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Swami Vivekananda in India
Swami Vivekananda in india: A Corrective Biography attempts to inform the reader accurately about his life both before and after his historic visits to the West. Much material has been translated anew from original Bengali books. At the same time it challenges current popular and pious notions held about this humanitarian-monk. The four major chapters in this book are about his meetings with Sri Ramakrishna, his travels in India during 1886-1893, media waves about him in India, and his triumphant return from the West in 1897. Analysis of original eyewitness reports in both India and Western newspapers and periodicals forms an integral part of this biography.
A Comprehensive Biography of Swami Vivekananda
On Swami Vivekananda, 1863-1902, Hindu saint and religious leader.
Guru to the World
From the Wolfson History Prize–winning author of The Man on Devil’s Island, the definitive biography of Vivekananda, the Indian monk who shaped the intellectual and spiritual history of both East and West. Few thinkers have had so enduring an impact on both Eastern and Western life as Swami Vivekananda, the Indian monk who inspired the likes of Freud, Gandhi, and Tagore. Blending science, religion, and politics, Vivekananda introduced Westerners to yoga and the universalist school of Hinduism called Vedanta. His teachings fostered a more tolerant form of mainstream spirituality in Europe and North America and forever changed the Western relationship to meditation and spirituality. Guru t...
Religious Studies and Comparative Methodology
A contribution to the methodology of religious studies, this work discusses using comparison to provide mutual illumination among religious traditions while avoiding the problem of assimilating one tradition to another.
Approaches to Human Development
In giving his mantra towards the highest development and fulfilment of human beings and in inspiring human beings everywhere to take it up, Vivekananda not only built a bridge between the classical and the contemporary but also made a lasting contribution to human thought. Published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, this book gives an interpretation to Swami Vivekananda’s approaches to human development in terms of the three leading concepts of formation, consolidation, and articulation.
The Monk as Man
An intimate portrait of the little-known aspects of Swami Vivekananda’s life. Wandering mystic, India’s spiritual ambassador to the West and founder of the Ramakrishna Mission, Swami Vivekananda awakened India’s masses to the country’s spiritual richness while stressing the importance of scientific inquiry. These aspects of Swamiji’s life have been well chronicled by Swamiji himself, through his letters, speeches and writings; his own brothers who between them have written more than a hundred books; his co-disciples, disciples and others whose lives were enriched by their interactions with him; and, more than a century after his death, followers who had only read or heard of the ma...
Great Indian Sant
Indian religions , especially Hinduism , Jainism , Sikhism and Buddhism , the saintly man is revered as "truth-exemplary" for his knowledge of "self , truth and reality". In Sikhism it is used to describe human beings who have attained spiritual enlightenment and divine wisdom and power by uniting with God. A saint has an important place in the life of a devotee. The importance of a saint is also mentioned in Hindu scriptures. According to Hindu scriptures, by taking refuge in a true saint and performing devotional service according to the scriptures, the worshiper becomes free from the diseases of birth and death. The identity of a true saint has also been told in the holy scriptures of Hin...
Vedanta for the West
"This important book fills a gap in our knowledge.... Highly recommended."Â -- Library Journal "... highly recommended... " -- Choice "With admirable clarity and remarkable brevity, Jackson surveys the history of the movement and raises... important issues... " -- The Journal of American History An important history of the Ramakrishna movement, the very first and in many ways the most important Asian religious group to appear in the United States.
The Biography Of Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda, born Narendranath Datta, was a key figure in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world. He is best remembered for his speech at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893, where he addressed the audience as "Sisters and Brothers of America." In "Messenger Of Indian Wisdom," Sushmita Dutta delves deep into the life and teachings of Vivekananda, portraying his profound influence both in India and abroad. The biography traces Vivekananda's journey from his early life in Kolkata to his travels in America and Europe, emphasizing his role in revitalizing Indian spirituality and introducing Vedanta philosophy to the world. Through Dutta's detailed account, readers get a glimpse of Vivekananda's commitment to social service, his views on religion, and his unwavering love for humanity.
