Biography of Swami Vivekananda and his inspiring and motivating sayings
Swami Vivekananda was a great social reformer and a very inspiring personality. His birth name was Narendranath Datta. He was born on January 12, 1863 in Calcutta (Kolkata) the capital of British India. His father was Vishwanath Datta and mother was Bhuvaneshwari Devi. He belonged to a traditional Bengali family. His father was a successful attorney. He used to practice meditation even from his boyhood, and was associated with Brahmo Movement for some time. Swami Vivekananda’s inspiring personality was well known in both India and America during the last decade of the nineteenth century and the first decade of the twentieth. The unknown monk of India suddenly leapt into fame at the Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in 1893, at which he represented Hinduism. His vast knowledge of Eastern and Western culture as well as his deep spiritual insight, fervid eloquence, brilliant conversation, broad human sympathy, colourful personality, and handsome figure made an irresistible appeal to the many types of Americans who came in contact with him. People who saw or heard Vivekananda even once still cherish his memory after a lapse of more than half a century. Narendranath (Swami Vivekananda) was an ardent disciple of Sree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. During his graduation he met Shree Ramakrishna and was attracted to his personality and gradually surrendered to his guru. As a student, he was a genius. He learned not only literature, science and philosophy but also about all religions. he believed in One God that is formless and universal. In his words, service to mankind is the most effective form of worshiping GOD. In America Vivekananda’s mission was the interpretation of India’s spiritual culture, especially in its Vedantic setting. He also tried to enrich the religious consciousness of the Americans through the rational and humanistic teachings of the Vedantaphilosophy. In America he became India’s spiritual ambassador and pleaded eloquently for better understanding between India and the New World in order to create a healthy synthesis of East and West, of religion and science.
Following are 20 best motivational and inspirational quotes by Swami Vivekanand that make you feel positive and help you to achieve your goals
1.“Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached.”- Swami Vivekanand
2.“Comfort is no test of truth. Truth is often far from being comfortable.”- Swami Vivekanand
3.“We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care of that you think.”- Swami Vivekanand
4.“In a day, when you don’t come across any problem-you can be sure that you are travelling on a wrong path.”- Swami Vivekanand
5.“Who is helping you, don’t forget them. Who is loving you, don’t hate them. Who is believing you, don’t cheat them.”- Swami Vivekanand
6.“The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves.”- Swami Vivekanand
7.“The whole life is a succession of dreams. My ambition is to be a conscious dreamer, that is all.”- Swami Vivekanand
8.“Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear”.”- Swami Vivekanand
9.“See for the highest, aim at the highest and you shall reach the highest.”- Swami Vivekanand
10.“You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.”- Swami Vivekanand
11.“Our duty is to encourage everyone in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the truth.”- Swami Vivekanand
12.“Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.”- Swami Vivekanand
13.“Patience with family is love, patience with others is respect. Patience with self is confidence and patience with God is faith.”- Swami Vivekanand
14.“Happiness keeps you sweet… But being sweet brings happiness.”- Swami Vivekanand
15.“Beautiful things are not always good, but good things are always beautiful.”- Swami Vivekanand
16.“The only way to bring about the levelling of caste is to appropriate the culture, the education which is the strength of the highest castes.”- Swami Vivekanand
17.“I look upon religion as the innermost core of education.”- Swami Vivekanand
18.“Education is not filling the mind with a lot of facts. Perfecting the instrument and getting complete mastery of my own mind is the ideal of education.”- Swami Vivekanand
19.“Take risks in your life, if you win, you can lead if you loose, you can guide.”- Swami Vivekanand
20.“The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.”- Swami Vivekanand
Top 20 Motivational and Inspirational Quotes: By Swami Vivekananda
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Some more information about Swami Vivekananda
National Youth Day is celebrated in India, on January 12, on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In 1984 the Government of India declared the day as the National Youth Day and since 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year. As the Government of India quoted and realized that’ the philosophy of Swamiji and the ideals for which he lived and worked could be a great source of inspiration for the Indian Youth.
