Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, 9 Vols. - Hardcover

Vivekananda, Swami

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8185301751 ISBN 13: 9788185301754

Publisher: Vedanta Pr, 2003

Synopsis

A huge collection of all the books, lectures, letters, and poetry of Swami Vivekananda in 9 volumes, hardback.

In these volumes we have not only a gospel to the world at large, but also, to its own children, the Charter of the Hindu faith. For the first time in history, Hinduism itself forms here the subject of generalization of a Hindu mind of the highest order. What Hinduism had needed was the organizing and consolidating of its own idea, a rock where she could lie at anchor, and an authoritative utterance in which she might recognize herself. What the world had needed was a faith that had no fear of truth. Both are found in the words and writings of Swami Vivekananda. It is the latest gospel of a modern Prophet of religion and spirituality to the mankind.--thus, Sister Nivedita

Please see 8175054115 for the subsidized paperback set of only 8 volumes. (The 9th paperback volume is published separately and in a different format--isbn: 817505185X)

About this title

From the Author:

Swami Vivekananda is regarded in India as a patriot and saint. He came to the United States and spoke at the World's Parliament of Religion in Chicago.

After the Parliament, the Swami traveled throughout the United States and England lecturing and giving the Western world his best teachings on Vedanta, teachings that seemed customized for the particular needs of the western mind. His first book on the yoga of meditation was assembled and published as Raja Yoga. Later came out a collection of his talks on the intellectually demanding approach Jnana Yoga, and finally, talks on the yoga approaches that suit most people Karma and Bhakti Yoga. A series of private talks to his most serious students at Thousand Islands Park in New York was later published as Inspired Talks.

After four years, Vivekananda finally returned to India for a hero's welcome. Here he was able to put many of his ideas in practice such as service to the poor, education, hospitals, and relief in times of natural disaster. A major day came in 1899 when the permanent headquarters of his brother monks, called the Ramakrishna Order of India, was consecrated.

Review:

His words are great music, phrases in the style of Beethoven, stirring rhythms like the march of Handel choruses. I cannot touch these sayings of his, scattered as they are through the pages of books at thirty years' distance, without receiving a thrill through my body like an electric shock. And what shocks, what transports must have been produced when in burning words they issued from the lips of a hero --Romain Rolland, famed 19th-century author

About this edition

• Publisher: Vedanta Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 8185301751
• ISBN 13: 9788185301754
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 4961