Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda
Swami VivekanandaBengali: , Shāmi Bibekānondo; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, a chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century. He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth12 January 1863
CountryIndia
Let new India arise out of peasants cottage, grasping the plough, out of huts, cobbler and sweeper.
The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.
India is immortal if she persists in her search for God. But if she goes in for politics and social conflict, she will die.
Let new India arise out of peasants' cottage, grasping the plough, out of huts, cobbler and sweeper.
Religion in India must be made as free and as easy of access as is God's air.
Religion is the life of India, religion is the language of this country, the symbol of all its movements.
Religion and religion alone is the life of India, and when that goes India will die, in spite of politics, in spite of social reforms, in spite of Kubera's wealth poured upon the head of every one of her children.
Religion is the one and sole interest of the people of India.
Wherever in any society there are too many laws, it is a sure sign that that society will soon die. If you study the characteristics of India, you will find that no nation possesses so many laws as the Hindus, and national death is the result.
Religion, in India, means realisation and nothing short of that.
Religion for a long time has come to be static in India. What we want is to make it dynamic. I want it to be brought into the life of everybody.
I have come to this conclusion that there is only one country in the world which understands religion - it is India.
Here in India, it is religion that forms the very core of the national heart. It is the backbone, the bed-rock, the foundation upon which the national edifice has been built. Politics, power, and even intellect form a secondary consideration here. Religion, therefore, is the one consideration in India.
Each nation has a theme: everything else is secondary. India's theme is religion.