Vivekananda
VIVEKANANDA was the religious name of Narendranath Datta, or Dutt (1863–1902), a leading spokesman for modern Hinduism and neo-Vedānta in the late nineteenth century, and the...
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Vivekananda, Swami
(1863–1902), Indian philosopher and religious leader. Swami Vivekananda (meaning "the bliss of spiritual discrimination") is the monastic name of Narendranath D...
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Vivekananda of Calcutta (1863-1902) was an Indian reformer, missionary, and spiritual leader who promulgated Indian religious and philosophical values in Europe, England, and the United States, foundi...
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In the following essay, which was originally delivered as a lecture in England in 1896, Vivekananda discusses varieties of approaches to God, and evaluates the multiplicity of world religions.
In s...
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In the following essay, Nash discusses the means by which Vivekananda first came to visit the United States, his interaction with religious figures, and the impact of his visit.
Perhaps the most si...
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In the following excerpt, Rolland presents the Advaita discipline of Vivekananda as a uniquely rational religion which, rather than being at odds with scientific thought, concurs with it.
In truth,...
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In the following essay, Sastri delineates a number of themes, ranging from education to rebirth, in Vivekananda's work, and examines his views on Buddhism and the ideas of Western philosophers....
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In the following essay, Walker discusses—within the context of American attitudes toward occultism in general, and toward Indian mysticism in particular—the reception Vivekananda receive...
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In the following essay, Rambachan examines Vivekananda's ecumenical approach through his statements on Christianity and other religions.
Sectarianism, bigotry, and its horrible descendant f...
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In the following essay, Jackson examines the lives of Ramakrishna and Vivekananda, with particular emphasis on Vivekananda's 1893 visit to the United States.
The spiritual founder of the Ram...
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In the following essay, Roy explores questions of gender identity as they relate not only to Vivekananda, but to his teacher Ramakrishna and to his British female disciple Margaret Noble, or Sister Ni...
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Vivekananda
Vivekananda, Swami
Vivekananda
Critical Essay by Swami Vivekananda
