Chronology of Swami Vivekananda in the West

Chronology of Swami Vivekananda in the West PDF Author: Terrance D. Hohner
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ISBN: 9780970086808
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Languages : en
Pages : 183

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Chronology of Swami Vivekananda in the West

Chronology of Swami Vivekananda in the West PDF Author: Terrance D. Hohner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970086808
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 183

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Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda PDF Author: Swami Tapasyananda
Publisher: Sri Ramakrishna Math
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 201

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Swami Vivekananda’s name is becoming more and more popular across the globe. However, even today many know very little about him. Some understand and adore him, some others misunderstand and misrepresent him. Who was he really? What did he do? What were his ideas and contribution to the welfare of the individual and the collective, of India and the rest of the world? This book, authored by Revered Swami Tapasyananda Maharaj, former vice-president of the Order, powerfully and impressively answers to these questions in a nutshell.

Reports In American Newspapers -I

Reports In American Newspapers -I PDF Author: Swami Vivekananda
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9359393517
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 45

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"Reports in American Newspapers - I," a literary gem written by the great Swami Vivekananda, is a fascinating collection of interesting points of view. Within the pages of this one-of-a-kind book, the reader is taken back to a turning point in history, when Swami Vivekananda's beautiful words and deep thoughts mesmerized crowds across America. The book shows how Swami Vivekananda's lessons changed people's lives as he spoke fearlessly to different groups, igniting a spark of spiritual awakening and broadening the horizons of many. From the busy streets of Chicago to the quiet halls of Boston, his words hit people hard and made them want to question what they thought they knew and accept the universal truths that are the same everywhere. As the reader gets lost in the colorful tapestry of newspaper stories, they see an important moment in spiritual history, when East met West and Swami Vivekananda's vision was so brilliant that it changed people's lives forever.

Swami Vivekananda in the West

Swami Vivekananda in the West PDF Author: Marie Louise Burke
Publisher:
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Category : Hindus
Languages : en
Pages :

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Swami Vivekananda and Non-Hindu Traditions

Swami Vivekananda and Non-Hindu Traditions PDF Author: Stephen E. Gregg
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317047443
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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The Hindu thinker Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) was and remains an important figure both within India, and in the West, where he was notable for preaching Vedanta. Scholarship surrounding Vivekananda is dominated by hagiography and his (mis)appropriation by the political Hindu Right. This work demonstrates that Vivekananda was no simplistic pluralist, as portrayed in hagiographical texts, nor narrow exclusivist, as portrayed by some modern Hindu nationalists, but a thoughtful, complex inclusivist. The book shows that Vivekananda formulated a hierarchical and inclusivistic framework of Hinduism, based upon his interpretations of a four-fold system of Yoga. It goes on to argue that Vivekananda understood his formulation of Vedanta to be universal, and applied it freely to non-Hindu traditions, and in so doing, demonstrates that Vivekananda was consistently critical of ‘low level’ spirituality, not only in non-Hindu traditions, but also within Hinduism. Demonstrating that Vivekananda is best understood within the context of ‘Advaitic primacy’, rather than ‘Hindu chauvinism’, this book will be of interest to scholars of Hinduism and South Asian religion and of South Asian diaspora communities and religious studies more generally.

Swami Vivekananda’s History of Universal Religion and Its Potential for Global Reconciliation

Swami Vivekananda’s History of Universal Religion and Its Potential for Global Reconciliation PDF Author: Sister Gayatriprana
Publisher: Cook Communication
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 604

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This book presents in the words of Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) a history of Vedanta, the deep exploration of the inner human world going back to the most ancient rishis or seers whose testimony is still revered in India. He traces the tradition up to the beginning of the twentieth century, showing how the dynamics of social structures within Vedanta and the appearance from within Vedanta of traditions such as Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism influenced and molded the tradition. In addition, he studies the impact of the Western, Abrahamic invasions of India that began around the eleventh century CE. These brought to bear on Vedanta a worldview which operated on the assumption that the physical world was the primary reality and that the kind of radical exploration of the inner world embraced by Vedanta was highly suspect and not valid. The Vedantic tradition adapted in many different ways, producing a variety of philosophical positions that are still extant today. Along with these traditions went various forms of yoga or self-transformation, in Vedanta the key to experiencing the inner meaning of not only philosophy, but also of our human condition, and of reality itself. This tradition presents four contexts of experience (chatushpad), suggesting the “right brain” mode of approach as described by Iain McGilchrist (2009). Under the influence of Shri Ramakrishna (1836-1886) Vivekananda gained access to vijnana or a knowledge higher than those classically described and known in the chatushpad. Vijnana permitted the acceptance of not only the traditional, deeply experiential truths of Vedanta, but also of the validity of Western materialism when seen as related to each other on a continuum of consciousness to be traversed by contemporary forms of yoga. I see the result as a resolution of “right-left” brain conflict à la McGilchrist and thereby a model for universal human understanding, conciliation and co-operation. In my introduction I attempt to show how the whole picture can be related both experientially and conceptually to matrices of consciousness developed in India as far back as the early medieval period. A large glossary and index-cum concordance indicate the various contexts and depths of thought that emerge from Vivekananda’s multi-contextual vijnana.

Swami Vivekananda in India

Swami Vivekananda in India PDF Author: Rajagopal Chattopadhyaya
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120815865
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 524

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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.

Western Admirers of Ramakrishna and His Disciples

Western Admirers of Ramakrishna and His Disciples PDF Author: Gopal Stavig
Publisher: Advaita Ashrama
ISBN: 8175053348
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1002

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This classic work of research published by Advaita Ashrama, a Publication centre of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, India, brings under a single volume around 600 persons inspired by the ideals of Sri Ramakrishna and his disciples. Notable personalities whose connection with the Vedanta Movement in the West is delineated include Aldous Huxley, Arnold Toynbee, Albert Einstein, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Carl Jung, Mark Twain, J D Salinger and Joseph Campbell among others. For the scholars it is a mine of information presented precisely, and for the devotees of Ramakrishna, it is an inspiring account of western admiration for Ramakrishna and his disciples. (Pdf version).

Swami Vivekananda: A Historical Review

Swami Vivekananda: A Historical Review PDF Author: Dr. R. C. Majumdar
Publisher: Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)
ISBN: 8175058382
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages :

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Among the many biographies of Swami Vivekananda, the present book has a place of special importance, as it is a historical review of the great life and contribution of the Swami by one whose scrutiny of facts, analysis of events and unbiased search for truth won him a place of honour among the eminent historians of the twentieth century. In this book published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, India, the author has deliberately avoided discussions on mystic experiences and philosophical ideas of the Swami and has portrayed him purely on historical lines.

The East and the West

The East and the West PDF Author: Swami Vivekananda
Publisher: Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)
ISBN: 8175059079
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :

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In this book, Swami Vivekananda paints on a vast canvas the salient features of the Oriental and Occidental civilizations and shows that every nation is an expression of an idea; that every nation has got a distinctive role to play as far as the preservation and strengthening of the world order is concerned; that there ought to be swapping of these ideas with an open mind to make for a healthy world order. The author, in his inimitable style, and at times in a humorous and sarcastic vein, brings out the different colourful traits of both the Orientals and the Occidentals, which not only keep the readers engrossed, but also rouses in them a sense of respect and honour for all the civilizations of the world. Published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, India.