Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda (8 Volume Set) - Softcover

Vivekananda, Swami

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THIS SET HAS BEEN RESET AND REPRINTED AND BOUND WITH A NEW COVER. PLEASE ORDER THE NEW EDITION USING ISBN: 8175054115
A huge collection of the books,lectures,letters, poetry of Swami Vivekananda in 8 volumes. Formerly sold for much higher price. We offer here a special subsidized price. (Note that individual volumes in hardback and paperback are also available)....
THIS SET HAS BEEN RESET AND REPRINTED AND BOUND WITH A NEW COVER. PLEASE ORDER THE NEW EDITION USING ISBN: 8175054115

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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. He said to his disciples,

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