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When he was a young boy, Narendra Modi had visited Belurmath to be a part of the Ramakrishna Order founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1897. But the then president had advised him to concentrate on his education. He was also below the minimum age required to join the Math. Later, Modi had gone to the Rama Krishna Mission at Almora, where too his request to joined the order had been turned down.
The president of the Rama Krishna Math at Belur, Swami Atmasthanand Maharaj who had imparted Spiritual teachings to Narendra Modi during his early years, has invited the PM to the organization’s headquarters in Belur. In a letter to Modi, he says, “I am eagerly looking forward to your visit to Belurmath as the Prime Minister of India. I am happy to learn that you have got a thumping majority. Sri Ramakrishna has given you the opportunity to serve the people of India … I pray to Sri Ramakrishna to give you the right understanding in hours of crisis.”
In 2013, Gujarat under the chief ministership of Narendra Modi, celebrated the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanada by holding a series of programmes and focused initiatives.
As he now prepares to run India, some of Swami Vivekananda’s teachings and messages that will find resonance with Narendra Modi, more than ever before, are here:
“Him I call a Mahatman (great soul) whose heart bleeds for the poor, otherwise he is a Duratman (wicked soul). Let us unite our wills in continued prayer for their good. We may die unknown, unpitied, unbewailed, without accomplishing anything—but not one thought will be lost. It will take effect, sooner or later.”
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“Nothing shall be done in haste. Purity, patience, and perseverance are the three essentials to success and, above all, love . All time is yours, there is no indecent haste. Everything will come right if you are pure and sincere. We want hundreds like you bursting upon society and bringing new life and vigour of the Spirit wherever they go.”
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“The great national sin is the neglect of the masses, and that is one of the causes of our downfall. No amount of politics would be of any avail until the masses in India are once more well educated, well fed, and well cared for.”
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“The greatest force is derived from the power of thought. The finer the element, the more powerful it is. The silent power of thought influences people even at a distance, because mind is one as well as many. The universe is a cobweb; minds are spiders.”
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“Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaketh, and out of the fullness of the heart the hand worketh also. Action will come. Fill yourselves with the ideal; whatever you do, think well on it. All your actions will be magnified, transformed, deified, by the very power of the thought.”
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“It is our privilege to be allowed to be charitable, for only so can we grow. The poor man suffers that we may be helped; let the giver kneel down and give thanks, let the receiver stand up and permit.”
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“Where is fate, and who is fate? We reap what we sow. We are the makers of our own fate. None else has the blame, none has the praise. We make our own destiny.”
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“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life—think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, that is the way great spiritual giants are produced.”
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“Be obedient and eternally faithful to the cause of truth, humanity, and your country, and you will move the world. Remember it is the person, the life, which is the secret of power—nothing else.”
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“The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you free. The full sponge can absorb no more.”
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It is the same India which has withstood the shocks of centuries, of hundreds of foreign invasions of hundreds of upheavals of manners and customs. It is the same land which stands firmer than any rock in the world, with its undying vigour, indestructible life. Its life is of the same nature as the soul, without beginning and without end, immortal; and we are the children of such a country.”
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