Vivekananda is undoubtedly the greatest figure in the Parliament of Religions. After hearing him we feel how foolish it is to send missionaries to this learned nation. He is the greatest figure in the Parliament of Religions. He is the most popular and influential man in the parliament. He spoke several more times at the Parliament on topics related to Hinduism and Buddhism. All his speeches at the Parliament had one common theme-Universality-and stressed religious tolerance. [TR]
Vivekananda in Pictures Born: 12 January, 1863 Samadhi: 4 July, 1902
Swamiji in Trivandrum
Mother Bhuvaneshwari Devi (1841-1911)
‘Practical patriotism means not a mere sentiment or even emotion of love of the motherland, but a passion to serve our fellow countrymen. I have gone all over India on foot and have seen with my own eyes the ignorance, the misery, and squalor of our people. My whole soul is afire and I am burning with a fierce desire to change such evil conditions….. If you want to find God, serve Man. To reach Narayana you must serve the Daridra-Narayanas, the starving millions of India.’ (As told to his host, K. Sundararama Iyer, at Trivandrum, in December 1892)
In Trivandrum
Delegate to the Parliament of Religions (1893)
Vivekananda Rock Kanya Kumari
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