Swami Vivekananda

 
 
POSTED: July 18, 2025
 
 
 
 
 

Wikipedia tells me that Swami Vivekananda “(12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna.

Vivekananda was a major figure in the introduction of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world, and is credited with raising interfaith awareness and elevating Hinduism to the status of a major world religion.”

I will add that he has an interesting connection to Charles C. Bonney through the Parliament of World Religions.

But you had already guessed that…