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So long asalone live, in They millions live who live for hunger and ignorance, I hold others; the rest every man a traitor, who, are more dead than alive. having been educated at their expense, pays not the least heed to them.
They alone live, who live for others; the rest are more dead than alive.
They alone live, who live for others; the rest are more dead than alive.
So long as millions live in hunger and ignorance, I hold every man a traitor, who, having been educated at their expense, pays not the least heed to them.
The year 1963 witnessed a very unusual phenomenon. - the entire country rising up as one to celebrate the birth centenary of the illustrious patriot saint Swami Vivekananda. The result was a new awakening which led to he erection of the magnificent Vivekananda Rock Memorial off Kanyakumari and the establishment of the unique service mission, Vivekananda Kendra with the object of man-making and nation-building. There is an incessant flow of millions to see the monument and catch the resonance of the great saint's life. Vivekananda Kendra's activities have also been spreading all over the country. To celebrate the centenary of Swami Vivekananda's meditation on the Sri Pada Parai a Kanyakumari, in December 1892, Vivekananda Kendra took up a major project Vivekananda Bharat Parikrama from Calcutta to Kanyakumari from 12th January to 24 December 1992. The Parikrama was an outstanding success. In connection with the Parikrama, a number of low priced publications containing Swamiji's immortal sayings and teachings were brought out to inspire our youth. The book entitled Golden Words of Swami Vivekananda had been printed eight times sill there is a great demand for it. In view of this, the ninth edition is now brought out. We are hopeful that the message contained in this will be duly received by our people in general and the youth in particular to set them on the path of self-discovery and to recognise the great heritage of our country which is universal in its appeal. May Swamiji's words inspire our people to become more enlightened citizens of our dear motherland. Vivekananda Kendra Prakashan Trust
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I shall inspire men everywhere until the world shall know that it is one with God. Man never progresses from error to truth, but from truth to truth, from lesser truth to higher truth. Spiritual knowledge is the only thing that can destroy our miseries forever. He who has no faith in himself can never have faith in God. What, seekest thou the pleasures of the world! He is the fountain of all Bliss. Sympathy for the poor, the downtrodden, even unto death this is our motto. Great convictions are the mothers of great deeds. What India wants is a new electric fire to stir up the fresh vigour in the national veins. The greatest truths are the simplest things in the world, simple as your own existence. It is the fear that is the cause of our woes. What I want is muscles of iron and nerves of steel, inside which dwells a mind of the same material as that of which the thunderbolt is made. Love is the gate of all the secrets of the universe. Unselfishness is more paying, only people have not the patience to practise. Look not back, no, not even if you see the dearest and nearest cry. Look not back, but forward. Let us all work hard, my brethren, this is no time for sleep. On our work depends the coming of the India of the future.
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Slave wants power to make slaves. That society is the greatest where the highest truths become practical. Being of one mind is the secret of society. Our solution is renunciation, giving up, fearlessness, and love, these are he fittest to survive. No other ideal can put into us the same mass of energy as the spiritual. We must keep a firm hold on spirituality, that inestimable gift handed down to us by our ancient forefathers. The best guide in life is strength. The degree of unselfishness marks the degree of success everywhere. The great task is to revive the whole man, as it were, in order to make him the complete maser of himself. Whatever we shall be in the future will be the result of what we think and do now. The world is waiting for this grand idea of universal toleration. The whole idea of human life can be put into one word, unselfishness. The perfectly unselfish man is the most successful. Whatever retards the onward progress or helps the downward fall is vice; whichever helps in coming up and becoming harmonized is virtue.
VIVEKANANDA KENDRA
Swami Vivekananda, with intense love in his heart for the Motherland, undertook wanderings all over India. He came to Kanyakumari and sat on 25th, 26h and 27th December 1892 on the mid-sea rock meditating on Indias past, present and future. It was on this rock that he discovered the mission for the glorious India and later shook the world by India spirituality. On this sanctified place Late Mananeeya Eknathji Ranade, with the participation of millions of people of India constructed the Vivekananda Rock Memorial, which symbolizes the glorious mission of India as seen by Swami Vivekananda in his meditation. Millions of people visit this monument at Kanyakumari and two permanent Exhibitions Arise Awake and The Wandering Monk based on the Life and Message of Swami Vivekananda, and get inspired to work for the Nation. A new Exhibitioncum-Memorial Gangotri for Mananeeya Eknathji Ranade is an important landmark in Vivekanandapuram. Along with this Vivekananda Rock Memorial, Sri Eknathji Ranade founded the Vivekananda Kendra, a spiritually oriented service mission which reflects Swami Vivekanandas vision of a glorious India in action. Vivekananda Kendra calls upon those youth who can dedicate their life for serving the nation. For actualizing this vision, the Kendra has 180 branch centres spread over 17 states of India to work for all strata of society to rebuild the nation. To achieve this, Life-workers, Whole-time Workers and the local workers of the Kendra, carry out various service activities through Yoga, Rural Development, Education, Development of Natural Resources, Organizing Youth and Women and Publications based on the life and message of Swami Vivekananda. The Kendra urges all to join in this task of national regeneration.
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