Swami Vivekananda Biography | Swami Vivekananda History.

Swami Vivekananda.

Swami Vivekananda: Life History and Education :

Narendranath Dutta, Vivekananda's birth name, came from a wealthy Bengali family in Calcutta. Vishwanath Dutta and Bhuvneshwari Devi had eight children, and he was one among them. He was born on the 12th of January, 1863, on Makar Sankranti. His father was an attorney and a well-known figure in society. Vivekananda's mother was a devout Christian who had a profound influence on her son.

Vivekananda enrolled in Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's Institution at the age of eight in 1871, and afterwards at the Presidency College in Calcutta. Western philosophy, Christianity, and science were all introduced to him. He was interested in both instrumental and vocal music.

Spiritual Crisis and met with Ramakrishna Paramhansa:
 

He grew up in a devout home, but his studies of religious texts caused him to doubt God's existence, and he occasionally believed in Agnosticism. However, he was unable to totally dismiss God's sovereignty. In 1880, He joined the Nava Vidhan of Keshab Chandra Sen and the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj, which was led by Keshab Chandra Sen and Debendranath Tagore.

Unlike idol worship, the Brahmo Samaj recognised only one God. Vivekananda had several questions on his mind during his spiritual crisis, and it was from William Hastie, the Principal of the Scottish Church College, that he first learned of Shri Ramakrishna. He eventually met Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa at the Dakshineshwar Kali Temple, and Vivekananda questioned him, "Have you seen God?" a question he had posed to many professors but he didn’t yet to got satisfying response to. When he questioned Ramakrishna, though, he replied simply, " Yes, I have. ”

I see God just as plainly as I see you, but in a far more profound way." Following this, Vivekananda began visiting Dakshineshwar, where he received numerous solutions to the issues that had been bothering him.

When Swami Vivekananda's father died, the entire family was thrown into financial ruin. He approached Ramakrishna and requested that he pray for his family, but Ramakrishna declined and instructed Vivekananda to pray in front of Goddess Kali himself. He couldn't ask for wealth or money, so he begged for conscience and seclusion instead. On that day, he had spiritual enlightenment and began his austere life. This moment in his life that embraced Ramakrishna as his Guru.

Ramakrishna was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1885 and was transported to Calcutta, then to a garden home in Cossipore. Vivekananda and other Ramakrishna disciples looked after him. Shri Ramakrishna handed up his mortal body on August 16, 1886. Narendra was taught that the most effective way to worship God was to serve others. After Ramakrishna's death, At Ramakrishna Math in Baranagar, fifteen of his students, including Narendranath, began to live together. North Calcutta. In 1887, all of Narendranath's pupils took monastic vows, and he became Vivekananda, which means "the pleasure of understanding wisdom." They all practised yoga and meditation.

Furthermore, Vivekananda left the math and resolved to walk throughout India, a journey that became known as 'Parivrajak.' He witnessed a variety of social, cultural, and religious elements of the people, as well as what ordinary people experience in their everyday lives, such as their sorrows.

The World Parliament of Religions was attended by Swami Vivekananda:

 

When he learned about the World Parliament in Chicago, America, he was ecstatic. At the meeting, he was anxious to promote India and his Guru's views. After a string of disasters, he headed to the Religious meeting. He entered the stage on September 11, 1893, and startled everyone by saying, "My brothers and sisters of America." He earned a standing ovation from the audience for this. He explained Vedanta's ideas, their spiritual importance, and so on.

He stayed in America for almost two and a half years and formed the Vedanta Society of New York. He also preached Vedanta's beliefs, spiritualism, and ideals throughout the United Kingdom.

 

He found Ramakrishna Mission:

 

He returned to India in 1897 and settled in Calcutta, where he started the Ramakrishna Mission on May 1, 1897 at Belur Math. The mission's aims were founded on Karma Yoga, and its major purpose was to help the country's impoverished, suffering, or troubled people. This purpose also includes the establishment of schools, universities, and hospitals, among other social services. Vedanta teachings were disseminated across the country through conferences, seminars, and workshops, as well as rehabilitation activities.

Let us inform you that much of Vivekananda's teachings were founded on Ramakrishna's spiritual teachings of Divine manifestations and his own internalisation of the Advaita Vedanta Philosophy. According to him, the ultimate purpose of life is to achieve spiritual liberation, which includes all of one's religious beliefs.

 

Death:

 

He prophesied that he would not live to be 40 years old. As a result, he died on July 4, 1902, while meditating. On the banks of the Ganga, he is claimed to have reached 'Mahasamadhi' and was cremated.