Biography on swami vivekanand

abhay singh
IIPM, new delhi

1. BIOGRAPHY OF
SWAMI
VIVEKANANDA
PRESENTED BY
MR. ABHAY SINGH
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2. Birth and early life
NarendranathDuttawasborninPally,
Kolkata,WestBengal,IndiaonJanuary12
th
,
1863asthesonofLateShriViswanath
DuttaandLateSmt.BhuvaneswariDevi
Evenashewasyoung,heshoweda
precociousmindandkeenmemory
Hepracticedmeditationfromaveryearly
age
Whileatschool,hewasgoodatstudies,as
wellasgameofvariouskinds
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3. Continued….
Hewasaleaderamonghisgroupoffriends
In1879,Narendraenteredthepresidencyfor
higherstudies
Afteroneyear,hejoinedtheScottishChurch,
Calcuttaandstudiedphilosophy
Duringthecourse,hestudiedwesternlogic,
philosophyandhistoryofEuropeannations
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4. Continued….
Questionsstartedtoariseinyoung
Narendra’smindaboutgodandthe
presenceofgod
ThismadehimassociatewiththeBrahma
Samaj,animportantreligiousmovement
ofthetime,ledByKeshabChandraSen
ButtheSamaj’scongregationalprayersand
devotionalsongscouldnotsatisfy
Narendra’szealtorealizegod
ItwasduringthistimethatHastieof
ScottishchurchcollegetoldhimaboutSri
RamkrishnaofDakshineswar
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5. At the feet of
Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa
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NarendrametRamakrishnafor
thefirsttimeinNovember1881
HeaskedRamakrishnathe
sameoldquestion,whetherhe
hadseenGod
Theinstantaneousanswerfrom
Ramakrishnawas,“Yes,Ihave
seenGod,justasIseeyouhere,
onlymoreclearly.”Narendra
waspuzzled

6. Continued….
Hecouldfeeltheman’swordswere
honestandutteredfromdepthsof
experience
HestartedvisitingRamakrishna
frequently
HetestedRamakrishnatothe
maximum,butthemasterwas
patient,forgiving,humorous,andfull
oflove
Intime,Narendraaccepted
Ramakrishna,andwhileheaccepted,
hisacceptancewaswholehearted
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7. Wanderings in India
Soon,hewantedtolivethelifeofa
wanderingmonkwithragsandabegging
bowlandnootherpossessions
OnJuly1890,Vivekanandasetoutfora
longjourney,withoutknowingwherethe
journeywouldtakehim
Thejourneythatfollowedtookhimto
thelengthandbreadthoftheIndian
subcontinent
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8. Continued….
HereachedKanyakumari,on24
th
December
1892
There,heswamacrosstheseaandstarted
meditatingonalonerockforthreedays
Therockwentontobecomethe
VivekanandaMemorialatKanyakumari
HehadavisionofSriRamkrishnawho
encouragedhimtogotothewest
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10. In the West (Chicago's speech)
Vivekanandawasreceivedwell
atthe1893worldparliamentof
religionsinChicago,wherehe
deliveredaseriesoflectures
Healsoearnedwildapplausefor
beginninghisaddresswiththe
famouswords,“sistersand
brothersofAmerica”
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Vivekananda on the platform
of the parliament in Chicago

11. Continued....
Withinafewyearsoftheparliament,he
hadstartedVedanticcentersinnewYork
cityandLondon,lecturedatmajor
universitiesandgenerallykindledwestern
interestinHinduism
Hissuccesswasnotwithoutcontroversy,
hehadalotofcontroversy
Afterfouryearsofconstanttouring,
lecturingandretreatsinthewest,he
camebacktoIndiaintheyear1897
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12. Back in India
InIndia,hedeliveredaseriesof
lectures,andthissetoflecturesknown
as“lecturesfromColombotoAlmora”
HefoundedtheRamkrishnamission.
Thisinstitutionisnowoneofthelargest
monasticorderofHindusocietyinIndia
Heonceagaintouredthewest(London)
fromJanuary1899toDecember1900
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13. Swami Vivekananda in London(1900)
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14. Continued....
Therestofhislifehededicatedtohelping
humanity;inspiringpeopleintospiritualpathby
givinglecturesandguidance,trainingdisciples
formonasticlives,foundingthegreat
institution-theRamakrishnamission
SwamiVivekanandaworeouthisrobustbodyin
theserviceofhumanity
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15. Death
OnJuly4
th
,1902atBelurmathnearKolkata,he
taughtVedantaphilosophytosomepupilsinthe
morning.Thesameday,Vivekanandalefthis
mortalbodyattheyoungageof39
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16. According to Vivekananda
The four methods to realize the divinity within
are
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17. Message for youth
Societiesshouldbemoldedupontruth
hasnottoadjustitselftosociety
Whateveryouthink,youwillbe,You
thinkyourselfstrong,strongyouwillbe
Blessedaretheywhosebodiesget
destroyedintheserviceofothers
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18. “Tobegoodandtodo
good–thatisthe
wholeofreligion”
“Strength is life,
weakness is death”
SWAMIVIVEKANANDA
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19. biography written by
SWAMI NIKHILANANDA
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20. THANK YOU
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