Inspiring Lives-16: Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda, a spiritual giant with intellect and power, was born on January 12 at Kolkata, West Bengal, India. After the Parliament of Religions in Chicago, he became a celebrity and his lectures were much sought after in USA. His voice awakened the sleeping India and inspired Indians to a new national consciousness. As principal disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, he founded the worldwide Ramakrishna Mission and Math. The Math and Mission have now more than 150 centres all over the world.

Detailed biography from Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda

Readings from Swami Vivekananda at the Vedanta Network,

Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston:

http://www.vivekananda.org/readingscategory.asp

Photo Gallery of Swami Vivekananda

at the Vedanta Network, Ramakrishna Vedanta Society of Boston:

http://www.vivekananda.org/archivephotogallery.asp

Life and Teachings of Swami Vivekananda:

http://www.belurmath.org/swamivivekananda.htm

Swami Vivekananda Quotes:

http://thinkexist.com/quotes/swami_vivekananda/

Swami Vivekananda: a biography by Swami Nikhilananda:

http://www.vivekananda.net/PDFBooks/BiographybyNikhilananda.pdf

"The Master as I saw him" by Sister Nivedita:

http://www.vivekananda.net/PDFBooks/Nivedita/masterasisawhimb00niveiala.pdf

"Inspired Talks" of Swami Vivekananda:

http://www.vivekananda.net/BooksOnSwami/InspiredTalks/InspiredTalks.html

Three famous speeches of Swami Vivekananda at the Parliament of Religions:

http://www.theuniversalwisdom.org/category/speakers/swami-vivekananda/

Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda:

http://www.ramakrishnavivekananda.info/vivekananda/complete_works.htm