Swami Vivekananda’s 1893 Speech at the World’s Parliament of Religions

In 1893, standing on the platform of the newly formed Parliament of the World’s Religions, the young Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) warned against the forces of sectarianism and bigotry. With the inception of the World’s Parliament also began a new era of international interreligious dialogue and interactions among various religions-the period, which with technological advances, would also shrink the boundaries among countries ushering in the age of global connectivity.
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[@AditiThakur02]

Sisters and Brothers of America, It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. I thank you in the name of the most ancient order of monks in the world; I thank you in the name of the mother of religions; and I thank you in the name of the millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects. My thanks, also, to some of the speakers on this platform who, referring to the delegates from the Orient, have told you that these men from far-off nations may well claim the honour of bearing to different lands the idea of toleration. I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation which has sheltered the persecuted and the refugees of all religions and all nations of the earth. I am proud to tell you that we have gathered in our bosom the purest remnant of the Israelites, who came to southern India and took refuge with us in the very year in which their holy temple was shattered to pieces by Roman tyranny. I am proud to belong to the religion which has sheltered and is still fostering the remnant of the grand Zoroastrian nation. I will quote to you, brethren, a few lines from a hymn which I remember to have repeated from my earliest boyhood, which is every day repeated by millions of human beings: ‘As the different streams having their sources in different places all mingle their water in the sea, so, O Lord, the different paths which men take through different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to Thee.’ The present convention, which is one of the most august assemblies ever held, is in itself a vindication, a declaration to the world, of the wonderful doctrine preached in the Gita: ‘Whosoever comes to Me, through whatsoever form, I reach him; all men are struggling through paths which in the end lead to Me.’ Sectarianism, bigotry, and its horrible descendant, fanaticism, have long possessed this beautiful earth. They have filled the earth with violence, drenched it often and often with human blood, destroyed civilization, and sent whole nations to despair. Had it not been for these horrible demons, human society would be far more advanced than it is now. But their time is come; and I fervently hope that the bell that tolled this morning in honour of this convention may be the death-knell of all fanaticism, of all persecutions with the sword or with the pen, and of all uncharitable feelings between persons wending their way to the same goal.

[@kavindraprasad4956]

Such a lion voice...... 😊

[@rameshramprathima9877]

I say all religions are the best ❤ this speech was inspirational

[@Vandana6531-z5b]

Kon kon yaha Kunal sir ke kehne pr aaya h # udaanians#😂😂😂

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Haaa

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Mee

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Mai

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Pranam swamiji

[@ranjitphd]

MS Nanjundiah contacted people within the Ramakrishna Mission and also historians and libraries and archives in the US and they all were unanimous in their decision that no recording of Swami Vivekanand's address to World Parliament of Religions ever existed. Nanjundiah also points out that the audio recording technology available in the US in 1893 could record for only two to three minutes at the most and outside the studio recordings were not practicable. "In view of the limitations of the technology, a recording of the sessions at the Parliament of Religions in 1893 would not have happened," Nanjundiah asserts. He also says that it is "unfortunate" that a fake recording is being circulated on the Internet as Swami Vivekananda's real voice and that the fake recording not only includes the first address but also includes other addresses delivered by Swamiji in Chicago and runs for several minutes. Another clue that Nanjundiah draws our attention to is that the applause in the audio clip is only for a few seconds while Swami Vivekananda himself had said in a letter that the applause after his opening statement, "Sisters and Brothers of America..." lasted for two minutes. In conclusion Nanjundiah brings in another technical evidence. "Recordings of that era (such as Edison cylinder recordings) when retrieved after many years have an 'accumulated noise' which, if removed, will distort the sound; the recording under circulation has no such noise. It cannot, therefore, be an authentic recording." And I agree. A little more online research led me to this page on RPG Group's HamaraCD.com. The Vivekananda speeches being circulated online origin from this album. The credits on the page clearly mention that the voice belongs to Subir Ghosh and not Swami Vivekananda.

[@dr.gayaatrireddy4669]

True☝️👏👏👏

[@Crypto-BinaryInsights]

I prefer not to believe in Muslims 😂 their god can cut the moon

[@b.krishnareddy8866]

Thank you sir. For the speech's content. Thanks

[@ivanbarbosa81]

Amen.Anazing.thank you

[@rabinkalita4149]

Thanks sir

[@AbhishekJha-sr4jb]

Proud to be indian 🫀

[@sangeetaprasanna489]

Inspirational

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[@samirranjanguha2891]

The Angel..

[@samirranjanguha2891]

Thnx

[@seokjincutie2564]

Is it ... His real voice ??

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❤❤

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❤❤❤

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Omg amitabh bachchan ❤

[@nishanikam2649]

NICE

[@sukhwinderkaurduggal67]

No comparison

[@yuvanagarwal689]

Great Thanks alot

[@AshokKumar-zn6km]

This is fake

[@meesalanagasatyasankararao9489]

Why do you think it is fake 🤔

[@shwetagalundia5061]

It's not fake

[@meesalanagasatyasankararao9489]

@@shwetagalundia5061 yes it is not fake

[@AshokKumar-zn6km]

@@shwetagalundia5061 , please read this www.news18.com/blogs/india/soumyadip-choudhury/mythbusters-11031-747508.html#:~:text=Audio%20recording%20of%20Swami%20Vivekananda's%201893%20Chicago%20address%20is%20fake,-Soumyadip%20Choudhury%20%40soumyadip&text=Today%20(January%2012%2C%202013),of%20World's%20Religions%20at%20Chicago.

[@AshokKumar-zn6km]

There was no technology that can record more than two minutes at that time and it was possible only if you record in studio

[@pankajdav4596]

The angle

[@roopatiwari7064]

Thank you sir. For the speech's content. Thanks