Swami Vivekananda did not suffer from any prolonged illness. He was an enthusiast of the highest order and that too in the field of pure spirituality. He wanted to barter spirituality with money. He went to USA in 1893 with the hope that he would offer spirituality and in exchange he would be given loads of money. His experiment […]
Swami Vivekananda indulged in pure spirituality, spreading message of Bhagavad Gita and Upanishads worldwide. In times when religious practices were more in vogue, Swami Vivekananda impressed upon spiritual practices that led mankind directly towards God (Brahman in Hinduism). Swami Vivekananda made it absolutely clear that God could not be reached via path of religious practices (rituals). By: Vijay Kumar […]
Despite his spiritual master Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa insisting on gaining enlightenment, Swami Vivekananda refused for the same. He went to Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa only to affirm presence of God Almighty. My question to Swami Vivekananda would be… When shall you gain enlightenment and how would people recognize you in next manifestation that you were Swami Vivekananda from previous life! […]
Swami Vivekananda went in search of money to United States of America in 1893. He gave his famous speech in Parliament of the World’s Religions with the hope that he would barter spirituality with wealth. He returned empty-handed. The spirituality of India that Swami Vivekananda carried to USA was beyond comprehension of Americans. The brokenhearted Swami Vivekananda did not live […]
A practitioner of Brahmacharya Vrata (celibacy) of the highest order, Swami Vivekananda was an exemplary traveler of spiritual path who could have easily gained enlightenment in his lifetime but refused to do so. When his spiritual master Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa asked him why he had come to him if the goal of his life was not reaching God… Swami Vivekananda […]
The power of concentration exhibited by Swami Vivekananda evolved with time. By practicing celibacy (Brahmacharya Vrata) Swami Vivekananda could channelize sexual energy towards his only goal of life. With time he established absolute control over his thinking prowess… so much so that he could indulge in any subject extempore all the time. When we were truthful, concentrated on our […]
Swami Vivekananda practiced Brahmacharya Vrata (Celibacy) to channelize sexual energy towards the only goal of life. Sexual energy is the most potent of all energies made available to mankind by grace of God Almighty. It is channelizing sexual energy Vardhamana, Siddhartha Gautama, Jesus and Mohammed became a Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed. If we desire manifesting […]
From the very beginning of life Swami Vivekananda was a perfect follower of Brahmacharya Vrata (celibacy). He channelized sexual energy towards his only goal of life… search for God! He came to Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa only to affirm presence of God. The whole alliance of marriage was not for him. He always looked at ladies as embodiment of Mother Nature, […]
Spiritual travelers like Swami Vivekananda are difficult to find! Even though Swami Vivekananda could have easily gained enlightenment in his lifetime under able preceptorship of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa, he refused to do so. Goal of life for Swami Vivekananda always was community service and in that he excelled. It is only for the sake of community he gave his life […]
Swami Vivekananda primarily showed mankind how one must indulge in spirituality to reach God in their lifetime. Swami Vivekananda was an apt practitioner of celibacy (Brahmacharya Vrata). He also laid great stress on indulgence in karma. To decimate karma, negate karma to zero … our indulgence in karma was necessitated! Swami Vivekananda showed the entire world how one must indulge […]
Swami Vivekananda primarily advocated merits of doctrine of karma. He asserted that spirituality could be practiced even while indulging in karma, daily routines of life! He admonished seekers, travelers of spiritual path who lined religious centres like Haridwar, Rishikesh… Varanasi etc. who quit their family, the karma and went in pursuit of God unmindful of the consequences. Indulgence in […]
To become a Swami Vivekananda in real life… our indulgence in yoga meditation, spirituality as detailed in Bhagavad Gita was necessitated. We also need practicing absolute celibacy for a minimum period of 12 years in continuation. Only then we could negate inflow of negative thoughts to our brain in totality. Establishing control over desires and wishes, subduing ego… one finally […]
What saith Swami Vivekananda about Gautama Buddha is corroborated by Lord Krishna in teachings of Bhagavad Gita! Becoming a Buddha… a bodhi, a Jina… a Mahavira means gaining enlightenment and finally salvation moksha. As per Bhagavad Gita and also Swami Vivekananda any human being can reach enlightenment stage of life. Every single human being on mother earth had the divinity […]
In his book complete works of Swami Vivekananda Volume 2, Swami Vivekananda highlights one should never attach self to karma performed. We must not run after fruits but give importance to karma performed, the path. According to Swami Vivekananda cause for all misery, sorrow existed in non-fulfillment of desires. If we leave fruits of karma performed to God, all our […]