Meditation Technique

Photo from Chicago, September, 1893. Text on image, written in Swami Vivekananda’s own handwriting: “one infinite pure and holy – beyond thought beyond qualities – I bow down to thee”

Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York. Also, the Bhagavad Gita translation I used was written by Swami Swarupananda, a direct disciple of Swami Vivekananda. January 12, 2013, was Swami Vivekananda’s 150th Birth Anniversary. The event was celebrated in India and globally, and I was happy to see wide coverage of these celebrations in both traditional and social media. I celebrated in my own way by publishing The Yogic Manager in ebook format on this auspicious date. The book incorporates many of Swami Vivekananda’s teaching on Karma Yoga. The following are some quotes that inspired me tremendously.

“All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind; the infinite library of the universe is in your own mind.” —Swami Vivekananda

“Work for work’s sake. There are some who are really the salt of the earth in every country and who work for work’s sake, who do not care for name, or fame, or even to go to heaven. They work just because good will come of it.” —Swami Vivekananda

“Awake, arise, and dream no more!” — Swami Vivekananda

Chicago Speech

The following is the full text of Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago speech delivered on September 11, 1893 at the Parliament of the World’s Religions.

Sisters and Brothers of America,

It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. I thank you in the name of the most ancient order of monks in the world; I thank you in the name of the mother of religions; and I thank you in the name of the millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects. My thanks, also, to some of the speakers on this platform who, referring to the delegates from the Orient, have told you that these men from far-off nations may well claim the honor of bearing to different lands the idea of toleration. I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth. I am proud to tell you that we have gathered in our bosom the purest remnant of the Israelites, who came to

Whosoever comes to Me, through whatsoever form, I reach him; all men are struggling through paths which in the end lead to me.

Sectarianism, bigotry, and its horrible descendant, fanaticism, have long possessed this beautiful earth. They have filled the earth with violence, drenched it often and often with human blood, destroyed civilization, and sent whole nations to despair. Had it not been for these horrible demons, human society would be far more advanced than it is now. But their time is come; and I fervently hope that the bell that tolled this morning in honor of this convention may be the death-knell of all fanaticism, of all persecutions with the sword or with the pen, and of all uncharitable feelings between persons wending their way to the same goal.

Swami Vivekananda’s Teachings

Karma Yoga (The Yoga of Action)

Jnana Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge)

Raja Yoga (The Yoga of Meditation)

Bhakti Yoga (The Yoga of Devotion)

If you are from other parts of the world you should be able to find these books at the closest Vedanta Society.   If you would like to tell your friends, family and connections about my tribute to Swami Vivekananda, please share/like/tweet/email this page using the social sharing buttons on the top/bottom of the page.   Thanks, Avinash Sharma

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