'Swami Vivekananda - The Man on Mission – The Lessons to learn'

- It’s our DEEDS and not DAYS what matters!

The journey of the Man on Mission, which was started on 12^th January 1863 in Kolkata, came to the halt in just 39 years on 4^th July 1902 in Belur math. Though ‘Bile’ fulfilled his prophecy that he would not live forty years, he truly lived his life, as he lived just for others!

He believed that all living beings are an embodiment of the divine self; therefore, service to God could be rendered by service to mankind. Throughout his life he did exactly the same what he used to preach and that’s why his thoughts are no wonder alive & still vibrating. He never believed anything blindly & always tried to see the truth from all angles before trusting it. He even tested his spiritual guru Swami Ramakrishna before prostrating in front of his divine power & wisdom who eventually taught Naren to pray for true knowledge and devotion. 

The only mission in front of him was to serve his motherland where starvation and poverty was stalking millions of people. He wanted to bring his dream of seeing Mother India regaining her old glory into reality. For that, he repeatedly addressed social issues such as uplifting the people, eliminating the caste system, promoting science and industrialization while addressing the widespread poverty. The backbone of his actions was his thought – ‘Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached.’

Swamiji believed that a country's future depends on its people thus his teachings focused on human development. He struggled to set in motion, machinery which was supposed to bring noblest ideas to the doorstep of even the poorest and the meanest.

His guiding lines, “Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life; dream of it; think of it; live on that idea. Let the brain, the body, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, and this is the way great spiritual giants are produced.”, still fits perfectly for all those who want to live a real life.

He, with his quest of achieving wisdom, truly realized the hidden strength within. The strength was in his understanding, “All power is within you; you can do anything and everything. Believe in that, do not believe that you are weak; do not believe that you are half-crazy lunatics, as most of us do nowadays. You can do anything and everything, without even the guidance of any one. Stand up and express the divinity within you.” 

 He emphasized on inner strength and always used to say that you would become the greatest sinner if you think you are weak. It is not weakness but the fearlessness that can bring Heaven even in a moment. So, don’t be afraid of anything and you will do marvelous work.

While accumulating such a power, he warned all to be aware of a few things which may make them weak either physically, intellectually or spiritually. He compared such things with poison & directed all to straight away reject those.

 A clear thought process and analysis of eternal might made Swamiji a strong pillar of strength for generations to come. His guidance on life & death with the words “Strength is Life, Weakness is Death. Expansion is Life, Contraction is Death.  Love is Life, Hatred is Death” has lit a strong flame of self confidence, love & belief among everyone.

 The highlighted & so developed inner strength ought to be used for self growth & development. Swamiji always trusted that we have to grow from the inside out. None can teach us, none can make us spiritual. There is no other teacher but our own soul. To achieve this, he asked everyone to closely monitor their thoughts. It is very true that we are what our thoughts have made us.

 He narrated clearly that not getting success is just a phase of life through which everyone has to pass. Every step we take towards development has to pass through the stages — ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. He said that we have to understand it as those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood!

 While doing so there are chances of us to become a copycat of someone. To avoid this, Swamiji clearly said that we have to learn everything that is good from others, but bring it in, and in your own way absorb it; do not become others. This was his success mantra which still has its own shine & influence. 

 We have to accept it that Swamiji was undeniably a magnetic personality and a divine force which was destined to leave his mark on the history of India.