SWAMI VIVEKANAND AND HIS 1893 SPEECH
Swami Vivekanand in parliament of religions 1893 chicago Photo of Swami Vivekananda in Chicago 1893 Life introduction Born As name with Narendranath Dutta, he was the chief disciple of the 19th-century mystic Ramakrishna and the founder of Ramakrishna Mission. Swami Vivekananda is also considered a key figure in the introduction of Vedanta and Yoga to the West and is credited with raising the profile of Hinduism to that of a world religion. Speech delivered by Swami Vivekananda on September 11, 1893, at the first World’s Parliament of Religions Sisters and Brothers of America, It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. I thank you in the name of the most ancient order of monks in the world, I thank you in the name of the mother of religions, and I thank you in the name of millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects. My thanks, also, to some of the speakers on this platform who, referr...