swami vivekananda, 150 birth anniversary
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• Born in Calcutta on January 12,
1863, Swami Vivekananda was
the chief disciple of Sri
Ramakrishna. He was a
marvellous blend of all
excellences. Eager to know if
God is true and perceptible, he
was guided to Sri Ramakrishna
who assured him from his
personal realization that God is
the only Reality and can be
communed with. Questioning the
Master at every step and
accepting nothing without
rigorous proof, he was able to be
in tune with the Infinite.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
DR.T.V.RAO MD 2
KNOWING MORE OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
• Swami Vivekananda needs no introduction, for his is a
household name in India. Swami was one of the
greatest spiritual leaders of the modern world, a great
lover of humanity whose unconditional love extended to
all people without any distinctions of caste, class,
creed, race, region or religion. Swami Vivekananda is
also remembered as a great patriot, the first cultural
ambassador of India to the West, who raised the
prestige of India in the eyes of Western people and
changed their views about India with the compelling
force to truth. DR.T.V.RAO MD 3
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA AND SRI RAMAKRISHNA
• Swami Vivekananda ( 1863 - 1902) was a preacher of 'Divinity
in Man'. Born Narendranath Dutta on 12 January, 1863 in
Calcutta , he gave clear indications of self-realisation in his early
days. A youth of guts and gumption -- with an iron determination
and a fiery zeal to seek the highest knowledge of the self, he
met Sri Ramakrishna at the Dakshineswar Kali temple in 1881;
the incident that channelised himself later on towards the
greatest cause of humanity. The Great Master inculcated in his
foremost disciple the presence of an all-pervading stream of
consciousness in every being, the immanence...
DR.T.V.RAO MD 4
• After the Master's passing
away he took upon himself
the great mission of
propagating the truth of
oneness, the universality of
being, the harmony of
religions, and the glory of
the Atman. He put India on
the spiritual map of the
world by his famous
addresses at the
Parliament of Religions
held in Chicago in 1893.
PUT INDIA ON RELIGIOUS MAP OF
UNIVERSE
DR.T.V.RAO MD 5
• It fills my heart with joy
unspeakable to rise in
response to the warm and
cordial welcome which you
have given us. I thank you in
the name of the most ancient
order of monks in the world; I
thank you in the name of the
mother of religions, and I
thank you in the name of
millions and millions of Hindu
people of all classes and
sects.
WELCOME ADDRESS: SEPT 11, 1893
SISTERS AND BROTHERS OF AMERICA,
CHANGES THE IMAGE OF INDIA
DR.T.V.RAO MD 6
• Swami Vivekananda had identified the neglect of the masses as the major problem. He had said the masses had forgotten their individuality and lost faith in themselves. The one-sided growth story in India today has neglected the masses. Vivekananda's solution was to restore people's confidence in themselves.
ARE WE STILL NEGLECTING THE MASSES –
IS OUR GROWTH IS ARTIFICIAL ???
DR.T.V.RAO MD 7
• He made Vedanta popular in the
West, and in India he established
the twin organizations, the
Ramakrishna Math and the
Ramakrishna Mission, in 1897, to
train those who had
renounced the world in search of
God and to integrate the
activities of individuals who
chose to serve fellow men
and women unselfishly. His
brilliant speeches and writings
constitute a rich legacy for all
who care for the higher values of
life.
RAMAKRISHNA MATH PROPAGATES HIGHER
VALUES OF LIFE
DR.T.V.RAO MD 8
• As I look back upon the history of my country, I do not find in the whole world another country which has done quite so much for the improvement of the human mind.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA ON GREATNESS OF
INDIA
DR.T.V.RAO MD 9
• On Monday, September 11, 1893,
Swami Vivekananda addressed an
audience of seven thousand at the
World’s Parliament of Religions in
Chicago. He was a delegate of no
particular faith, dogma, or sect, but
one who represented the Universal
Religion of the Vedas and spoke for
the spiritual upliftment of all
humanity. The swami did not
condemn or criticize any faith,
believing that all religions were
equally valid paths to reach the one
goal. But he warned of the dangers
that would come if the message of
harmony of religions continued to be
ignored or neglected:
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA’S RELIGION IS
UPLIFTMENT OF CO-HUMANS
DR.T.V.RAO MD 10
• Is there is any land on this earth that
can lay claim to be the blessed
Punya Bhumi, to be the land to
which all souls on this earth must
come to account for Karma, the land
to which all the souls in the world
must come for its last home, the
land where humanity has attained its
highest towards gentleness, towards
generosity, towards purity, towards
calmness, above all, the land of
introspection and of Spirituality - it is
India. Here is life giving water with
which must be quenched the fire of
materialism burning millions of
hearts in other lands.
SWAMI EMPHASIZES INDIA IS PUNYA BHUMI
DR.T.V.RAO MD 11
• All love is expansion,
all selfishness is
contraction. Love is
therefore the only law
of life. He who loves
lives, he who is
selfish is dying.
Therefore love for
love's sake, because
it is law of life, just as
you breathe to live.
LOVE TO CO-HUMANS IS REAL STRENGTH IN
YOU
DR.T.V.RAO MD 12
• Stand up, be bold, be
strong. Take the whole
responsibility on your
own shoulders, and know
that you are the creator of
your own destiny. All the
strength and succor you
want is within yourself.
Therefore make your own
future.
YOU ARE THE CREATOR OF YOUR DESTINY
DR.T.V.RAO MD 13
• Bear in mind, my
children, that only
cowards and those
who are weak commit
sin and tell lies. The
brave are always
moral. Try to be
moral, try to be brave,
try to be
sympathizing.
WEAK MINDS DO SINS
DR.T.V.RAO MD 14
• Take up one idea. Make
that one idea your life -
think of it, dream of it,
live on idea. Let the brain,
muscles, nerves, every
part of your body, be full
of that idea, and just
leave every other idea
alone. This is the way to
success.
TAKE UP IDEA TRY TO ACHIEVE BEST IN ….
TOO MANY IDEAS DO NOT LAND YOU ANYWHERE
DR.T.V.RAO MD 15
• Purity, patience,
and
perseverance are
the three
essentials to
success and,
above all, love.
WE CAN ACHIEVE SUCCESS WITH PRACTICE
OF …
DR.T.V.RAO MD 16
• Books are infinite
in number and time
is short. The secret
of knowledge is to
take what is
essential. Take that
and try to live up to
it.
WORK ON FEW ESSENTIALS – DO NOT WORK
IN MANY IDEAS
DR.T.V.RAO MD 17
• Experience is the only
teacher we have. We
may talk and reason
all our lives, but we
shall not understand a
word of truth until we
experience it
ourselves.
EXPERIENCE IS YOUR REAL TEACHER
FOLLOW IT
DR.T.V.RAO MD 18
• All power is within you.
You can do anything and
everything. Believe in
that. Do not believe that
you are weak; do not
believe that you are half-
crazy lunatics, as most of
us do nowadays. Stand
up and express the
divinity within you.
REALIZE YOU ARE EVERYTHING –
THERE IS A DIVINITY IN YOU
DR.T.V.RAO MD 19
• I do not believe in a God or
religion which cannot wipe the
widow's tears or bring a piece of
bread to the orphan's mouth.
However sublime be the theories,
however well - spun may be the
philosophy -- I do not call it
religion so long as it is confined
to books and dogmas. The eye is
in the forehead and not in the
back. Move onward and carry into
practice that which you are very
proud to call your religion and
God bless you!
WIPING THE TEARS IS MY RELIGION
DR.T.V.RAO MD 20
• If you think that you
are bound, you remain
bound; you make your
own bondage. If you
know that you are
free, you are free this
moment. This is
knowledge,
knowledge of
freedom. Freedom is
the goal of all nature.
WISH TO BE A FREE MAN
DR.T.V.RAO MD 21
• Let us work without
desire for name or
fame or rule over
others. Let us be
free from the triple
bonds of lust,
greed of gain, and
anger. And this
truth is with us!
WISH TO EXPERIENCE THE TRUTH IN YOUR
WORK
DR.T.V.RAO MD 22
• We must be bright
and cheerful. Long
faces do not make
religion. Religion
should be the most
joyful thing in the
world, because it is
the best.
PRACTICE OF RELIGION SHOULD BE A JOY
DR.T.V.RAO MD 23
HE THANKS THE HUMANITY FOR PROPAGATION OF
UNIVERSAL BROTHER HOOD
• My thanks to those noble souls whose large hearts and love
of truth first dreamed this wonderful dream and then
realized it. My thanks to the shower of liberal sentiments
that has overflowed this platform. My thanks to this
enlightened audience for their uniform kindness to me and
for their appreciation of every thought that tends to smooth
the friction of religions. A few jarring notes were heard from
time to time in this harmony. My special thanks to them, for
they have, by their striking contrast, made general harmony
the sweeter.
DR.T.V.RAO MD 24
• God is very merciful
to those whom He
sees struggling heart
and soul for spiritual
realization. But
remain idle, without
any struggle, and you
will see that His grace
will never come.
WISH TO ATTAIN GRACE OF GOD
DR.T.V.RAO MD 25
• International Youth Conference on
Integral Humanism is the first
conference of its kind, to be
organized at global level to
commemorate the 150th birth
anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
The venue of this conference is the
pious land of Pantnagar University,
the ‘Harbinger of Green Revolution’
in India. World aspires for a hunger-
free and prosperous humanity and
Pantnagar University has been
whole-heartedly striving for it for last
five decades
CELEBRATING 150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF SWAMI
VIVEKANANDA-MANY STRIVING FOR HUNGER FREE WORLD
DR.T.V.RAO MD 26
• Don't look back - forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patience - then alone can great deeds be accomplished.
LOOK FORWARD FOR SUCCESS
DR.T.V.RAO MD 27
• God is not to be
reached by the
weak. Never be
weak. You have
infinite strength
within you. How
else will you
conquer anything?
How else will you
come to God?
WISH TO ATTAIN GOD
DR.T.V.RAO MD 28
SWAMI VIVEKANDA REALISES THE POWER
OF HIS ACTIONS ARE ATTAINED FROM
DR.T.V.RAO MD 29
• 4th July 1902 was a
memorable day. Swami
Vivekananda, a great
prophet of modern India,
passed away at about 9:00
pm while he was in
meditation. The flame of his
life-lamp, which brightened
the spiritual world, suddenly
blew out in the deep
darkness of night
SWAMI PASSES AWAY WHILE PRAYING FOR
MASSES
DR.T.V.RAO MD 30
THE MALAYSIAN POSTAL STAMP RELEASED ON AUGUST 2, 2011 BY REVERED
GENERAL SECRETARY MAHARAJ SWAMI PRABHANANDAJI TO COMMEMORATE
THE 150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA.
DR.T.V.RAO MD 31
• The 150th birth Anniversary of
Swami Vivekananda is
celebrated from 2010 to 2014.
To commemorate it
Ramakrishna Mission is
organizing various projects –
for integrated child
development, for the
improvement of children’s
health by eliminating
malnutrition, for empowerment
of women, and for alleviating
poverty.
150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF SWAMI
VIVEKANANDA IS CELEBRATED WITH A MISSION
DR.T.V.RAO MD 32
THE PROGRAMME CREATED ON 15OTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA WHOSE PHILOSOPHY GUIDES ME IN ALL
TURBULENT TIMES
DR.T.V.RAO MD
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