One of the most influential ambassadors of Hindu monk and spiritual leader Swami Vivekananda is remembered on his death and birth anniversary. The life, ideals and teachings of swami Vivekananda fascinated me right from our young days. I feel everyone should read about him to have peace and bring positive change in life. Paying homage to the great son of Bharat Mata. Swami Vivekananda showed the great of Hinduism to all by keeping India’s rich spiritual tradition in front of the whole world and his thoughts and ideas continue to inspire us to achieve greatness. Fear of death, sin, hell, and unrighteousness, wrong life, all the negative thoughts and ideas that are in the world have proceeded from his evil spirit of the fear. Swami Vivekananda said “whatever you think that you will be; means that we are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about it, words are secondary while the thoughts are live, thoughts are travel far so you first have in faith yourself and think yourself strong, you will be” Swami Vivekananda said. Swami Vivekananda was a good reader, who successfully battled superstition and tried to rid everyone from his evil spirit. The words and thoughts of the great social reformer and visionary thinker Swami Vivekananda continue to reverberate through generation across the globe. He was born on 12 January 1863 in Calcutta but now it is called Kolkata. His original name Narendranath Datta also spelled dutt. He awoke early and meditates three hours at Belur math. He was born in middle family and educated at a western style university where he exposed to western philosophy, Christianity and science. And later became a social reformer and joined the Brahmo Samaj, he was dedicated to eliminate child marriage and illiteracy and he was so determined to spread education among poor the lower caste people and women. In 1893 swami Vivekananda appeared in Chicago as a spokesman for Hinduism at the world’s parliament of religious and fascinated the assembly. Later in the newspaper headlines described about him, as a person who is good at making public speeches by divine right and undoubtedly the United States and England making turns to the Vedanta movement. And he became the founder of Ramakrishna mission in 1897.
He was died on 4th July 1902 age of 39 years. This year 2021 remembering the spiritual leader and great reformer on his 119th death anniversary. And every year we celebrate his birth anniversary on 12 January as National youth day.
One of the greatest leaders of India swami Vivekananda’s most probably used by the people around the world is “arise awake and do not stop until the goal is reached’. Swami Vivekananda has been credited with raising interfaith awareness bringing Hinduism to a global platform in the 19th century. He also kept deep knowledge in science and religion and gave the example of the lord shri Krishna in front of us and decided to have a wider vision like him and taught us that should also keep the aim of spreading dharma and put sincere efforts to fulfill it. The originator of the era Swami Vivekananda is not just a person but an immortal thought prolific lifestyle. He did not consider untouchability and casteism as a hindrance to nation building. He awakened new consciousness among the youth and inspired them to contribute in building of a strong nation. Swami Vivekananda made the philosophy and culture of India reverberated in the world. He said that until we do not believe in ourselves, we will not believe in god. There is so many such quote of swami Vivekananda ji which gives a new or fresh energy to all the youth, by reading it. His thoughts and vision will continue to inspire generations forever.
