at Belur Math and meditated for three hours. He taught Shukla-Yajur-Veda, Sanskrit grammar and the philosophy of yoga to pupils, later discussing with colleagues a planned Vedic college in the Ramakrishna Math. At 7:00 p.m. Vivekananda went to his room, asking not to be disturbed; he died at 9:20 p.m. while meditating. According to his disciples, Vivekananda attained mahasamādhi; the rupture of a blood vessel in his brain was reported as a possible cause of death. His disciples believed that the rupture was due to his brahmarandhra (an opening in the crown of his head) being pierced when he attained mahasamādhi. The fateful evening of July 4, 1902, Vivekananda passed away following a third heart attack, completing 39 years, five months and 24 days. I don't understand how one can one plan a heart attack on oneself. Is this possible through yoga? Did Vivekananda have a history of heart problems? Why do we have two different accounts of Vivekananda's death? What's the true story? Don't have references off hand now hence the comment, Yogis can do that, happens all the time in Jain and Buddhist traditions as well. Raghupati yogi couple of decades backs induced a dozen "heart attacks" in a span of few hours before he decided to "leave" the body. He was from "Shastanga" yoga tradition which needs initiation by a "Guru" yogis can choose when to die. they don't plan a 'heart attack'. they...

Swami Vivekananda was the most popular Monk of Ramakrishnas monastic order and an ardent disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. Born on 18 January 1863 as Narendra Nath Dutt in Calcutta, to Vishwanath Dutta (a barrister) and Bhuvaneshwari Devi, he taught invaluable tenets or modern Vedanta and Raja Yoga that inspired the youth of his times a tremendous deal. His birthday is celebrated as the National Youth Day on 12 January annually. He founded Belur Math, Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, which propagates his spiritual knowledge, educates people and carries on social work on a self-less basis. Here are 7 stories chosen from his life, that has touched hearts and converted many into the faith, compassion and spirituality. 1. Voracious Reader Vivekananda had excellent speed-reading skills and also devoured books one after the other. During his stay at Chicago, he spent all his time reading books in bundles which the librarian, unable to understand his depth, was irritated with his habit of borrowing books in bunches and returning them the very next day. One day, fed up with this ongoing practice of Vivekananda, irate librarian challenged Swami Vivekananda with a question. He wanted to know why he borrowed books when all he does is to return them the very next day, without even reading them. To this Swami nonchalantly replied that he used to read every single book that he used to borrow from her. Annoyed to the hilt, she selected a random page from one of the books he h...