Vivekanand.

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Swamy Vivekanand. (Narendranath Dutt)

“It is not important how much long you live,
It is important how much you give to the world.”

He lived for 39 years.
He was a devout disciple of Swamy Ramakrishna.
He asked his Swamy if he had seen God.
His Guru said “Yes.”
He believed in his Guru. No further arguments.
He joined the team of Guru’s followers.

He visited last point at Rameshvaram. He swam the sea.
He sat on a lonely piece of stone in the midst of the sea.
He meditated. He achieved Divine Knowledge.
He returned to Madras. He toured the entire country.
He practised sermons for the uplift of the poor and the down-trodden.
He was sent to Chicago, USA.
He sailed in May 1895. He reached Chicago in July 1895.
In Chicago, his lectures made history.
He addressed the Americans as ‘Brothers and Sisters,’ a new thing to them.
He returned to India and involved himself in the service of the poor.
Ramakrisna Mission sells his sermons in different languages.
He died at an age of 39.