Early Times Report
Udhampur, Jan 12: Senior Citizens Club Udhampur in unison with old age home celebrated birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda in Jagriti complex Udhampur. Dr. RC Nagar presided over the function. Bikram Slathia, Dr Adarsh, Mahadeep Singh Jamwal, RC Mannotra, Mohan Singh, SP Tomar, Jugal Gupta, Ashok Khajuria, Des Raj, Hans Raj Shastri, Baldev Sharma and many were present on the occasion. The speakers on the occasion highlighted the life of the Swami. The Swami, most celebrated spiritual leaders of India, was born on 12 January 1863. He carried on the free-thinking philosophy of his guru, Ramakrishna Paramhansa and forward it into a new paradigm. He was responsible for the revival of Hindu spiritualism and established Hinduism as a revered religion on world stage. His message of universal brotherhood and self-awakening remains relevant especially in the current backdrop of widespread political turmoil around the world. . He perused the Hindu scriptures like the Bhagvad Gita and the Upanishads on one hand, while on the other hand he studied western philosophy, history and spirituality by David Hume, Johann Gottlieb Fichte and Herbert Spencer. |
