SWAMI VIVEKANANDA'S inspiring personality was well known both in India and in America during the last decade of the nineteenth century and the first decade of the twentieth. The unknown monk of India suddenly leapt into fame at the Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in 1893, at which he represented Hinduism. His vast knowledge of Eastern and Western culture as well as his deep spiritual insight, fervid eloquence, brilliant conversation, broad human sympathy, colourful personality, and handsome figure made an irresistible appeal to the many types of Americans who came in contact with him. People who saw or heard Vivekananda even once still cherish his memory after a lapse of more than half a century.
In America Vivekananda's mission was the interpretation of India's spiritual culture, especially in its Vedantic setting. He also tried to enrich the religious consciousness of the Americans through the rational and humanistic teachings of the Vedanta philosophy. In America he became India's spiritual ambassador and pleaded eloquently for better understanding between India and the New World in order to create a healthy synthesis of East and West, of religion and science.
In his own motherland Vivekananda is regarded as the patriot saint of modern India and an inspirer of her dormant national consciousness, To the Hindus he preached the ideal of a strength-giving and man-making religion. Service to man as the visible manifestation of the Godhead was the special form of worship he advocated for the Indians, devoted as they were to the rituals and myths of their ancient faith. Many political leaders of India have publicly acknowledged their indebtedness to Swami Vivekananda.
The Swami's mission was both national and international. A lover of mankind, he strove to promote peace and human brotherhood on the spiritual foundation of the Vedantic Oneness of existence. A mystic of the highest order, Vivekananda had a direct and intuitive experience of Reality. He derived his ideas from that unfailing source of wisdom and often presented them in the soulstirring language of poetry.
The natural tendency of Vivekananda's mind, like that of his Master, Ramakrishna, was to soar above the world and forget itself in contemplation of the Absolute. But another part of his personality bled at the sight of human suffering in East and West alike. It might appear that his mind seldom found a point of rest in its oscillation between contemplation of God and service to man. Be that as it may, he chose, in obedience to a higher call, service to man as his mission on earth; and this choice has endeared him to people in the West, Americans in particular.
In the course of a short life of thirty-nine years (1863-1902), of which only ten were devoted to public activities-and those, too, in the midst of acute physical suffering-he left for posterity his four classics: Jnana-Yoga, Bhakti-Yoga, Karma-Yoga, and Raja-Yoga, all of which are outstanding treatises on Hindu philosophy. In addition, he delivered innumerable lectures, wrote inspired letters in his own hand to his many friends and disciples, composed numerous poems, and acted as spiritual guide to the many seekers, who came to him for instruction. He also organized the Ramakrishna Order of monks, which is the most outstanding religious organization of modern India. It is devoted to the propagation of the Hindu spiritual culture not only in the Swami's native land, but also in America and in other parts of the world.
Swami Vivekananda once spoke of himself as a "condensed India." His life and teachings are of inestimable value to the West for an understanding of the mind of Asia. William James, the Harvard philosopher, called the Swami the "paragon of Vedantists." Max Muller and Paul Deussen, the famous Orientalists of the nineteenth century, held him in genuine respect and affection. "His words," writes Romain Rolland, "are great music, phrases in the style of Beethoven, stirring rhythms like the march of Handel choruses. I cannot touch these sayings of his, scattered as they are through the pages of books, at thirty years' distance, without receiving a thrill through my body like an electric shock. And what shocks, what transports, must have been produced when in burning words they issued from the lips of the hero!''
NIKHILANANDA
Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center NewYork January 5, 1953 |
Thursday, June 28, 2018
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Centre for competitive examinations at Vivekananda Prabodhini
CENTRE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS
INTRODUCTION
The Civil Services, both at the Centre and State
levels, are the backbone of India’s administration. Maharashtra, the most
developed State, however, has relatively less representation in the All India
and Central Civil Services. There is relative dearth of good institutes in
Maharashtra providing guidance for the UPSC CS Examination, which selects
prospective IAS, IPS, IRS, IFS officers and more.
The renowned Jana Seva Kendra of Borivali has decided
to fill this gap.
OBJECTIVES/GOALS OF THE CENTRE
The centre will strive to achieve the following:
- Provide expert guidance to
students in their preparation for various competitive examinations with
primary focus on the UPSC CS Examination
- Develop skills in students that
are necessary for being successful in such examinations
- Inculcate right attitude and
hone the aptitude of students
- Instil in them the urge to win
and move ahead of the competition
- Help students to choose right
career options
FOCUS
Following examinations will be targeted:
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UPSC (Civil Services, Income Tax etc.)
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MPSC (State Services, Assistants, Police
Sub-Inspectors, Sales Tax Inspectors)
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IBPS (Probationary Officers)
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SBI (Probationary Officers)
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LIC (Development Officers, etc.)
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RBI (Officers)
FEE STRUCTURE
COURSE
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DURATION
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FEES
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REGULAR/NEW
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REPEATER
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UPSC
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ONE YEAR
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45000/-
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15000/-
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MPSC
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EIGHT
MONTHS
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30000/-
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10000/-
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OTHER
EXAMS
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SIX MONTHS
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25000/-
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10000/-
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Swami Vivekananda inspires for Prabodhan
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Vivekananda Prabodhini
The main
purpose of the project is to motivate the young, intelligent, and energetic
youth for rebuilding India which has forgotten the past glory. The Prabodhini
will have several vehicles including Academy for competitive exams, Knowledge
Centre, Centre for Strategic studies and Indian Management, Academy for Indology studies and so on.
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