Greatest Speeches of Vivekananda

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This book is a collection of Swami Vivekananda's speeches and intends to inspire the readers with his words. It is the voice of Vivekananda that has been captured here, a voice that calls us from our slumber of ignorance and leads to the path of enlightenment and awakening. His speeches can help us become a better version of ourselves. A core concept that he believed in was that of 'family' and how it can form the basis of harmony and brotherhood on a macro scale. His speeches do indicate towards accepting each other, like we do in a family. According to him, the whole world can form a family if we live with harmony and right tolerance. His speeches also portray the secularism of India, the love for the country to which he belonged to and was proud of the diversity and empathy. His speeches should be read by everyone across the borders and one must understand the true depth of his words. The speeches in Chicago represent what Vivekananda truly believed in and what he stood for. His philosophies shall constantly inspire us and help move forward towards a bright and fruitful future.

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA (12 January 18634 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk. He was a chief disciple of the 19th century Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world, and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century. He was a major force in the contemporary Hindu reform movements in India, and contributed to the concept of nationalism in colonial India.

Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission. He is perhaps best known for his speech which began with the words "Sisters and brothers of America ...," in which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893. He later travelled to the United States, representing India at the 1893 Parliament of the World's Religions. In India, Vivekananda is regarded as a patriotic saint, and his birthday is celebrated as National Youth Day. He died on 4 July 1902.