Swami Vivekananda was never concerned with world-negating spirituality distanced from the din and bustle of daily living. He was intensely perturbed by the endless suffering of mankind and discovered ...

New Delhi: The man who introduced Hindu Vedanta philosophy to the West was almost a pauper at the time of passing away of his guru Sri Ramakrishna. He decided to walk the length and breadth of India ...

January 12 is celebrated as the National Youth Day in honour of Swami Vivekananda, who was born on this day. Swami Vivekananda was the man who took the Vedanta philosophy to the West and reformed ...

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On September 14th, I had the privilege of speaking at a day-long seminar organized by the Vedanta Society of Toronto, led by Swami Kripamayananda. The theme, “Infinite Potential,” resonated deeply ...

Swami Vivekananda is known for his writings, and he delivered one of his greatest speeches at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago in 1893. His speech, which began with, “Sisters and ...

(RNS) — Swami Vivekananda’s tour of the United States would mark what would become the first exposure most non-Hindus in the West had with Hinduism. (RNS) — In July 1893, a young Hindu monk from ...