Swamai Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda was a prominent disciple of Sri Ramakrishna’s. He developed an ardent love of Hinduism and the monastic life. He travelled extensively after the death of his beloved Guru as a missionary, firstly throughout India, then to the West. Of particular note was his opening address at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, where he said ” that he was proud to belong to a religion that had taught the world tolerance and universal acceptance.” He was the most famous and influential speakers of the Vedanta philosophy and was the founder of the Ramakrishna Math.
I look behind and after
And find that all is right,
In my deepest sorrows
There is a soul of light.
~Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda’s Guru was Sri Ramakrishna
After Sri Ramakrishna’s death Vivekananda’s arrival in the USA has been identified by many to mark the beginning of western interest in Hinduism as a vital religious and philosophical tradition that has something very important to teach the West.
Compiled after his travels are the four books of Yoga as taught by Swami Vivekananda – Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Kharma Yoga and Raja Yoga.
The life of Swami Vivekananda (1863 – 1902)
Ramakrishna Vedanta Society – Vivekananda Foundation
Poet Seers – Vivekananda’s poetry
The complete works of Swami Vivekananda
Amazon.com – The four books of Yoga by Swami Vivekananda
Books on – Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda’s – residence in the UK
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