LECTURES OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

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Listed chronologically. Some dates are estimated. Some lectures have been edited both under the Swami's supervision and in some instances after his death, under the auspices of the monastic order he founded.

 

Some of the lectures are extracts from newspaper reports, while some are transcripts taken verbatim by his disciples and admirers- most significantly, J.J. Goodwin, a stenographer who was hired to record and transcribe the Swami's lectures in December 1895, and soon afterward became the Swami's disciple.

 

Lectures listed in a chronological order

Title Date Source/Type Locale         Response to Welcome 09/11/1893 Parliament of Religions Chicago Why we Disagree 09/15/1893 Parliament of Religions Chicago Paper on Hinduism 09/19/1893 Parliament of Religions Chicago Religion not the crying need of India 09/20/1893 Parliament of Religions Chicago Buddhism, the fulfillment of Hinduism 09/26/1893 Parliament of Religions Chicago Address at the final session 09/27/1893 Parliament of Religions Chicago Hindus and Christians 02/21/1894 J.J. Bagley's residence Detroit Is India a benighted country? 04/05/1894   Detroit Women of India 12/17/1894   Cambridge Hindu religion 12/30/1894   New York Indian religious thought 12/30/1894   New York Soul, God and religion 03/08/1895   Hartford, CT Introduction to Jnana Yoga 12/11/1895   New York The first step towards Jnana 12/11/1895   New York Karma in its effect on character 12/13/1895 in book "Karma Yoga" New York Each is great in his own place 12/13/1895 in book "Karma Yoga" New York Patanjali's Yoga aphorisms - Introduction 12/14/1895   New York Introductory 12/14/1895 in book "Raja Yoga" New York First steps 12/14/1895 in book "Raja Yoga" New York The preparation 12/16/1895   New York The first steps 12/16/1895   New York Cosmology 12/18/1895   New York Steps to realisation 12/18/1895   New York The secret of work 12/20/1895 in book "Karma Yoga" New York What is duty? 12/20/1895 in book "Karma Yoga" New York Patanjali's Yoga aphorisms 12/21/1895   New York Prana 12/21/1895 in book "Raja Yoga" New York The teacher of spirituality 12/23/1895   New York The need of symbols 12/23/1895   New York We help ourselves, not the world 01/03/1896 in book "Karma Yoga" New York Non-attachment is the complete self-abnegation 01/03/1896 in book "Karma Yoga" New York Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms 01/04/1896   New York The chief symbols 01/06/1896   New York The Ishta 01/06/1896   New York A study of the Sankhya philosophy 01/08/1896   New York The Atman: Its Bondage and Freedom 01/08/1896 in book "Jnana Yoga" New York Freedom 01/10/1896 in book "Karma Yoga" New York The ideal of Karma-Yoga 01/10/1896 in book "Karma Yoga" New York Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms 01/11/1896   New York The control of psychic Prana 01/11/1896 in book "Raja Yoga" New York The ideal of a universal religion 01/12/1896   New York Sankhya and Vedanta 01/15/1896   New York Soul, nature and God 01/15/1896   New York Immortality 01/17/1896 in book "Jnana Yoga" New York Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms 01/18/1896   01/18/96 Pratyahara and Dharana 01/18/1896 in book "Raja Yoga" 01/18/96 The Cosmos: The Macrocosm 01/19/1896 in book "Jnana Yoga" New York Bhakti Yoga (unedited) 01/20/1896 J.J. Goodwin New York The free soul 01/22/1896   New York The way to blessedness 01/22/1896   New York Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms 01/25/1896   New York Dhyana and Samadhi 01/25/1896 in book "Raja Yoga" New York The Cosmos: The Microcosm 01/26/1896 in book "Jnana Yoga" New York The preparatory renunciation 01/27/1896   New York The Bhakta's renunciation 01/27/1896   New York One existence appearing as many 01/29/1896   New York The Mundaka Upanishad 01/29/1896   New York Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms 02/01/1896   New York Raja Yoga in brief 02/01/1896 in book "Raja Yoga" New York The Atman 02/02/1896 in book "Jnana Yoga" Brooklyn The Naturalness of Bhakti Yoga 02/03/1896   New York The forms of love - manifestation 02/03/1896   New York Universal love 02/03/1896   New York Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi 02/05/1896   New York Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms 02/08/1896   New York The higher knowledge and the higher love are One 02/10/1896   New York The triangle of love 02/10/1896   New York The God of love 02/10/1896   New York Steps of Hindu philosophical thought 02/12/1896   New York Human representation of the divine ideal of love 02/17/1896   New York Conclusion 02/17/1896   New York Unity, the goal of religion 1896   New York The Vedanta Philosophy 03/25/1896   Harvard University, Boston The spirit and influence of Vedanta 03/28/1896   Twentieth Century Club, Boston History of the Aryan Race 05/07/1896 London Methods and purpose of religion 05/14/1896   London The Necessity of Religion 06/07/1896 in book "Jnana Yoga" London The Real And Apparent Man 06/21/1896 in book "Jnana Yoga" New York Basis for psychic or spiritual research 07/1896     Vedanta as a factor in civilisation 10/06/1896   London Vedic Religious Ideals 10/13(?)/1896 London Maya and Illusion 10/15(?)1896 in book "Jnana Yoga" London Maya and the Evolution of the Conception of God 10/20/1896 in book "Jnana Yoga" London Maya and Freedom 10/22/1896 in book "Jnana Yoga" London God in Everything 10/27/1896 in book "Jnana Yoga" London Realisation 10/29/1896 in book "Jnana Yoga" London The Absolute and Manifestation prob 10/1896 in book "Jnana Yoga" London Vedanta and Privilege prob 10/1896   London Unity in Diversity 11/03/1896 in book "Jnana Yoga" London The Freedom of the Soul 11/05/1896 in book "Jnana Yoga" London Reason and religion 11/18/1896 London Ramakrishna Paramahamsa prob 11/1896 (combined with "My Master") London Privilege 12/06/1896   Sesame Club, London The Real Nature of Man 1896 in book "Jnana Yoga" London First public lecture in the East 01/15/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Colombo Vedantism 01/24/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Jaffna Reply to the address of welcome at Pamban 01/26/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Pamban, Tamil Nadu Address at the Rameswaram Temple on real worship 01/27/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu Reply to the address of welcome at Ramnad 01/29/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Ramnad, Tamil Nadu Reply to the address of welcome at Paramakudi 02/01/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu Reply to the address of welcome at Shivaganga and Manamadura 02/01/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Shivaganga and Manamadura, Tamil Nadu Reply to the address of welcome at Madura 02/02/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Madura, Tamil Nadu The mission of the Vedanta 02/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu Reply to the address of welcome at Madras 02/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Madras My plan of campaign 02/09/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Victoria Public Hall, Madras The work before us 02/09/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Triplicane Literary Society, Madras The sages of India 02/11/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Madras Vedanta in its application to Indian life 02/13/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Madras The future of India 02/14/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Harmston's Circus Pavillion, Madras On charity 1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora"   Address of welcome presented at Calcutta and reply 1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora"   The Vedanta in all its phases 1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora"   Address of welcome at Almora and reply 1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora"   Vedic teaching in theory and practice 1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora"   Bhakti 1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Sialkote, Punjab The common bases of Hinduism 1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Lahore Bhakti 11/09/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Lahore The Vedanta 11/12/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Lahore Vedantism 12/20/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Maharaja of Khetri's Bungalow, Khetri The influence of Indian spiritual thought in England 03/11/1898 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Star Theater, Calcutta Sannyasa: Its ideal and practice 06/19/1899 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Belur Math Work and its secret 01/04/1900   Los Angeles Christ The Messenger 01/07/1900   Los Angeles The Powers of the mind 01/08/1900   Los Angeles Women in India 01/18/1900   Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, CA My life and mission 01/27/1900   Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, CA The Ramayana 01/31/1900   Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, CA The Mahabharata 02/01/1900   Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, CA Buddhistic India 02/02/1900   Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, CA The great teachers of the world 02/03/1900   Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, CA Concentration 03/16/1900   San Francisco, CA Buddha's message to the world 03/18/1900   San Francisco, CA The practice of religion (fragmentary notes) 03/18/1900   Alameda, CA Discipleship 03/29/1900   San Francisco, CA Meditation 04/03/1900   San Francisco, CA Is Vedanta the future religion? 04/08/1900   San Francisco, CA The practice of religion 04/18/1900   San Francisco, CA What have I learnt? 03/30/1901 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Dacca The religion we are born in 03/31/1901 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Dacca (open air meeting) Title Date Source/Type Locale         Response to Welcome 9/11/93 Parliament of Religions Chicago Why we Disagree 9/15/93 Parliament of Religions Chicago Paper on Hinduism 9/19/93 Parliament of Religions Chicago Religion not the crying need of India 9/20/93 Parliament of Religions Chicago Buddhism, the fulfillment of Hinduism 9/26/93 Parliament of Religions Chicago Address at the final session 9/27/93 Parliament of Religions Chicago Hindus and Christians 2/21/94 J.J. Bagley's residence Detroit Is India a benighted country? 4/5/94   Detroit Women of India 12/17/94   Cambridge Hindu religion 12/30/94   New York Indian religious thought 12/30/94   New York Soul, God and religion 3/8/95   Hartford, CT Introduction to Jnana Yoga 12/11/95   New York The first step towards Jnana 12/11/95   New York Karma in its effect on character 12/13/95 in book "Karma Yoga" New York Each is great in his own place 12/13/95 in book "Karma Yoga" New York Patanjali's Yoga aphorisms - Introduction 12/14/95   New York Introductory 12/14/95 in book "Raja Yoga" New York First steps 12/14/95 in book "Raja Yoga" New York The preparation 12/16/95   New York The first steps 12/16/95   New York Cosmology 12/18/95   New York Steps to realisation 12/18/95   New York The secret of work 12/20/95 in book "Karma Yoga" New York What is duty? 12/20/95 in book "Karma Yoga" New York Patanjali's Yoga aphorisms 12/21/95   New York Prana 12/21/95 in book "Raja Yoga" New York The teacher of spirituality 12/23/95   New York The need of symbols 12/23/95   New York We help ourselves, not the world 1/3/96 in book "Karma Yoga" New York Non-attachment is the complete self-abnegation 1/3/96 in book "Karma Yoga" New York Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms 1/4/96   New York The chief symbols 1/6/96   New York The Ishta 1/6/96   New York A study of the Sankhya philosophy 1/8/96   New York The Atman: Its Bondage and Freedom 1/8/96 in book "Jnana Yoga" New York Freedom 1/10/96 in book "Karma Yoga" New York The ideal of Karma-Yoga 1/10/96 in book "Karma Yoga" New York Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms 1/11/96   New York The control of psychic Prana 1/11/96 in book "Raja Yoga" New York The ideal of a universal religion 1/12/96   New York Sankhya and Vedanta 1/15/96   New York Soul, nature and God 1/15/96   New York Immortality 1/17/96 in book "Jnana Yoga" New York Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms 1/18/96   01/18/96 Pratyahara and Dharana 1/18/96 in book "Raja Yoga" 01/18/96 The Cosmos: The Macrocosm 1/19/96 in book "Jnana Yoga" New York Bhakti Yoga (unedited) 1/20/96 J.J. Goodwin New York The free soul 1/22/96   New York The way to blessedness 1/22/96   New York Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms 1/25/96   New York Dhyana and Samadhi 1/25/96 in book "Raja Yoga" New York The Cosmos: The Microcosm 1/26/96 in book "Jnana Yoga" New York The preparatory renunciation 1/27/96   New York The Bhakta's renunciation 1/27/96   New York One existence appearing as many 1/29/96   New York The Mundaka Upanishad 1/29/96   New York Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms 2/1/96   New York Raja Yoga in brief 2/1/96 in book "Raja Yoga" New York The Atman 2/2/96 in book "Jnana Yoga" Brooklyn The Naturalness of Bhakti Yoga 2/3/96   New York The forms of love - manifestation 2/3/96   New York Universal love 2/3/96   New York Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi 2/5/96   New York Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms 2/8/96   New York The higher knowledge and the higher love are One 2/10/96   New York The triangle of love 2/10/96   New York The God of love 2/10/96   New York Steps of Hindu philosophical thought 2/12/96   New York Human representation of the divine ideal of love 2/17/96   New York Conclusion 2/17/96   New York Unity, the goal of religion 1896   New York The Vedanta Philosophy 3/25/96   Harvard University, Boston The spirit and influence of Vedanta 3/28/96   Twentieth Century Club, Boston History of the Aryan Race 5/7/96 London Methods and purpose of religion 5/14/96   London The Necessity of Religion 6/7/96 in book "Jnana Yoga" London The Real And Apparent Man 6/21/96 in book "Jnana Yoga" New York Basis for psychic or spiritual research 7/96     Vedanta as a factor in civilisation 10/6/96   London Vedic Religious Ideals 10/13(?)/96 London Maya and Illusion 10/15(?)96 in book "Jnana Yoga" London Maya and the Evolution of the Conception of God 10/20/96 in book "Jnana Yoga" London Maya and Freedom 10/22/96 in book "Jnana Yoga" London God in Everything 10/27/96 in book "Jnana Yoga" London Realisation 10/29/96 in book "Jnana Yoga" London The Absolute and Manifestation prob 10/96 in book "Jnana Yoga" London Vedanta and Privilege prob 10/96   London Unity in Diversity 11/3/96 in book "Jnana Yoga" London The Freedom of the Soul 11/5/96 in book "Jnana Yoga" London Reason and religion 11/18/96 London Ramakrishna Paramahamsa prob 11/96 (combined with "My Master") London Privilege 12/6/96   Sesame Club, London The Real Nature of Man 1896 in book "Jnana Yoga" London First public lecture in the East 1/15/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Colombo Vedantism 1/24/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Jaffna Reply to the address of welcome at Pamban 1/26/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Pamban, Tamil Nadu Address at the Rameswaram Temple on real worship 1/27/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu Reply to the address of welcome at Ramnad 1/29/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Ramnad, Tamil Nadu Reply to the address of welcome at Paramakudi 2/1/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu Reply to the address of welcome at Shivaganga and Manamadura 2/1/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Shivaganga and Manamadura, Tamil Nadu Reply to the address of welcome at Madura 2/2/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Madura, Tamil Nadu The mission of the Vedanta 2/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu Reply to the address of welcome at Madras 2/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Madras My plan of campaign 2/9/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Victoria Public Hall, Madras The work before us 2/9/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Triplicane Literary Society, Madras The sages of India 2/11/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Madras Vedanta in its application to Indian life 2/13/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Madras The future of India 2/14/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Harmston's Circus Pavillion, Madras On charity 1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora"   Address of welcome presented at Calcutta and reply 1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora"   The Vedanta in all its phases 1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora"   Address of welcome at Almora and reply 1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora"   Vedic teaching in theory and practice 1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora"   Bhakti 1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Sialkote, Punjab The common bases of Hinduism 1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Lahore Bhakti 11/9/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Lahore The Vedanta 11/12/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Lahore Vedantism 12/20/1897 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Maharaja of Khetri's Bungalow, Khetri The influence of Indian spiritual thought in England 3/11/1898 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Star Theater, Calcutta Sannyasa: Its ideal and practice 6/19/1899 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Belur Math Work and its secret 1/4/1900   Los Angeles Christ The Messenger 1/7/1900   Los Angeles The Powers of the mind 1/8/1900   Los Angeles Women in India 1/18/1900   Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, CA My life and mission 1/27/1900   Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, CA The Ramayana 1/31/1900   Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, CA The Mahabharata 2/1/1900   Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, CA Buddhistic India 2/2/1900   Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, CA The great teachers of the world 2/3/1900   Shakespeare Club, Pasadena, CA Concentration 3/16/1900   San Francisco, CA Buddha's message to the world 3/18/1900   San Francisco, CA The practice of religion (fragmentary notes) 3/18/1900   Alameda, CA Discipleship 3/29/1900   San Francisco, CA Meditation 4/3/1900   San Francisco, CA Is Vedanta the future religion? 4/8/1900   San Francisco, CA The practice of religion 4/18/1900   San Francisco, CA What have I learnt? 3/30/1901 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Dacca The religion we are born in 3/31/1901 in book "Lectures from Colombo to Almora" Dacca (open air meeting)

 

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