{"product_id":"12697-the-complete-works-of-swami-vivekananda-9-volume-set","title":"The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda  (9-Volume Set)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Swami Vivekananda\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Advaita Ashram\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2008\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 4972\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8185301468\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow available in paper back edition also, these volumes contain swami vivekanand's speeches and writings, as well as numerous epistles written to his brother-disciples, disciples, admirers, and friends. There are his conversations and dialogues with his disciples and intimate associates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year 1988 happens to be the 125th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, as he was born on 12 January 1863. His life's mission was to propagate the lofty teaching of the Vedanta, in the light of the realizations of his Master, Sri Ramakrishna, throughout the world, and to regenerate his Motherland in tune with her ancient tradition and inherent genius. Towards this end, he bent all his energies and passed away before he was forty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis Complete Works contain his speeches and writings, as well as numerous epistles written to his brother-dis-ciples, disciples, admirers, and friends. There are his conversations and dialogues with his disciples and intimate associates. In sending forth these volumes at a cheaper price, it is our earnest prayer that the Youth the world over may take advantage of this (Swamiji's) fountain of wisdom of spirit and fire, imbibe even in a small measure his immortal message of the Vedanta, and capture even to a small degree his intense love for the Motherland, which was to him the queen of his adoration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe section Reports in American Newspapers, added newly, is from Swami Vivekananda in America: New Discoveries copyrighted by the Vedanta society of Northern California, San Francisco, U S A. The Index, introduced in the eighth edition, is revised to include the new references.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the greatest lesson I have learnt in my life is to pay as much attention to the means of work as to its end. He was a great man from whom I learnt it, and his own life was  practical demonstration of this great principle. I have been always leaning great lessons from that one principle, and it appears to me that all the secret of success is there; to pay as much attention to the mans as to the end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur great defect in life is that we are so much drawn to the ideal, the goal is so much more enchanting, so much more alluring, so much bigger in our mental horizon, that we lose sight of the details altogether.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this edition, Buddhistic India, a lecture hitherto unpublished in this series, is included. The Index has been revised to include new references.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this edition are added some reports about Swami Vivekananda and his speeches appearing in the American press of those days. These were published in 1958 in our book, Swami Vivekananda in America: New Discoveries, copyrighted by the Vedanta society f Northern California, San Francisco, U S A. The reports are reproduced without any change of spelling or correction of factual mistakes, which are obvious, though footnotes are often added for helping the readers. The headings are mostly ours, and some explanatory words are inserted in the texts within square brackets. The Index which was added in the last printing has been revised accordingly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe best definition given of Bhakti-Yoga is perhaps embodied in the verse: May that love undying which the non-discriminating have for the fleeting objects of the senses never leave this heart of mine-of me who seek after Thee! We see what a strong love men, who do not know any better, have for sense-objects, for money, dress, their wives, children, friends, and possessions. What a tremendous clinging they have to all these thing! So in the above prayer the sage says, I will have that attachment, that tremendous clinging, only to Thee. This love, when given to god, is called Bhakti.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this edition the book has undergone thorough  revision and as in other volumes an Index is added to help easy reference. Many of the epistles have been printed in full instead of the excerpts of the previous editions. The section Questions and Answers has been enlarged with corresponding matter form the seventh and eighth volumes, and the section sayings and Utterances ahs been similarly supplemented from the sixth volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this edition the volume has undergone thorough revision. The three lectures, worshipper and worshipped, formal Worship, and Divine Love and reproduced from Vedanta and the West with the kind permission of the Vedanta Society of Southern California by whom is reserved the copyright for America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Index to the Complete works is in the Press, and will soon come out as a separate booklet. It is not appended to this book, with a view to benefit the holders of the other volumes, as well as to give facility for its frequent reprints necessitated by different paginations unavoidable in each subsequent edition of the several volumes. The proposed Glossary has been left out as unnecessary, since nearly every Indian word has been given its equivalent in its proper place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince the time the Seventh Volume of the Complete Works of the Swami Vivekananda was published, we have been able to gather much fresh matter unpublished before either in book form or in this series. Most of this matter was secure through the help of the several devoted admirers of the Swami in America and Europe, and the Section on Notes of class Talks and Lectures as well as many of the epistles belong to this category. We are also indebted to The Ramakrishna Math, Baghbazar, Calcutta, and The Ramakrishna Math, Madras for permission to include some matter from their publications in this Volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty-five years have elapsed since the Eight Volume of the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda appeared for the first time.  Some of the speeches and writings which came to light after the publication of the Eight Volume, and more material which continued to be discovered was published in the monumental works of Marie Louise Burke and Prof. Shankar Prasad Basu and in the monthly journal Prabuddha Bharata.  Some of the material was preserved in different archives in India and America.  The need for bringing together all the new matter in a separate Volume has been felt for a long time.  It is with the idea of fulfilling this need that the Ninth Volume of the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda is now being brought out.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nRegarding the major works in this Volume, it should be noted that original text or Xeroxed drafts of the Swami’s handwritten works have been obtained whenever possible; otherwise the most accurate typescripts available have been utilized as sources. In the case of the newspaper reports – which are the only known typescripts of particular lectures and classes – the most complete versions available have been reproduced. \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe source for each work of this volume has been cited, sometimes with abbreviation.  The direct or indirect sources for letters of this volume are given separately in Appendix III.  A chronological Index to all the letters of the Complete Works Vol I to Vol IX with relevant information about the addressee is supplied in Appendix I.  In Appendix II an Addressee-wise Index to all the letter of Vol I and Vol IX has been added. \r\n\r\nREVIEW\/COMMENT\r\n\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these volumes, we have what is not only a gospel to the world at large, but also, to its own children, the Charter of the Hindu Faith. What Hinduism needed, amidst the general disintegration of the modern era, was a rock where she could lie at anchor, an authoritative utterance in which she might recognize herself. What the world had needed was a faith that had no fear or truth. Both these are found in the words and writings of Swami Vivekananda.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time in history Hinduism itself forms here the subject of generalization of a Hindu mind of the highest order. For ages to come the Hindu man who would teach her children, what was the faith of their ancestors will turn to the pages of these books for assurance and light. Long after the English language has disappeared from India, through that language, to the world, will remain and bear its fruit in East and West alike. -- Sister Nivedita\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVOLUME 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAddresses at the Parliament of Religions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKarma-Yoga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaja-Yoga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLectures and Discourses\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWork and Its Secret\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Powers of the Mind\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHints on Practical Spirituality \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBhakti or Devotion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJnana-Yoga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePractical Vedanta and Other Lectures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReports in American Newspapers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLectures and Discourses\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBhakti-Yoga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePara-Bhakti or Supreme Devotion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLectures from Colombo to Almora\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReports in American Newspapers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuddhistic India\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAddresses on Bhakti-Yoga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLectures and Discourses \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritings: Prose and Poems Prose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslation of Writings: Prose \u0026amp; Poems Prose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoems \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpistles-First Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes from Lectures and Discourses\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuestions and Answers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConversations and Dialogues\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaying and Utterances\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritings: Prose and Poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLectures and Discourses\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes of Class Talks and Lectures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritings: Prose and Poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpistles-(Second Series)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConversations and Dialogues\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired Talks \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConversations and Dialogues\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslation of Writings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes of Class Talks and Lectures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpistles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVOLUME 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLectures and Discourses\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritings: Prose and Poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes of Class Talks and Lectures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSayings and Utterances\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpistles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume 9 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nPreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgment and Abbreviation\u003cbr\u003eLETTERS (FIFTH SERIES)\u003cbr\u003eLECTURES AND DISCOURSES\u003cbr\u003eThe women of India\u003cbr\u003eThe First Step towards Jnana\u003cbr\u003eBhakti-Yoga\u003cbr\u003eThe Mundaka Upanishad\u003cbr\u003eHistory of the Aryan Race\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOTES OF LECTURES AND CLASSES\u003cbr\u003eThe Religion of India\u003cbr\u003eChrist’s Message to the world\u003cbr\u003eMohammed’s Message to the world\u003cbr\u003eClass lessons in Meditation\u003cbr\u003eThe Gita\u003cbr\u003eThe Gita – I\u003cbr\u003eThe Gita – III\u003cbr\u003eGita Class\u003cbr\u003eRemarks from Various Lectures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWRITINGS: PROSE AND POEMS\u003cbr\u003e(Original and Translated)\u003cbr\u003eThe Ether\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eLecture Notes\u003cbr\u003eMacrocosm and Microcosm\u003cbr\u003eFootnotes to the Imitation of Christ\u003cbr\u003eThe Plague Manifesto\u003cbr\u003eOne Circle More\u003cbr\u003eFacsimile of one Circle More\u003cbr\u003eAn Untitled Poem on Shri Ramakrishna\u003cbr\u003eAn Unfinished Poem\u003cbr\u003eBhartrihari’s Verses on Renunciation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONVERSATIONS AND INTERVIEWS\u003cbr\u003eEXCERPTS FROM SISTER NIVEDITA”S BOOK:\u003cbr\u003eNotes of Some Wanderings with the Swami Vivekananda\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003eChapter I: The House on the Ganges\u003cbr\u003eChapter II: At Nainital and Almora\u003cbr\u003eChapter III: Morning Talks at Almora\u003cbr\u003eChapter IV: On the way to Kathgodam\u003cbr\u003eChapter V: On the way to Baramulla\u003cbr\u003eChapter VI: The Vale of Kashmir\u003cbr\u003eChapter VII: Life at Srinagar\u003cbr\u003eChapter VIII: The Temple of Pandrenthan\u003cbr\u003eChapter IX: Walks and Talks beside the Jhelum\u003cbr\u003eChapter X: The Shrine of Amarnath\u003cbr\u003eChapter XI: At Srinagar on the Return Journey\u003cbr\u003eChapter XII: The Camp under the Chennaars\u003cbr\u003eConcluding words of the Editor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSAYINGS AND UTTERANCES\u003cbr\u003eNEWSPAPER REPORTS\u003cbr\u003ePart I: American Newspaper Reports\u003cbr\u003ePart II: European Newspaper Reports\u003cbr\u003ePart III: Indian Newspaper Reports\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX I: Chronological, Index\u003cbr\u003eTo Swami Vivekananda’s Letters (Complete Works, I-IX)\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIS II: Addressee Index\u003cbr\u003eTo Swami Vivekananda’s Letters (Complete Works, I-IX)\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX III: Source Index\u003cbr\u003eTo Swami Vivekananda’s Letters (Complete Works, IX)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Swami Vivekananda \/ Advaita Ashram \/ Paperback","offer_id":40789017165993,"sku":"12697","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/12697.jpg?v=1625567762","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/12697-the-complete-works-of-swami-vivekananda-9-volume-set","provider":"India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}