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TRANSFORMATIONAL
THINKER
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Presented by :
SANJEEV PAL
SANJAY KUMAR CHAUBEY
SANJEEV KUMAR
SANDEEP KUMAR JHA
SACHIN SHARMA
SATYA PRAKASH CHANDRAWANSHI
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Be brave! Be strong! Be fearless!..Once you have
taken the spiritual life, fight as long as there is any
life in you..Even thought you know you are going to
be killed, fight till you are killed. Dont die offright.Die fighting.
I loved my motherland dearly before I went to
America & England.After my return every particle of
dust of this land seems sacred to me.
Golden words
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INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
DIFFICULT SITUATIONS
BEGINNING OF MONASTIC BROTHER HOOD
DISCOVERY OF REAL INDIA
PARLIAMENT OF RELIGIONS
AWAKENING HIS COUNTRYMEN
CONTRIBUTION TO CULTURE
TEACHINGS
GOLDEN QUOTES
CONCLUSION
PRESENTATION FLOW
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A spiritual genius of commanding intellect and power.
The valiant monk who proclaimed in America the
greatness of Hinduism and Indian culture.
The beloved disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa.
Living embodiment of sacrifice & dedicated his life to
the country.
Served the mankind: poor,helpless & downtrodden.
He was the great thinker and mighty man of action.
For ages he will be the source of inspirationhe
was SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
INTRODUCTION
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BACKGROUND
Was known in his pre-monastic life as Narendra
Nath Datta.
Born in an affluent family in Kolkata on 12 Jan
1863.
His father Vishwanath Datta was a successful
attorney.His mother was Bhuvaneshwari Devi.
He graduated from Scottish Church college,
Kolkata.
Narendra excelled in music,gymnastics and studies.
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DIFFICULT SITUATIONS
Sudden death of his father in 1884.
His guru was diagnosed with throat cancer.
Narendra and his fellows took care of him.
In spite of poverty& no job, he joined the group
as its leader.
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WITH SRI RAMAKRISHNA
At the threshold of youth, he passed through a period of
spiritual crisisdoubt in the presence of God.
One day, in November 1881, he went to kali temple at
Dakshineshwar to meet Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa.
Acquired faith in God & Religion.
Thus began a guru disciple relationship.This made him for rapid strides on spiritual path .
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Beginning of monastic brotherhood
Sri Ramakrishna instilled in Narendra & otherfellows brotherly love for one another & laid the
foundation of new monastic order.
He gave up his mortal body on 16th
Aug 1886.After that, 15 of his disciples began to live together
at Baranagar (North Kolkata).
Under the leadership of Narendra they formed new
monastic brotherhood. In 1887, they all became
Sanyaasi & assumed new names.
Narendra became Swami Vivekanada.
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After taking the blessings of holy mother Sarada Devi,
Swamiji left out Barangore math & set out his journey
to explore India.
During his journey, he got a feel of poverty &
backwardness of Indian masses.
He was the first religious leader to declare the real
cause of Indias downfall was the neglect of masses.
Discovery of Real India
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He infused faith in the masses who had lost it due
to centuries of oppression, through teachings of
Vedanta.
He taught improved methods of agriculture,
village and industries.
He emphasized on the importance of education to
uplift the standard of backward & downtrodden
masses.
He founded Ramakrishna mission to carry out his
plans for the spread of education & to uplift poor
masses.
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PARLIAMENT OF RELIGIONS
He left to America from Mumbai on 31st may 1893
to attend worlds parliament of religions at Chicago.
His speeches out there made him an Orator by
Divine Right& Messenger of Indian wisdom to
the Western world
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Awakening his country men
He returned to India in Jan 1897.
His lectures in different parts of India created a stirall over the country.
Purposes of his lectures were to rouse religious
consciousness of the people, unification of
Hinduism,focus the attention of the educated people
on the plight of downtrodden masses.
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LAST DAYS
In June 1899 he went to west on a second visit.
Spent most of his time in west coast of USA
After giving many lectures there he returned toBelur math in Dec 1900.
Rest of his life he spent in India inspiring people.
His health deteriorated & he died on
4th
J uly 1902.
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SWAMIJIS CONTRIBUTION TO
WORLD CULTURE
Develop new understanding of religion .
New view of man.
He has given new principle of morality and ethicsbased on the intrinsic purity and oneness ofAtman.
He has built bridge between the Indian culture and the
western culture. He did it by interpreting Hindu scriptures
and Philosophy and the Hindu way of life and
institution to the Western people in an idiom which they
could understand.
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SWAMIJIS CONTRIBUTION TO INDIA
He gave Indians proper understanding of their countrysgreat spiritual heritage and thus gave them pride in their
past.
He pointed out the drawbacks of western culture and theneed for Indias contribution to overcome these drawbacks.
In his influence Indians have gained unprecedented self
respect, self reliance and assertion from his teaching.
He spoke about the role of the labour classes in the
production of the country's wealth .
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SWAMIJIS CONTRIBUTION TO HINDUISM
Identity : He was the first religious leader to speak about
the common bases of Hinduism and the common ground of
all sects.
Unification: By applying Sri Ramakrishnas doctrine of
harmony he brought about an overall unification of
Hinduism on the basis of the principle of unity in diversity.
Defense: He had raised his voice in defense of Hinduism
when Christian missionary had given a wrong understanding
of Hinduism and India in western minds.
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Teachings of Swami Vivekananda
Purity, patience, and perseverance are the threeessentials to success.
Whatever you think, that you will be.
Education is the manifestation of the perfectionalready in man.
They alone live who live for others, the rest are moredead than alive.
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I only preach what is good for universal humanity.
Do not look upon what has been done.
Fear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell.
Knowledge can only be got in one way, the way of
experience, there is no other way to know.
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Those who have no faith in themselves can never havefaith in god.
Perfection does not come from belief or faith.Perfection comes through selfless work.
Put God behind everythinghuman being, animals,food and work. Make this a habit.
Stand as a rock; you are indestructible. You are theself, the God of the universe.
Strength is life, weakness is death.
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A pure and strong will is omnipotent.
You must be bright and cheerful.
You must have friendship for all.
We are suffering from own karma.
It is not the fault of God. What we do is our own
fault, nothing else. Why should God be blamed?
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The earth is enjoyed by heroes - this is unfailing
truth. Be a hero . Always say, I have no fear.
A few sincere and energetic men and women can
do more in a year than a mob in a century.
Allpower is with in you.you can do anything and
everything .Believe in that.
Golden quotes
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The doctrine of Vedanta is based on Karma (action), Athma(soul) & Brahma (god) .
Vedanta a spiritual teaching that again and again saved India
during periods of decline and crisis.
Central theme is Harmony of Religions.
Vedanta asks a Christian to be a true Christian a Hindu a true
Hindu, a Buddhist a true Buddhist,and Muslim a true Muslim.
VEDANTA
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The Relevance of Swamijis Preaching
In the era of Bush & Laden,
Will Swamiji's preaching be a solution?
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YES...
Truth, purity and unselfishness- wherever these
are present , there is no power below or above
the sun to crush the possessor thereof .
Equipped with these, one individual is able to
face the whole universe in opposition.
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CONCLUSION
Swami Vivekanandas main concern was to
help individuals to grow and evolve ; to
develop an all-round personality. To develop
an all round personality means to develop a
strong body, strong mind, clear conscience
and spiritual consciousness .
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