Swami Vivekananda’s iconic speech at the World Conference of Religions in Chicago is remembered by all. Swami Vivekananda gave a speech full of wisdom on September 11, 1893. For those who are in this iconic Chicago speech, Vivekananda addressed the audience as ‘the brothers and sisters of America’. In the speech that blew everyone’s mind, Swami Vivekananda had mentioned the basic but most important things one should follow in life.
These things include being patriotic, loving all religions, analyzing religion, being familiar with science, knowing the importance and necessity of rituals, being aware of the roots of Hinduism, being aware of the goal of science, the reasons for the decline of India. To be aware of, and to be against, religious conversation.
Here is the full text of Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago speech in which he introduced Hinduism to the world:
America’s sisters and brothers
Waking up in response to the warm and cordial welcome you have extended to us fills my heart with unspeakable joy. I give thanks 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 crores of Hindu people of all classes and sects.
My thanks also go to some of the speakers of this forum who, referring to the representatives of the Orient, have told you that these people from far flung countries can claim the honor of embracing the idea of tolerance in different countries. Huh.
I am proud to belong to a religion that has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. Not only do we believe in universal tolerance, but we hold true to all religions. I am proud to belong to a nation that has given shelter to the oppressed and refugees from all religions and all nations of the earth.
I am proud to inform you that we have gathered in our bosom the purest relics of the Israelites, who came to South India and took refuge with us in the same year their holy temple was torn to pieces by Roman tyranny. was done. I am proud to belong to the religion that has sheltered and is still promoting what remains of the grand Zoroastrian nation.
I will quote you, brothers, a few lines from a hymn that I remember from my early childhood, which is repeated every day by millions of human beings:
Just as different streams originating in different places mix their water in the sea, so, O Lord, the different paths that people take through different tendencies, though they may appear to be crooked Or directly, all lead you.
The present convention, one of the most prestigious assemblies ever, is in itself an affirmation, a declaration, to the world of the wonderful doctrine preached in the Gita:
Whoever comes to me, by any means, I reach to him; All men are struggling along the paths that lead me in the end.
Communalism, bigotry, and its formidable descendant, fundamentalism, have long occupied this beautiful earth. They have filled the earth with violence, drenched it often and often with human blood, destroyed civilization, and sent entire nations into despair.
If it were not for these terrifying monsters, human society would have been far more advanced than it is today. But their time has come; And I sincerely hope that the bell that rings this morning in honor of this convention, may be the death knell of all fanaticism, all oppression with sword or pen, and all inhuman feelings among persons who follow the same path. . aim.
Closing Address—Chicago, September 27, 1893
The World Parliament of Religions has become a proven fact, and the Merciful Father has helped those who have worked hard to bring it into existence, and has crowned their most selfless labor with success.
I thank the great souls whose big hearts and love of truth first saw this wonderful dream and then made it come true. My thanks to you for the shower of generous sentiments that have flooded this forum. I thank this enlightened audience for their unequivocal kindness to me and for appreciating every thought that leads to reducing the friction of religions.
In this harmony some jarring tones were heard from time to time. My special thanks to him, for he has mellowed the general harmony with his striking contrast.
Much has been said about the common basis of religious unity. I’m not going to venture my theory right now. But if anyone here hopes that this unity will come through the victory of one religion and the destruction of others, I say to him, “Brother, you have an impossible hope.”
Do I want a Christian to become a Hindu? God forbid. Do I want a Hindu or a Buddhist to become a Christian? God forbid.
The seed is placed in the ground, and earth and air and water are placed around it. Does the seed become earth, or air, or water? No, it becomes a plant. It develops according to its own law of growth, assimilating air, earth, and water, converting them into plant matter, and developing into a plant.
The same is the case with religion. To become a Christian a Christian does not have to be a Hindu or a Buddhist, nor does a Hindu or a Buddhist have to be a Christian. But each must imbibe the spirit of the others and still maintain his personality and develop according to his own law of development.
If the Parliament of Religions has shown the world anything, it is this: it has proved to the world that holiness, holiness and charity are not the only assets of any church in the world, and that every system produced men and women. Highest character.
In the face of this evidence, if one dreams of the exclusive existence of his religion and the destruction of others, I pity him from the bottom of my heart, and point to him that soon every religion will be on the banner of protest. Despite it is written: “Help and do not fight,” “Assimilation and not destruction,” “Harmony and peace and not contention.”
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