Author: Rajiv Mehrotra
Foreword/Introduction: His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 476
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788129114488
Description
Born in the village of Trikkur, Kerala, on 15 December 1908, SWAMI RANGANATHANANDA joined the Ramakrishna Order, the international spiritual and cultural movement founded by Swami Vivekananda. He was formally initiated into sannyasa by Swami Shivananda, one of the eminent disciples of Sri Ramakrishna and the second president of the Order. Swami Ranganathananda was the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. He was an internationally acclaimed speaker whose stirring eloquence captivated thousands of people in India and abroad. In 1986 he was awarded the first Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration.
‘Man in his essential nature, is divine; behind the finite man is the Atman, ever free, ever pure, and ever luminous.’
- Swami Ranganathananda
Contents
Foreword by his Holiness The Dalai Lama
Introduction
An Introduction to Study of the Gita
How to be an Ideal Householder
Way to Attain Bliss in Old Age
Our Spiritual Heritage
The Spiritual Life of the Indian People
Science and Religion
Divine Gall – An Interview with Swami Ranganathanandaji
Philosophy of Service
India’s Educational Vision
Bhagvan Buddha and Our Heritage
The Christ We Adore
The Message of Prophet Muhammad
Sri Ramakrishna and Universal Religion
The message of sri Ramakrishna
Sarada Devi, the Holy Mother
Sarada devi: The Crowning Glory of Indian Womanhood
Swami Vivekananda: His Central Theme
Swami Vivekananda: His Life and Mission
The Meeting of East and West In Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda and Modern India
Swami Vivekananda and Our Youths