Author: Swami Krishnananda
Publisher: Divine Life Society
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 301
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8170520932
Description
The necessity which any religious adherent or spiritual seeker would feel for a book of this kind should be obvious. Generally, religion goes by rituals and performances of general routines come by way of tradition, but the mind of man, being what it is, also moves with the routine and does not always feel competent to visualize the vital role that religious observances play as vehicles which embody a deeper significance that may best be described as spiritual. There is a meaning behind every act or ritual in the religious field, even as there is a hidden purpose behind the implementation of any project or the doing of any work. Rarely are religions seen to awaken themselves to the spirit that they are expected to convey – the living flame which they enshrine and without which they remain forms without content.
Here is a precious gift to everyone who seeks assistance in probing into the philosophical depths and spiritual values behind the injunctions of the religion of man.
Contents
Publishers’ Note to the Third Edition
Preface
Introduction
What is Religion?
Sun - The Eye of the World
Siva - The Mystic Night
Rama - The Apotheosis of Human Perfection
Sankara - The Genius
Sivananda - The Fire of Sannyasa
Knowledge As a Means to Freedom
Veda Vyasa - The paragon of Power and Wisdom
Sain - A Blend of Righteousness and Godliness
Sri Krishna - The Purna- Avatara
Lord Ganesa - The Remover of Obstacles
Sri Radha - The Divine Mystery
Gurudev Sivananda - Physician of the Soul
The Esoteric significance of the Devi-Mahatmya
The Sport of the Infinite
Yajna - Quintessence of the Culture of India
Lord Skanda - The Concentrated Divine Energy
The Gospel of the Bhagavad-Gita
Lord Dattatreya - Master par Excellence
Christ - Consciousness
The Significance of Ekadasi
APPENDIX
The Awakening Message
The Purpose of Philosophy
To Thine own Self Be True
Philosopher and Administrator
About Swami Krishnananda