Swami Vivekananda was one of a handful of people recognized as a true saint by no less than Mahatma Gandhi.

General information on Swami Vivekananda:

http://www.ramakrishna.org/sv.htm

He was also one of the first people to bring Eastern religion to the West (the turn of the previous century).

In 1893, he spoke at the Parliament of World Religions (in Chicago?).  Apparently, an audio tape was made of the speech.

I know that, at the time, Edison was going around and recording important and interesting people.  I know that he caught Walt Whitman on tape and a former slave.  Perhaps he or one of his associates made these tapes.

Some are available for download (free) at:


http://www.theuniversalwisdom.org/categ … vekananda/

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And some are available on You Tube

Swami Vivekananda Speech at Chicago - Welcome Address


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxUzKoIt5aM

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Swami Vivekananda Chicago Speech - Why we disagree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShrD0zjP … re=related

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Polytheism, Pantheism, Idol Worship in Hinduism(Part XIII)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPCGixTp … re=related


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Religion of VEDAs - Paper On Hinduism (Part I)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fN_n1nG … re=related