Namaste Everyone!!! Hope you all had a great weekend. Today marks the 152nd Birth Anniversary of one of Hinduism greatest giants, Swami Vivekananda. Born in 1863 as Narendra Nath Datta, he was an inspiration to all. As a young child, he would get all his friends to sit and meditate with him as if if were a mere game. Vivekananda inspired many people around the world, one of which was Jamshedji N Tata- who later went on to start Tata Group which now is multinational company operating in several business sectors. In his short life of less than 40 years, he traveled to many places across the world, one of the places he visited was Chicago (USA). Where he was the Hindu representative at the World Parliament of Religions in 1893. So this week, instead of a quote of the week, we have a speech of the week, this famous speech delivered by Swami Vivekananda at the parliament was truly astonishing. In fact his first line Dear Sister and Brothers of America... received a 7 minute long standing ovation! https://youtube/watch?v=ZQekcwOZ8FU I am sure we can all learn one thing from his life. The essence of Vedanta is that there is but one Being and that every soul is that Being in full, not a part of that Being. From everyone at NHSF Sheffield, Happy Vivekananda Jayanti!!!
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 10:14:24 +0000