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Swami Vivekananda
1863–1902
A powerful spiritual teacher and writer, he helped introduce Vedanta and Yoga to a global audience and became famous for his 1893 speeches at the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago. His words still resonate for their energy, clarity, and call to strength, service, and inner freedom.
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Jnâna Yoga, Part II: Seven Lectures
by Swami Vivekananda
About the author
Born Narendranath Datta in Kolkata in 1863, he became the chief disciple of the mystic Ramakrishna and later took the name Swami Vivekananda. After Ramakrishna’s death, he traveled widely across India as a monk, experiences that deeply shaped his understanding of the country’s spiritual traditions and social realities.
He gained international recognition in 1893 when he spoke at the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago, where his message of religious harmony and the universal value of spiritual life drew lasting attention. Through lectures and writing, he played a major role in bringing Vedanta and Yoga to readers and audiences in India, the United States, and Europe.
In 1897, he founded the Ramakrishna Mission, linking spiritual practice with education, relief work, and service to others. Though he died young in 1902, his books, speeches, and letters have continued to influence readers interested in philosophy, religion, self-development, and the meeting of Eastern and Western thought.