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Centred in Truth: Selected writings, reminiscences, memorial lecture programmes

Author : Shelley Brown

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Page : 488 pages

File Size : 48,22 MB

Release : 2001

Category : Biography & Autobiography

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This is the first major work about Swami Nitya-swarup-ananda (1899-1992)-the visionary monk of the Ramakrishna Order who created the UNESCO-acclaimed Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture in Calcutta and who spent a lifetime striving to bring the timeless wisdom of Vedanta into the mainstream of global thought and endeavour. His plans for a humane world civilisation inspired some of the greatest public figures of our time. Centred in Truth captures the spiritual elegance of the man-his irresistible personality and his intellectual genius that drew the world's elite to his door. Beautifully written and richly illustrated, this two-volume work brings the Swami's life and work into focus from many points of view-through biography and memoir, writings and reminiscences-to create an unforgettable portrait of a contemporary sage.





A Heart Poured Out

Author : Marie Louise Burke

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Page : 484 pages

File Size : 29,95 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Biography & Autobiography

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This acclaimed biography takes readers on a powerful spiritual journey through Sister Gargi's vivid portrait of Swami Ashokananda as he taught Vedanta in America and turned his disciples' lives toward enlightenment. "Soul-stirring account of a brilliant and accomplished spiritual teacher in the West." - Huston Smith; "Compelling remembrance of a saintly life." - Library Journal; "A unique and rapturously written biography." - Midwest Book Review; "Sister Gargi has inspired thousands with her writings." - Light of Consciousness.



A Disciple's Journal

Author : Marie Louise Burke

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 40,44 MB

Release : 2003

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ISBN : 9780970636829

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This is Sister Gargi's personal account of her spiritual training over two decades by Swami Ashokananda (1893-1969), the illustrious spiritual teacher of the Ramakrishna Order who headed the Vedanta Society of Northern California. Her journal starts in 1950 when the Swami started to teach her meditation in the Hindu tradition of Vedanta. Marie Louise Burke, as she was then known, went on to become a prominent literary figure in the Vedanta movement and later a respected monastic. This story takes readers on a powerful inner journey as Swami Ashokananda transforms the author's self-doubt into a rich and joyful spiritual quest.



Shafts of Light

Author : Sister Gargi

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 40,9 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Body, Mind & Spirit

ISBN : 9780970636836

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This is a valuable new guide to the practice of Vedanta and inner yoga: a priceless collection of spiritual instructions from Swami Ashokananda (1893-1969) to his close American disciples. Vedanta's eternal truths come alive in Swami Ashokananda's down-to-earth words of encouragement and advice. More than eight hundred passages for contemplation shed light on the spiritual path. Early chapters such as "The Agony of Conflict" and "The Secrets of Suffering" show how to cope with common problems; later chapters such as "Be Calm" and "Meditate" guide readers toward a higher state of consciousness.





The Glory of Monastic Life

Author : Swami Bhajanananda

Publisher : Advaita Ashrama (A Publication House of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)

Page : 67 pages

File Size : 29,65 MB

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Category : Religion

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This book discusses the traditional modes of monasticism and compares them with the modern monastic way of life as seen in the Ramakrishna Order. With the changing times, monasticism too has to grow and assume new forms to adapt to the new situations. Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda brought about this change in the outward form of Indian monasticism without deviating from the eternal principles. Here the readers will get an overview of monasticism in general, and the Ramakrishna monasticism in particular. Published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, India.



Orientalism and Religion

Author : Richard King

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 300 pages

File Size : 31,25 MB

Release : 2013-04-03

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1134632347

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Orientalism and Religion offers us a timely discussion of the implications of contemporary post-colonial theory for the study of religion. Richard King examines the way in which notions such as mysticism, religion, Hinduism and Buddhism are taken for granted. He shows us how religion needs to be reinterpreted along the lines of cultural studies. Drawing on a variety of post-structuralist and post-colonial thinkers, such as Foucault, Gadamer, Said, and Spivak, King provides us with a challenging series of reflections on the nature of Religious Studies and Indology.



How to Become a Hindu

Author : Subramuniya (Master.)

Publisher : Himalayan Academy Publications

Page : 411 pages

File Size : 21,4 MB

Release : 2000

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0945497822

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"A history-making manual,interreligious study and names list, with stories by Westerners who entered Hinduism and Hindus who deepened their faith"--Cove