Vivekananda se basiese leerstellings in die Afrikaan taal - ( Vivekananda's basic teachings in the African language )

Swami Vivekananda (1863 - 1902), die groot monnik en salie van Indië, is 150 jaar oud hierdie jaar. Hy leer ons die volgende:

1. Geloof is die manifestasie van die Godheid reeds in die mens

2. My ideale inderdaad gesê kan word in 'n paar woorde, en dit is: om te verkondig aan die mensdom hul godheid, en hoe om te maak dit kom uit in elke beweging van die lewe.

3. Moedvolheid is die eerste teken van godsdiens

4. Veroordeel geeneen. As jy kan, dan sit 'n helpende hand. As jy nie kan nie, jou hande vou, seën jou broers (en susters), en laat hulle gaan hul eie manier.

Some of the Teachings of Swami Vivekananda - in English

1. Religion is the manifestation of the Divinity already in man 

2.  My ideal, indeed, can be put into a few words, and that is: to preach unto mankind their divinity, and how to make it manifest in every movement of life.

3. The first sign of your becoming religious is that you are becoming cheerful 

4. Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way. 

English adaptation for translating into Afrikaans :

Swami Vivekananda (1863 - 1902), the great monk and sage of India, is 150 years old this year.He teaches us the following:

1. Religion is the manifestation of the Holy already in man

2. My ideal indeed can be said in a few words, and that is: to preach unto mankind their divinity, and how to make it come out in every movement of life.

3. Courage fullness is the first sign of religion

4. Do not condemn. If you can, put a helping hand. If you can not, fold your hands, bless your brothers (and sisters), and let them go their own way.

Afrikaans translation of the adaptation : 


Swami Vivekananda (1863 - 1902), die groot monnik en salie van Indië, is 150 jaar oud hierdie jaar. Hy leer ons die volgende:

1. Geloof is die manifestasie van die Heilige reeds in die mens

2. My ideale inderdaad gesê kan word in 'n paar woorde, en dit is: om te verkondig aan die mensdom hul godheid, en hoe om te maak dit kom uit in elke beweging van die lewe.

3. Courage volheid is die eerste teken van godsdiens

4. Moenie veroordeel nie. As jy kan, sit 'n helpende hand. As jy nie kan nie, jou hande vou, seën jou broers (en susters), en laat hulle gaan hul eie manier.

هناك واحد فقط الخطيئة (Vivekananda's teaching in Arabic)

There is only one sin :

Do not think something  impossible. It is the greatest heresy to think it. There is only one sin - to say that something is weak - Thus taught Swami Vivekananda

re-written as :

I do not think there is anything impossible. It is the greatest heresy to think. There is only one sin - to say that there is anything weak - Swami Vivekananda taught this

and translated into Arabic as :

أنا لا أعتقد أن هناك أي شيء مستحيل. فمن أعظم بدعة في التفكير. هناك خطيئة واحدة فقط - القول بأن هناك شيء ضعيف - تدرس سوامي فيفيكاناندا هذا