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In order to take VedasTo the ignorant masses,Narendra required preachersTo go to different places.He encouraged his brothersTo study deeply Vedas,As..

Narendra started for HardwarA sacred pilgrimage centre,Situated at the foothillsOf the Mountain Himalayas.At Hathras Station, on his way,He met its..

At Varanasi, the holy place,Narendra had more peace,In that sacred atmosphereThat spread everywhere.After a few days stay there,He returned to..

To Narendra, monastic life meant,Control over lower nature first,The realization of God then,Thro’ constant meditation.While following this..

After the demise of Ramakrishna,It fell on the part of Narendra,To take care of the disciples,A task found not so simple.Who would bear the..

One day, there came a scholarAnd advised the Master,“For your self-cure, concentrateSteadily on your bad throat.”This would mean diversionOf his mind..

The Divinity of the MasterAs a born religious leader,Was seen in his every word,As well as in his every deed.He remained in Narendra’s look,Always as..

Narendra respected his MasterAs a great religious leader,And didn’t like to mould him,As an incarnation of God anytime.Narendra’s magnetic..

Narendra’s poverty at homeDid not, in fact, affect him,Rather it turned his heartStill more kind and soft.This personal experienceGave him a chanceTo..

In the company of MasterNarendra enjoyed for six years.In the Guru’s very presence,He gained more experience.Ramakrishna was too liberal,And in..

Once Narendra had decidedAn ascetic life to lead,To go ahead in that route,His Guru’s help he soughtIn the meantime, he secured,A small job that..

In 1884, Narendra’s preparationWas on for his B.A. Examination,By then Viswanath, his father died,Throwing them financially bad.Difficulties, one by..

Narendra, with all his patience,And wide personal experience,Stopped his doubting attitude,Yet, he had no peace of mind.The need for a broad..

One day, Guru RamakrishnaTold his disciple, Narendra,“I shall now transferTo you my spiritual power.”Narendra got puzzled then,And asked him, in..

At first, Guru RamakrishnaAllowed Disciple NarendraTo have his own convictionsAnd free talks on religions.Narendra as a memberOf Brahmo Samaj..

Ramakrishna saw other religions,As different spiritual paths,But they all spoke of one God,By various names of the Lord.At one stage, he did..

Ramakrishna, the God-man,At Kamarpukur, Bengal, was born,In a poor family of Brahmin,Devoted to their ancient religion.He grew up as a childIn the..

The British rule in India broughtA change in the curriculum taught,For the education of IndiansOn aggressive western patterns.Masses were exploited..

Narendra loved Mother Nature.And saw God’s hand everywhere.The Nature around this vast earthLed him more in the spiritual path.Cool air, trees..

Narendra fell down, one day,When he went to playAnd hit against a sharp stoneThat pricked his right eye bone.The wound bled profuselyAnd it got..

As a young boy, NarendraLoved more God Siva,The Lord of renunciation,While doing meditation.He had a flash of lightThat was seen so bright,Between..

Time waited for none.Years rolled on and on.Child Narendra grew up well,As a boy strong and tall.As he was always restless,And teasing his..

In the City of Kolkata,The family of Datta,Was well known forTheir independent nature.Though rich they were,They hesitated never,And were always..

(Born on 12-1-1863)The Land of Bengal is famousFor all kinds of noble causes,Affecting social, political, religious,Arts, cultural and trade..

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA (A brief introduction)Swami Vivekananda (Narendranath Datta) was born on 12-01-1863 at Kolkataand died on 04-07-1902 at 39 years of..