THE IMMORTAL MONK
Kunal Roy
"Arise, Awake, and stop not till the goal is reached" - the words are sharp. The voice was piercing. And he stood with all his might before the entire globe to prove himself in the realm of spiritualism! He is Swami Vivekananda, fondly known as Swamiji.
A strong personality, who was an atheist came in touch with Thakur Sri Sri Ramakrishna and felt a sea change in himself in the matter of God and His immense creation. As fate would behold, his life was completely changed and it was meant for the change of the world which was in the grip of poverty and prejudice! Thakur's blessings were with him and with that inexplicable strength he wandered the entire earth and listened to her people. The revolution came in 1893 in Chicago where he poured out his heart in front of the huge audience in the Parliament of Religion and became an instant hero in the eyes of the people. After this conspicuous achievement rather victory, he returned to his mother land where he set up the Belur Math, a hub of peace and discipline.
In fact this great journey from Narendranath to a world conqueror Vivekananda is something which makes us think twice! Such a giant spiritual leap is really laudable. Indeed his life and message - a timeless inspiration to everyone. This great soul was removed from this earth by the fingers of the heaven on 4 July 1902. A short span of thirty eight years, yet so significant, above all questions ' we live in deeds and not in years'!!
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