The Upanishads - Softcover

Paramananda, Swami

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1516938771 ISBN 13: 9781516938773

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

The Upanishads by Swami Paramanda is an interpretation of one of Indias most sacred ancient texts. The wisdom and beauty within these words is deep, and will resonate deeply with all who read its pages. All profits from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project, a project that aims to promote peace and harmony in the world, to learn more about the Freeriver project please visit the website; www.freerivercommunity.com

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About the Author:

Swami Paramananda was born on 5 February 1884 as Suresh Chandra Guha-Thakurta, the youngest son of a prestigious family, in the village of Banaripara. The village is in the district of Barisal, which was then part of East Bengal in British India and is now part of Bangladesh. His father, Ananda Mohan Guha-Thakurta, was well known as a progressive, a champion for women’s education, a legacy he was to pass along to his sons. His mother, Brahmamoyee Basu, bore eight children before dying of cancer in her early forties, when Suresh was nine years old. Suresh was known for his affectionate nature and cheerfulness. When Suresh was sixteen, his father began to lose his eyesight. As a result, Suresh read devotional texts aloud and one that was particularly compelling was a collection of “Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna,” a revered saint who had died fourteen years prior. On his seventeenth birthday, Suresh joined a group of older men from the village in a journey to Belur Math to visit the monastery and temple founded by Ramakrishna’s disciples. There he met his teacher, Vivekananda, who was the foremost disciple of Ramakrishna and the first swami to teach in America.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1516938771
• ISBN 13: 9781516938773
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 50