Swami Vivekananda

This page describes the yoga leader Swami Vivekananda and contains links for more information.

Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) was a Hindu spiritual teacher and a disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. He traveled throughout India as a wandering monk. Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of Religions in 1893 and became a celebrity in America. He spread Vedanta philosophy and religion in America and England for three years then returned to India.He wrote nine volumes during his life.

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