Reflection of Humanistic Thought in the Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda

  • Unique Paper ID: 174983
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 11
  • PageNo: 1514-1520
  • Abstract:
  • Swami Vivekananda was very much influenced by the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta and regards reality as one and absolute. His whole philosophical thinking is based on Upanishads and Vedanta philosophy. The main aim of his philosophy is to established the essential unity exist within the things and beings of this universe. According to him, man has the capacity to acquire a ideal living by applying the teachings of Vedanta. In this regard, Vivekananda has given an analysis about the nature of man. By distinguishing between the apparent man and the real man, Vivekananda mainly tries to underline how the spiritual is different from the empirical. Moreover, the spirituality of human being signifies its capability of self-realization. Swami Vivekananda mainly emphasis on the spirituality of man though the apparent aspect of man is capable of being spiritualized.

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@article{174983,
        author = {Dr. Papori Boruah},
        title = {Reflection of Humanistic Thought in the Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {11},
        number = {11},
        pages = {1514-1520},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=174983},
        abstract = {Swami Vivekananda was very much influenced by the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta and regards reality as one and absolute. His whole philosophical thinking is based on Upanishads and Vedanta philosophy. The main aim of his philosophy is to established the essential unity exist within the things and beings of this universe. According to him, man has the capacity to acquire a ideal living by applying the teachings of Vedanta. In this regard, Vivekananda has given an analysis about the nature of man. By distinguishing between the apparent man and the real man, Vivekananda mainly tries to underline how the spiritual is different from the empirical. Moreover, the spirituality of human being signifies its capability of self-realization. Swami Vivekananda mainly emphasis on the spirituality of man though the apparent aspect of man is capable of being spiritualized.},
        keywords = {Absolute, spiritual, empirical, self- realization.},
        month = {April},
        }

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 11
  • PageNo: 1514-1520

Reflection of Humanistic Thought in the Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda

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