“Arise! Awake! And stop not till the goal is reached.”
- Vivekananda
I sometimes feel really upset about my incapability in remembering birthdays of great people. Even if they are my heroes like swami Vivekananda. There are only two of them I remember clearly, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and of course Tagore. But even then I often forget on the date and these days, newspapers or media does not reminds us either. Gone are those sweet days when every newspaper announced the birthdays of these great personalities on the front page, now we keep track of day to day life of celebrities.
Swamiji was my type of hero. He dedicated his whole life for the well being of the deprived people. Left behind the legacy of Ram Krishna Mission. This still works tirelessly in the field.
His biography collected from internet: A spiritual genius of commanding intellect and power, Vivekananda crammed immense labor and achievement into his short life, 1863-1902 (6th January, 1863 to July 4, 1902). Born in the Datta family of
At the same time, vehement in his desire to know the truth about God, he questioned people of holy reputation, asking them if they had seen God. He found such a person in Sri Ramakrishna, who became his teacher, allayed his doubts, gave him the vision of God, and transformed him into sage and prophet with authority to teach.
After Sri Ramakrishna's death, Vivekananda renounced the world and criss-crossed
For three years he spread the Vedanta philosophy and religion in
Any one who wants to know a little more :
http://www.writespirit.net/authors/swami_vivekananda/biography-swami-vivekananda/
http://www.vivekananda.org/biography.asp
Being first to comment on this kind of post is really nice. It's true that the media can do a little effort to make us reminded about the auspicious days, these super-human beings were born.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post. Hope you are doing good!
dear shankha,
ReplyDeletei completely agree. i rather prefer the media of my youth which used to dedicate half of its front page every ponchishe boisakh to tagore.
then.....
i am doing wonderfully well. hope you too are enjoying life. the weather is very kind on us this year. :)
wishing you the very best.
I agree that it has become more difficult to be made aware of important dates remembering the lives of people who have touched humanity.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I must say that the highlight of your article for me was learning about Vivekananda. I think it is very important to learn about and recognize the spiritual leaders, both past and present, in order to enrich our own lives and spirituality. Thank you.
dear QWR,
ReplyDeleteI too would rather prefer to know about these people who have touched humanity than scandals but.... :(
Hope you're doing well.
with warmest wishes,