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missionGREAT THINKERS OF THE EAST AND WEST ON SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

General InformationBorn

Narendra Nath Datta12 January 1863 Monday

Calcutta, India

Died 4 July 1902 (aged 39) FridayBelur Math near Calcutta, India

Nationality Indian

Founder of  Ramakrishna Math andRamakrishna Mission

Guru RamakrishnaPhilosophy Vedanta

Literary works Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga

Prominent Disciple(s)

Alasinga Perumal, Swami Abhayananda,

Sister Nivedita, Swami Sadananda

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significant when viewed in the light of later developments: a forecast of the time when, as

Swami Vivekananda, he was to say to large audiences, "Do not believe a thing because you

read it in a book! Do not believe a thing because another has said it is so! Find out the

truth for yourself! That is realization!"

College and Brahma SamajIn 1879 after his family moved back to Calcutta, Narendra passed the

entrance examination from the Presidency College, Calcutta. He subsequently studied western logic, western philosophy and history of

European nations in the General Assembly's Institution (now known as the Scottish Church College).[14][24] In 1881 he passed the Fine Arts examination

and in 1884 he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree.Narendra studied the works of David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Baruch Spinoza, Georg W. F. Hegel, 

Arthur Schopenhauer, Auguste Comte, Herbert Spencer, John Stuart Mill, andCharles Darwin. Narendra became fascinated with the evolutionism of

Herbert Spencer and had correspondence with him; he translated Spencer's book Education (1861) into Bengali. Alongside his study of

Western philosophers, he was thoroughly acquainted with Indian Sanskrit scriptures and many Bengali works. According to his professors, Narendra was a student prodigy. Dr. William Hastie, principal of General Assembly's

Institution, wrote, "Narendra is really a genius. I have travelled far and wide but I have never come across a lad of his talents and possibilities,

even in German universities, among philosophical students." He was regarded as a srutidhara—a man with prodigious memory.

GREAT THINKERS OF THE EAST AND WEST ON SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

1. "My homage and respect to the very revered memory of Swami Vivekananda . . . . after having gone through [his works], the love that I had for my country became a thousandfold."

2. "His whole life and teaching inspired my generation . . . . he brought his great spirituality to bear upon his patriotism and thus his message was not confined to India only, but was for the whole world. I pay my homage to his memory."

3. "The thought of this warrior prophet of India left a deep mark upon the United States . . . . I cannot touch these sayings of his . . . without giving a thrill through my body like an electric shock. And what shocks, what transports must have been produced when in burning words they issued from the lips of the hero!"

4. "[Vivekananda is] one of the very greatest historical figures that India has ever produced. When one sees the full range of his mind, one is astounded."

5. "The man [Vivekananda] is simply a wonder for oratorical power . . . the Swami is an honor to humanity."

6. "At this exposition [the Parliament of Religions], the Swami charmed audiences with his magical oratory, and left an indelible mark on America's spiritual development."

7. -- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution (from "Abroad in America: Visitors to the New Nation")

8. "It was the voice of the ancient rishis of the Vedas, speaking sweet words of love and toleration."

Ramakrishna MissionRamakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission are twin organizations which form

the core of a worldwide spiritual movement known as Ramakrishna Movement or Vedanta Movement. The Ramakrishna Mission is a philanthropic,

volunteer organization founded by Ramakrishna's chief disciple Swami Vivekananda on May 1, 1897. The Mission conducts extensive work in

health care, disaster relief, rural management, tribal welfare, elementary and higher education and culture. It uses the combined efforts of hundreds of

ordered monks and thousands of householder disciples. The Mission bases its work on the principles of karma yoga.

The Mission, which is headquartered at Belur Math in Howrah, WB near Kolkata, India, subscribes to the ancient Hindu philosophy of Vedanta. It is affiliated with the monastic organization Ramakrishna Math, with whom it shares members.

Swami Vivekananda, known in his pre-monastic life as Narendra Nath Datta, was born in an affluent family in Kolkata on 12 January 1863. His father,Vishwanath Datta, was a successful attorney with interests in a wide range of subjects, and

his mother, Bhuvaneshwari Devi, was endowed with deep devotion, strong character and other qualities. A precocious boy, Narendra excelled in music,

gymnastics and studies. By the time he graduated from Calcutta University, he had acquired a vast knowledge of different subjects, especially Western

philosophy and history. Born with a yogic temperament, he used to practise meditation even from his boyhood, and was associated with Brahmo Movement