Inspiring Thoughts of Swami Vivekananda - a brief presentation, specially made for the Sri Shiridi Sai Baba Sansthan, Shivam Road, Hyderabad, on the occasion of 151st meeting on Personality Development. The live audio recording of the presentation, in Telugu, can be heard by visiting www.archive.org and searching for 2013Jan27, Swami Vivekananda. You are most welcome to give your valuable feedback: viswam.vangapally@gmail.com

1. Welcome
to this brief session
on Swami Vivekananda
On 27th January 2013 at
Sri Shiridi Sai Baba Sansthan, Hyderabad
A humble presentation by
Prof. V. Viswanadham

4. Inspiring Thoughts of
Swami Vivekananda on Education and Society ~ Part - 1
If you have assimilated
five ideas and
made them
your life and character,
you have more education
than any man
who has got by heart
a whole library.

5. Inspiring Thoughts of
Swami Vivekananda on Education and Society ~ Part - 2
Education, education,
education alone!
Travelling through many cities
of Europe and observing in them
the comforts and education
of even the poor people,
there was brought to my mind
the state of our own poor people,
and I used to shed tears.
What made the difference?
Education was the answer I got.

6. Inspiring Thoughts of
Swami Vivekananda on Education and Society ~ Part - 2
What we want is
this Sraddha.
Unfortunately,
it has nearly vanished
from India,
and this is why
we are in our present state.

7. Inspiring Thoughts of
Swami Vivekananda on Education and Society ~ Part - 2
We want that education
by which character is formed,
strength of mind is increased,
the intellect is expanded,
and by which one can stand
on one’s own feet.

8. See GOD in all
This is the gist of all worship –
to be pure and to do good to others.
He who sees Siva in the poor, in the weak,
and in the diseased, really worships Siva,
and if he sees Siva only in the image,
his worship is but preliminary.
He who has served and helped one poor man
seeing Siva in him,
without thinking of his caste, creed, or race, or anything,
with him Siva is more pleased
than with the man who sees Him only in temples.

9. YOU ARE THE CREATOR OF YOUR DESTINY
Stand up, be bold, be strong.
Take the whole responsibility
on your own shoulders, and
know that you are
the creator of your own destiny.
All the strength and succor
you want is within yourself.
Therefore, make your own future.
YOU ARE THE CREATOR
OF YOUR DESTINY

10. WIPING THE TEARS IS MY RELIGION
I do not believe
in a God or religion which cannot . . .
bring a piece of bread to the orphan's mouth.
However sublime be the theories,
however well-spun may be the philosophy –
I do not call it religion
so long as it is confined to books and dogmas.

11. LOOK FORWARD FOR SUCCESS
Don't look back –
forward,
infinite energy,
infinite enthusiasm,
infinite daring, and
infinite patience –
then alone can great deeds
be accomplished.

12. Insert
Your
cheerful
photo
here
Swami Vivekananda
is looking at you!
Look at him!
Get inspired!

13. Today our country is
facing many many challenges . . .
such as . . .
Man made … ?
or
God made … ?
To face these challenges,
there must be a vision
to ensure focused action.
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14. When
the women
are empowered,
society
gr o ws
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15. Deshamunu
Preminchumanna
Manchiannadi
Penchumanna
Vottimatalu
Kattipettoy
Gattimel
Talapettavoy
Love your Motherland
Do your bit to increase the Good
Stop the habit of merely talking
Contemplate on doing real Good

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