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@article{190447,
        author = {Dr Panchanan Tripathy},
        title = {Spirituality: The Greatest Gift of Swami Vivekananda to the Western World – A Critical Study},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {8},
        pages = {786-788},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=190447},
        abstract = {Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) has been recognized as one of the greatest influential spiritual ambassadors of India to the Western world. His analysis of spirituality, stranded in Vedanta yet articulated in a rational, universal, and humanistic idiom, malformed Western perceptions of Eastern thought. This paper critically examines Swamiji’s concept of spirituality, its philosophical forebodings, modes of transmission to the West, and its lasting intellectual and cultural impact. While acknowledging its transformative power, the study also evaluates limitations, misinterpretations, and challenges associated with the Western reception of his ideas.},
        keywords = {spirituality, Swamiji, Vedanta, humanistic, intellectual, Western Thought, man-making, Raja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga.},
        month = {December},
        }