Swami Vivekananda: Life and Contributions
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What was Swami Vivekananda's endeavour related to Indian innate values of religion and Western materialistic advancement?

  • To contrast
  • To separate
  • To unite (correct)
  • To compare

    • Where was the World Parliament of Religion held in 1893?

  • Washington D.C.
  • New York
  • Los Angeles
  • Chicago (correct)

    • What was the event in 1893 that Swami Vivekananda represented Bharat at?

  • The Global Summit of Spiritual Leaders
  • The World Conference of Religions
  • The World Parliament of Religion (correct)
  • The International Assembly of Religions

    • What was special about Swami Vivekananda's speech at the World Parliament of Religion?

    <p>He did not prepare a speech</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Swami Vivekananda address the audience at the World Parliament of Religion?

    <p>Sisters and Brothers of America</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what year did the first session of the World Parliament of Religion take place?

    <p>1893</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where was the first session of the World Parliament of Religion held?

    <p>The Art Institute</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Swami Vivekananda thank in his speech?

    <p>The name of ancient monks in the world, mother of all religions and millions of Hindus of all classes and sects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Swami Vivekananda feel proud to belong to?

    <p>A religion that teaches tolerance and universal acceptance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Swami Vivekananda represent at the World Parliament of Religion?

    <p>Hinduism as a Hindu Monk</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Swami Vivekananda compare all religions to?

    <p>Droplets of water merging into the sea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main idea behind the story of the frog in the well?

    <p>To show the limitations of one's perspective</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Swami Vivekananda express gratitude towards America for?

    <p>Hosting an event that broke barriers between different worlds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does religion bind humans with, according to Swami Vivekananda?

    <p>Similar affinities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of religious unity, according to Swami Vivekananda?

    <p>To preserve individuality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What has Swami Vivekananda's nation sheltered, according to him?

    <p>The persecuted and refugees of all religions and nations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Swami Vivekananda attribute to the slow progress of human society?

    <p>Sectarianism, bigotry, and fanaticism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Swami Vivekananda conclude his address with?

    <p>A plea for harmony and peace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Swami Vivekananda say is the primary role of religion?

    <p>To help and not fight</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Swami Vivekananda say about the Israelites?

    <p>They were sheltered by his nation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary objective of the Hindu religion?

    <p>To realize and become perfect, to reach God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Hindu philosophy aim to achieve?

    <p>To become perfect and see God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ultimate goal of all sciences, according to the text?

    <p>To discover the one energy that all others are manifestations of</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do people use mental images and symbols when they pray, according to the text?

    <p>Because they are unable to think without them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ultimate goal of science, according to the text?

    <p>To find unity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between the Hindu and Christian religions, according to the text?

    <p>The focus of their religion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the metaphor used to describe how a person should live in the world?

    <p>A lotus leaf in water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the author's attitude towards America?

    <p>Grateful</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main problem that the Hindus and Buddhists face, according to the text?

    <p>The separation between the two religions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the central idea behind the little well analogy?

    <p>That each person has their own worldview</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author say is the most important thing for a starving man?

    <p>Bread</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author suggest people should strive for?

    <p>Spiritual growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of idols and temples in Hinduism, according to the text?

    <p>They are a means to an end</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between science and unity, according to the text?

    <p>Science is a means to achieve unity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main aim of the Hindu monk, according to the text?

    <p>To realize the divine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of the separation between the Hindus and Buddhists, according to the text?

    <p>The downfall of India</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the author's message about the nature of reality?

    <p>That reality is a single, unified whole</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the author's view on the relationship between different religions, according to the text?

    <p>Each religion should assimilate the spirit of the others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ultimate goal of human existence, according to the text?

    <p>To become perfect and see God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of caste in Hinduism, according to the text?

    <p>It is a social institution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the tone of Swami Vivekananda's response to the welcome at the World's Parliament of Religions?

    <p>Joyful and appreciative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the central idea of the hymn quoted by Swami Vivekananda?

    <p>The different paths leading to the same God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of Swami Vivekananda's religion that he is proud of?

    <p>Its ability to shelter and foster persecuted nations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Swami Vivekananda's nation represent in the context of religions?

    <p>A nation of universal acceptors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the year in which the Israelites took refuge in Southern India?

    <p>The year of the Roman tyranny</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the underlying theme of Swami Vivekananda's speech?

    <p>The idea of universal acceptance and tolerance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the tone of the speakers on the platform who referred to the delegates from the Orient?

    <p>Appreciative and respectful</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the mention of the 'mother of religions' in Swami Vivekananda's speech?

    <p>It is a metaphor for the universal acceptance of all religions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of Swami Vivekananda's quotation of the hymn?

    <p>To illustrate the idea of different paths leading to the same God</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the phrase 'the most ancient order of monks in the world'?

    <p>It is a metaphor for the oldest and most respected order of monks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Swami Vivekananda's Speeches at the World Parliament of Religions

    • Swami Vivekananda delivered a series of speeches at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893.
    • He represented Bharat as a Hindu Monk and thanked the Americans for initiating the event that enabled the breaking of barriers of several worlds around ours.

    Tolerance and Universal Acceptance

    • Swami Vivekananda is proud to belong to a religion that has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance.
    • He believes that all religions are true and that Hinduism has sheltered the persecuted and refugees of all religions and nations of the earth.

    The Story of the Frog

    • Swami Vivekananda tells a story about a frog who lived in a well and thought the whole world was his well.
    • The frog's perspective changed when another frog from the sea came to the well and told him about the vast sea.
    • This story is used to express gratitude towards America for initiating the event that enabled the breaking of barriers of several worlds around ours.

    Religious Unity

    • Swami Vivekananda emphasizes the importance of finding common grounds of religious unity.
    • He believes that one should not try to convert others into their own religion but should preserve their individuality.
    • He concludes by saying "help and not fight", "live in harmony and peace" and not with conflicts or problems.

    The High Spiritual Content of Hinduism

    • Swami Vivekananda was the first person to make the world realise "the high spiritual content and exalted glory of Hinduism".
    • He is known for his knowledge of Bharatiya philosophy, spiritualism, and Vedanta.

    Hinduism and Idol Worship

    • Swami Vivekananda explains that the Hindu uses an external symbol when he worships, but the ultimate goal is to realise the divine.
    • He believes that idols or temples or churches or books are only the supports, the helps, of spiritual childhood.
    • Man is to become divine by realising the divine.

    The Caste System

    • Swami Vivekananda explains that the Hindu religion is divided into two parts: the ceremonial and the spiritual.
    • The spiritual portion is studied by the monks, and in that, there is no caste.
    • Caste is a social institution, and in religion, there is no caste.

    The Importance of Realisation

    • Swami Vivekananda believes that the whole object of the Hindu system is to realise and become perfect, to become divine, to reach God and see God.
    • He believes that the ultimate goal is to reach God and see God, and that constitutes the religion of the Hindus.

    The Separation of Buddhism and Hinduism

    • Swami Vivekananda explains that the separation between Buddhism and Hinduism is the cause of the downfall of India.
    • He believes that Hinduism cannot live without Buddhism, nor Buddhism without Hinduism.

    The Unity of Religions

    • Swami Vivekananda believes that each religion must assimilate the spirit of the others and yet preserve their individuality and grow according to their own law of growth.
    • He does not wish that the Christians would become Hindus, or the Hindus or Buddhists would become Christians, but rather that each would grow and develop according to their own law of growth.

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