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How did Vivekananda die?

On July 4 , 1902 at Belur Math near Calcutta , he taught Vedanta philosophy to some pupils in the morning. He had a walk with Swami Premananda , a brother-disciple, a… (MORE)

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How did Vivekananda died?

Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple ofthe saint Ramakrishna. He died on July 4, 1902 due to cancer of thethroat.

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Was vivekananda married?

no ,he wasn't....but yes he was asked by an english lady for ER. SINGH HITESH KUMAR S. (B.TECH,M.TECH, PHD,SCIENTIST)

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Why did Swami Vivekananda went to America?

To spraed the message of sri ramakrishna which was all religionlead to the same brahman.

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What are the achievement of swami vivekananda?

achievements: Played a major role in spiritual enlightenment of Indian masses; Spread Vedanta philosophy in the West; established Ramakrishna Mission for the service of the p… (MORE)

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What are the achievements of swami Vivekananda?

He made India known to the world as a land of knowledge, wealth, culture, religion and spirituality, in the language of British who were the rulers during his times.

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How did swami vivekananda died in1902?

Vivekananda died at ten minutes past nine P.M. on July 4, 1902 while he was meditating. According to his disciples, this was Mahasamadhi Afterward, his disciples recorded th… (MORE)

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What are the qualities of swami Vivekananda?

1. New Understanding of Religion: One of the most significant contributions of Swami Vivekananda to the modern world is his interpretation of religion as a universal exper…ience of transcendent Reality, common to all humanity. Swamiji met the challenge of modern science by showing that religion is as scientific as science itself; religion is the 'science of consciousness'. As such, religion and science are not contradictory to each other but are complementary. This universal conception frees religion from the hold of superstitions, dogmatism, priestcraft and intolerance, and makes religion the highest and noblest pursuit - the pursuit of supreme Freedom, supreme Knowledge, supreme Happiness. 2. New View of Man: Vivekananda's concept of 'potential divinity of the soul' gives a new, ennobling concept of man. The present age is the age of humanism which holds that man should be the chief concern and centre of all activities and thinking. Through science and technology man has attained great prosperity and power, and modern methods of communication and travel have converted human society into a 'global village'. But the degradation of man has also been going on apace, as witnessed by the enormous increase in broken homes, immorality, violence, crime, etc. in modern society. Vivekananda's concept of potential divinity of the soul prevents this degradation, divinizes human relationships, and makes life meaningful and worth living. Swamiji has laid the foundation for 'spiritual humanism', which is manifesting itself through several neo-humanistic movements and the current interest in meditation, Zen etc all over the world. 3. New Principle of Morality and Ethics: The prevalent morality, in both individual life and social life, is mostly based on fear - fear of the police, fear of public ridicule, fear of God's punishment, fear of Karma, and so on. The current theories of ethics also do not explain why a person should be moral and be good to others. Vivekananda has given a new theory of ethics and new principle of morality based on the intrinsic purity and oneness of the Atman. We should be pure because purity is our real nature, our true divine Self or Atman. Similarly, we should love and serve our neighbours because we are all one in the Supreme Spirit known as Paramatman or Brahman. 4. Bridge between the East and the West: Another great contribution of Swami Vivekananda was to build a bridge between Indian culture and Western culture. He did it by interpreting Hindu scriptures and philosophy and the Hindu way of life and institutions to the Western people in an idiom which they could understand. He made the Western people realize that they had to learn much from Indian spirituality for their own well-being. He showed that, in spite of her poverty and backwardness, India had a great contribution to make to world culture. In this way he was instrumental in ending India's cultural isolation from the rest of the world. He was India's first great cultural ambassador to the West. On the other hand, Swamiji's interpretation of ancient Hindu scriptures, philosophy, institutions, etc prepared the mind of Indians to accept and apply in practical life two best elements of Western culture, namely science and technology and humanism. Swamiji has taught Indians how to master Western science and technology and at the same time develop spiritually. Swamiji has also taught Indians how to adapt Western humanism (especially the ideas of individual freedom, social equality and justice and respect for women) to Indian ethos. (MORE)

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Who first called Swami Vivekananda as Vivekananda?

Ajit Singh of Khetri named Narednranath Datta Swami Vivekananda in 1893 , just before his travel to the West.

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What had contributed to shape swami vivekananda?

He was mainly influenced by his Guru, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. As with every great personality, Vivekananda learnt his basics from his religious mother and his father. His… (MORE)