Today is the the death anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. It was on this day, the spiritual leader, born Narendranath Datta, breathed his last while praying at Belur Math. The Ministry of Culture tweeted, ‘Remembering the profound teachings and inspiring legacy of Swami Vivekananda on his death anniversary. His wisdom continues to guide us towards inner strength, self-realization, and unity.’ Swami Vivekananda had played a key role in introducing Indian philosophies and spirituality to the Western world. He had founded Ramakrishna Mission on 1 May 1897. The organization involves monks and lay people jointly undertaking the propagation of Practical Vedanta and various forms of social service, such as running hospitals, schools, colleges, hostels, rural development centers, etc. Here are some quotes of Swami Vivekananda: ‘In a day, when you don’t come across any problems – you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path. Talk to yourself once in a day, otherwise you may miss meeting an intelligent person in this world. Experience is the only teacher we have. We may talk and reason all our lives, but we shall not understand a word of truth until we experience it ourselves. The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful. The goal of mankind is knowledge. . . What man ‘learns’ is really what he discovers by taking the cover off his own soul, which is a mine of infinite knowledge. Stand on your own feet, and assimilate what you can; learn from every nation, take what is of use to you. The education which does not help the common mass of people to equip themselves for the struggle for life, which does not bring out strength of character, a spirit of philanthropy, and the courage of a lion — is it worth the name? Real education is that which enables one to stand on one’s own legs. Experience is a far more glorious teacher than any amount of speculation, or any amount of books written by globe-trotters and hasty observers. The gift of knowledge is a far higher gift than that of food and clothes; it is even higher than giving life to a man, because the real life of man consists of knowledge.’