Swami Vivekananda

Women Empowerment “There is no chance for the welfare of the world unless the condition of women is improved, it is not possible for a bird to fly on only one wing. ” Swami Vivekananda Introduction How many of us would feel shock and angry and also hurt hearing comment such as ‘yeah, that’s where women belong, in the kitchen?’ How many of us would think that it just wasn’t right, and something needed to be done? Or, how many would sit back and do nothing? We belong to one of the categories, but…

Flowers and colorful, patterned cloth adorn the large bronze statue, the many hands of the Hindu god tinted with pigment. At the feet or base of the shining awe-inducing god, lies a rainbow of food and gifts. Images of yellow, green, red, blue, and purple, plants, animals and gods are splashed and slapped on the walls, red lentil paste splattered over top of them in thick layers. The largest painting is of Shiva and Parvati together, both holding their palms out while standing on a giant…

Motivate me to keep going. Help me believe in myself. Something that can help me garantee my success in life. What is this trait, that I lack, that I need in order to thrive? What is it, and how can I get it? A wise 19th century monk named Swami Vivekananda once gave a recipe for success that is as relevant today as it was in His day. He said: "Take up one idea. Make that one idea Your life - think of it, drea of it, live on that idea. let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of Your body,…

This report explains, in plain English, the research article entitled “Effect of an integrated approach of yoga therapy on quality of life in osteoarthritis of the knee joint: A randomized control study”, which may be accessed for free, full text, at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3193655/. I chose this topic because I have a family friend who has osteoarthritis. She is in her 50’s and has a strong desire to stay active and healthy since she has just retired. Her doctor told her…

CTET FEB (2016) - PAPER 2 SOCIAL STUDIES 44. (4) Famous Indian mathematician Aryabhata wrote the famous Aryabhatiyam book. The Aryabhatiyam is reference manual for mathematics and many of its facts and figures are still used in the modern society. The book was written in Sanskrit language and comprises 121 verses. 45. (2) Lord Buddha delivered his first lesson at Sarnath to his five beloved disciples (name). The very first lesson delivered by Lord Buddha is popularly known as Dharmachakra…

ourselves to be; we have the power to make ourselves. If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions, it certainly follows that what we wish to do in future can be produced by our present action; so we have to know how to act. ” Swami Vivekananda. Birth and death are the two natural phenomena that all of us have to accept. When a child is born we are happy because a new person is added to our company, where as, when someone dies, we grieve because he/she is no more with us. Death…

mankind, i.e. questions related to Spiritual, Concerning the past or Worldly it has all answers to every question is present in Bhagavad Gita. Many of our legendary leaders like Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Henry David Thoreau, Sri Rishi Aurobindo, Swami Vivekananda, Srila Prabhupada, Sri Madhvacharya, Adi- Shankaracharya, Mahatma Gandhi, Albert Einstein, Sri Ramkrishna Paramahansa, and many eminent scholars wrote comments and delivered inspiration from the…

My career development had begun in 1980’s even before I was born. My father was working in a government telecom company. In those days (80’s and 90’s), in India when women were not supposed do job, however my mother got one in one of the state government departments of Maharashtra state in India and started working when she was pregnant with me. She began her job only because she wanted me to be highly educated and hence by earning money she could pay the fees for my education in future. I was…

a vedic exercise which can be used as a powerful instrument to restrain sense organs, control autonomic nervous system (Udupa, 1983). Current research shows meditation and ‘OM’ mantra can influence mental alertness (Dhar, 1977). A study by the Vivekananda yoga research foundation in India found that a daily yoga and meditation practice during pregnancy seems to improve birth weight, reduce premature births, and lessen overall medical complications for newborns. Anxiety suppresses the body’s…