Swamiji Viveka

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TRANSFORMATIONAL

THINKER


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Presented by :

SANJEEV PAL

SANJAY KUMAR CHAUBEY

SANJEEV KUMAR

SANDEEP KUMAR JHA

SACHIN SHARMA

SATYA PRAKASH CHANDRAWANSHI


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Be brave! Be strong! Be fearless!..Once you have

taken the spiritual life, fight as long as there is any

life in you..Even thought you know you are going to

be killed, fight till you are killed. Dont die offright.Die fighting.

I loved my motherland dearly before I went to

America & England.After my return every particle of

dust of this land seems sacred to me.

Golden words


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INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

DIFFICULT SITUATIONS

BEGINNING OF MONASTIC BROTHER HOOD

DISCOVERY OF REAL INDIA

PARLIAMENT OF RELIGIONS

AWAKENING HIS COUNTRYMEN

CONTRIBUTION TO CULTURE

TEACHINGS

GOLDEN QUOTES

CONCLUSION

PRESENTATION FLOW


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A spiritual genius of commanding intellect and power.

The valiant monk who proclaimed in America the

greatness of Hinduism and Indian culture.

The beloved disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa.

Living embodiment of sacrifice & dedicated his life to

the country.

Served the mankind: poor,helpless & downtrodden.

He was the great thinker and mighty man of action.

For ages he will be the source of inspirationhe

was SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

INTRODUCTION


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BACKGROUND

Was known in his pre-monastic life as Narendra

Nath Datta.

Born in an affluent family in Kolkata on 12 Jan

1863.

His father Vishwanath Datta was a successful

attorney.His mother was Bhuvaneshwari Devi.

He graduated from Scottish Church college,

Kolkata.

Narendra excelled in music,gymnastics and studies.


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DIFFICULT SITUATIONS

Sudden death of his father in 1884.

His guru was diagnosed with throat cancer.

Narendra and his fellows took care of him.

In spite of poverty& no job, he joined the group

as its leader.


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WITH SRI RAMAKRISHNA

At the threshold of youth, he passed through a period of

spiritual crisisdoubt in the presence of God.

One day, in November 1881, he went to kali temple at

Dakshineshwar to meet Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa.

Acquired faith in God & Religion.

Thus began a guru disciple relationship.This made him for rapid strides on spiritual path .


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Beginning of monastic brotherhood

Sri Ramakrishna instilled in Narendra & otherfellows brotherly love for one another & laid the

foundation of new monastic order.

He gave up his mortal body on 16th

Aug 1886.After that, 15 of his disciples began to live together

at Baranagar (North Kolkata).

Under the leadership of Narendra they formed new

monastic brotherhood. In 1887, they all became

Sanyaasi & assumed new names.

Narendra became Swami Vivekanada.


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After taking the blessings of holy mother Sarada Devi,

Swamiji left out Barangore math & set out his journey

to explore India.

During his journey, he got a feel of poverty &

backwardness of Indian masses.

He was the first religious leader to declare the real

cause of Indias downfall was the neglect of masses.

Discovery of Real India


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He infused faith in the masses who had lost it due

to centuries of oppression, through teachings of

Vedanta.

He taught improved methods of agriculture,

village and industries.

He emphasized on the importance of education to

uplift the standard of backward & downtrodden

masses.

He founded Ramakrishna mission to carry out his

plans for the spread of education & to uplift poor

masses.


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PARLIAMENT OF RELIGIONS

He left to America from Mumbai on 31st may 1893

to attend worlds parliament of religions at Chicago.

His speeches out there made him an Orator by

Divine Right& Messenger of Indian wisdom to

the Western world


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Awakening his country men

He returned to India in Jan 1897.

His lectures in different parts of India created a stirall over the country.

Purposes of his lectures were to rouse religious

consciousness of the people, unification of

Hinduism,focus the attention of the educated people

on the plight of downtrodden masses.


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LAST DAYS

In June 1899 he went to west on a second visit.

Spent most of his time in west coast of USA

After giving many lectures there he returned toBelur math in Dec 1900.

Rest of his life he spent in India inspiring people.

His health deteriorated & he died on

4th

J uly 1902.


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SWAMIJIS CONTRIBUTION TO

WORLD CULTURE

Develop new understanding of religion .

New view of man.

He has given new principle of morality and ethicsbased on the intrinsic purity and oneness ofAtman.

He has built bridge between the Indian culture and the

western culture. He did it by interpreting Hindu scriptures

and Philosophy and the Hindu way of life and

institution to the Western people in an idiom which they

could understand.


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SWAMIJIS CONTRIBUTION TO INDIA

He gave Indians proper understanding of their countrysgreat spiritual heritage and thus gave them pride in their

past.

He pointed out the drawbacks of western culture and theneed for Indias contribution to overcome these drawbacks.

In his influence Indians have gained unprecedented self

respect, self reliance and assertion from his teaching.

He spoke about the role of the labour classes in the

production of the country's wealth .


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SWAMIJIS CONTRIBUTION TO HINDUISM

Identity : He was the first religious leader to speak about

the common bases of Hinduism and the common ground of

all sects.

Unification: By applying Sri Ramakrishnas doctrine of

harmony he brought about an overall unification of

Hinduism on the basis of the principle of unity in diversity.

Defense: He had raised his voice in defense of Hinduism

when Christian missionary had given a wrong understanding

of Hinduism and India in western minds.


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Teachings of Swami Vivekananda

Purity, patience, and perseverance are the threeessentials to success.

Whatever you think, that you will be.

Education is the manifestation of the perfectionalready in man.

They alone live who live for others, the rest are moredead than alive.


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I only preach what is good for universal humanity.

Do not look upon what has been done.

Fear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell.

Knowledge can only be got in one way, the way of

experience, there is no other way to know.


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Those who have no faith in themselves can never havefaith in god.

Perfection does not come from belief or faith.Perfection comes through selfless work.

Put God behind everythinghuman being, animals,food and work. Make this a habit.

Stand as a rock; you are indestructible. You are theself, the God of the universe.

Strength is life, weakness is death.


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A pure and strong will is omnipotent.

You must be bright and cheerful.

You must have friendship for all.

We are suffering from own karma.

It is not the fault of God. What we do is our own

fault, nothing else. Why should God be blamed?


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The earth is enjoyed by heroes - this is unfailing

truth. Be a hero . Always say, I have no fear.

A few sincere and energetic men and women can

do more in a year than a mob in a century.

Allpower is with in you.you can do anything and

everything .Believe in that.

Golden quotes


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The doctrine of Vedanta is based on Karma (action), Athma(soul) & Brahma (god) .

Vedanta a spiritual teaching that again and again saved India

during periods of decline and crisis.

Central theme is Harmony of Religions.

Vedanta asks a Christian to be a true Christian a Hindu a true

Hindu, a Buddhist a true Buddhist,and Muslim a true Muslim.

VEDANTA


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The Relevance of Swamijis Preaching

In the era of Bush & Laden,

Will Swamiji's preaching be a solution?


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YES...

Truth, purity and unselfishness- wherever these

are present , there is no power below or above

the sun to crush the possessor thereof .

Equipped with these, one individual is able to

face the whole universe in opposition.


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CONCLUSION

Swami Vivekanandas main concern was to

help individuals to grow and evolve ; to

develop an all-round personality. To develop

an all round personality means to develop a

strong body, strong mind, clear conscience

and spiritual consciousness .


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