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.
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