At the 1893 Parliament of Religions in Chicago, Swami Vivekananda transformed Western thinking. He showed that, far from being an exotic novelty, Hinduism was an important, legitimate spiritual tradition with valuable lessons for the West. Pathways to Joy is a selection of 108 of his sacred teachings on Vedanta philosophy. In accessible and powerful prose, Vivekananda illuminates the four classical yoga paths — karma, bhakti, raja, and jnana — for the different natures of humankind. The messages focus on the oneness of existence; the divinity of the soul; the truth in all religions; and unifying with the Divine within. Invaluable and inspiring, the selections also explore karma, maya, rebirth, and other great revelations of Hinduism.
Dave Deluca has presented thousands of seminars, classes and trainings on all aspects of personal growth during his 20 years as a professional speaker and seminar leader. A long-time student of the ancient Vedanta wisdom of Oneness, he has been one of the West's most passionate and highly regarded Vedantic teachers for over a decade. He presented Vedanta at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Barcelona, Spain, and continues to give keynote addresses, classes and seminars on spiritual growth at conferences, churches, temples, learning centers and retreats all over America and Canada.