| The human life continues to be a struggle to live and | | | | and increase the masses of religious believers of their |
| prosper. In spite of several difficulties, human race and | | | | sect. He influenced so many in the West to accept |
| humanity survives and runs the world. In the teachings | | | | that all religions lead us to same God and how you |
| of Bhagavat Gita one sees it as a mystery or one | | | | accept the truth lies with you. He has voiced his |
| speaks of it or hears of it as a mystery, but no one | | | | concern for poor and deprived. Today we progressed |
| knows (Gita 1;29) stands true to happenings in the | | | | to mix God with religion, for exploitation and ultimately |
| world. India is a land of culture, great heritage and | | | | for our political ends. The greatest concern of the 21st |
| enlightment. The history has shown that there are few | | | | century is growing intolerance to other religions |
| people who come in near to the sufferings of human | | | | forgetting the God as almighty who controls everyone. |
| race. It is the unforgettable, Vivekananda. Swami is a | | | | The great question how long this existing strife |
| source of great inspiration. His teachings are more | | | | continues in India a question which will answered in the |
| important today than yesteryears as the changing | | | | complete works of Vivekananda. |
| responses to the present day circumstances, when | | | | Vivekananda has become an embodiment of the East |
| the ideology of religion is totally misunderstood. Swamiji | | | | and West. The words of the Romain Rolland that |
| was an extraordinary creation of almighty, inherited his | | | | Vivekananda embraced all the paths of spirit and four |
| strength from Sri Ramakrishna. Vivekananda wished | | | | yoga’s in their entirely, renunciation and service, |
| to be alone, never identified with any cult, and changed | | | | arts and science, religion and action from the most |
| his name several times to avoid identity and followers. | | | | spiritual to the most practical, and proved that he was |
| However he was named to be Vivekananda a little | | | | the personification of harmony of all human energy. |
| before his departure to America in May 1847 by Raja | | | | The most important words true to his compassion to |
| Ajit Singh of Ketri. Many believed Vivekananda had | | | | all humans, is expressed as each soul is potentially |
| utmost potential to spread the message of | | | | divine. The words of Rabindra Nath Tagore; “if |
| India’s strength veiled with poverty of masses. | | | | you want to understand India study Vivekananda, in |
| He has told the West that Atma (force which rules | | | | him everything is positive nothing negative.” |
| everyone) is same in all, ruled by almighty. There is | | | | Passing through turbulent waters in Kanyakumari, he |
| neither ruler nor subjects. Many Socialistic philosophies | | | | prayed to his master Sri Ramakrishna, and mother |
| of the Europe have never equaled Swami’s | | | | Sharada Devi and consecrating to the service of |
| teachings, but only created conflicts on capitalism and | | | | outcast, starving, oppressed humans |
| unrest of masses. With a huge population of millions, | | | | (Narayana’s). He has expressed that religion |
| India survives as a peace loving nation with the | | | | without concern for the poor and sufferings was much |
| teachings of Gita and Vivekananda”s ideology. | | | | dry straw. At Kanyakumari Swami became the patriot |
| Swamiji believed that we create our destiny, few | | | | and prophet in one. Propagated the message |
| people are lucky to have biographies written but | | | | “TRUTH IS MY GOD, THE UNIVERSE IS MY |
| words of swamiji’s teachings are a living | | | | COUNTRY”. I believe in GOD and I believe in |
| biography which continues with saga of humanity. | | | | MAN I believe in going even to hell to save others. |
| Swamiji’s extraordinary potentials are real gift | | | | Today India is an emerging nation with human |
| of Sri Ramakrishna, who never influenced him with | | | | problems in new dimension and least concern for |
| dogmatic ideas but only transformed with simple and | | | | co-humans. The practice of Swami Vivekananda can |
| honest living. His travel to the West was an explosion | | | | change many hearts and bring light co humans. The |
| of Atom of Hinduism to the several free thinkers. His | | | | spirit of VIVEKANANDA lives like a fire that has been |
| message was simple that Hinduism believes in wiping | | | | burning for more than 100 years. |
| the tears of suffering humanity than creating followers | | | | |