![]() (Also included in this movement was a message on the four yogas ). The message of Advaita Vedanta philosophy, the Hinduism tenet, inspired by Ramakrishna, the nineteenth century doyen of revival of Hinduism, was ably and convincingly transmitted by Vivekananda, his illustrious disciple first at the Parliament of the World's Religions held from 11 September 1893 at Chicago and thus began the impressive propagation of the Ramakrishna movement throughout the United States. After the death of Ramakrishna, Narendra and his other monastic disciples established their first monastery at Baranagar. Ramakrishna reportedly shaped the personality of Narendranath and prepared him to dedicate his life to serve humanity. Initially Narendra did not accept Ramakrishna as his master and found him to be a "mono maniac", but eventually he became one of the closest people in his life. Narendra accepted the invitation, and the meeting proved to be a turning point in the life of Narendranath. Impressed by his singing talent, he invited him to Dakshineswar. Ramakrishna asked Narendranath (the pre-monastic name of Vivekananda) to sing. The relationship between Ramakrishna and Vivekananda began in November 1881, when they met at the house of Surendra Nath Mitra. Left: Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (1836–1886). ![]()
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