Sadhana: The Realization of Life - Softcover

Tagore, Rabindranath

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1508688389 ISBN 13: 9781508688389

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

“Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it.”

Written by Nobel Prize Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, Sadhana is a profound, highly accessible introduction to India's ancient spiritual heritage. Sadhana is a collection of Tagore’s addresses, most of which he gave before the Harvard University, describing Indian beliefs, philosophy and culture from different viewpoints, often making comparison with Western thought and culture.

Few figures in history have been as important as Rabindranath Tagore in bringing Indian philosophy and spiritual teachings to the West. Although he was known primarily as a poet, his work is deeply religious, imbued with his belief that God can be found through personal purity and service to others. Sadhana (sometimes translated from the Sanskrit as "spiritual practice" or "spiritual discipline") is a beautifully written, concise distillation of the great resources of Indian philosophy. With the surge of interest in Indian spirituality, it will be welcomed with enthusiasm by readers everywhere.

I. THE RELATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE UNIVERSE

II. SOUL CONSCIOUSNESS

III. THE PROBLEM OF EVIL

IV. THE PROBLEM OF SELF

V. REALIZATION IN LOVE

VI. REALIZATION IN ACTION

VII. THE REALIZATION OF BEAUTY

VIII. THE REALIZATION OF THE INFINITE

“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.”

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Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, philosopher, visual artist, playwright, composer, and novelist whose work reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He became Asia’s first Nobel laureate when he won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1508688389
• ISBN 13: 9781508688389
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 128