How to Get Along with Others Using Common Sense and Ancient Hindu Wisdom - Softcover

Swami Bhaskarananda

9781884852152: How to Get Along with Others Using Common Sense and Ancient Hindu Wisdom

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ISBN 10: 1884852157 ISBN 13: 9781884852152

Publisher: Viveka Press (Vedanta Society of Western Washington), 2013

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Drawing on the ancient Hindu sage and psychologist Kapila's Sankhya system of philosophy, and further enhanced by an abundance of common sense, Swami Bhaskarananda shows the reader how to navigate successfully the complex and daunting world of interpersonal interactions. Written in an engaging style, and interspersed with numerous personal examples spanning a variety of situations, this book is a valuable contribution to the literature on this topic.

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About the Author

Swami Bhaskarananda was born and educated in India and joined the Ramakrishna Order as a monk in January 1958. Before coming to Seattle in 1974, he was attached to the Headquarters of the Order at Belur (near Calcutta) for 13 years. He has been President of the Vedanta Society of Western Washington in Seattle since 1980. He is also the spiritual head of the Vedanta Society of Hawaii and the Vedanta Societies in Vancouver and Calgary in Canada. On invitation, the Swami has traveled extensively in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, England, France, Japan, Iceland, and the Netherlands, giving talks on Hinduism and other spiritual topics. He has also visited China, Russia, New Zealand and Australia. He is a founding member and past President of the Interfaith Council of Washington State (now called The Interfaith Network) and was an Interfaith Partner in the Church Council of Greater Seattle. The Swami is the author of seven other books, several of which have been translated into other languages including Dutch, Kannada, Portuguese, Spanish, and Telugu. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of the quarterly journal Global Vedanta.

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