Download or read book Swami Vivekananda s Ved ntic Cosmopolitanism written by Swami Medhananda and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Swami Vivekananda, the nineteenth-century Hindu monk who introduced Vedåanta to the West, is undoubtedly one of modern India's most influential philosophers. Unfortunately, his philosophy has too often been interpreted through reductive hermeneutic lenses. Typically, scholars have viewed him either as a modern-day exponent of âSaçnkara's Advaita Vedåanta or as a "Neo-Vedåantin" influenced more by Western ideas than indigenous Indian traditions. In Swami Vivekananda's Vedåantic Cosmopolitanism, Swami Medhananda rejects both of these prevailing approaches to offer a new interpretation of Vivekananda's philosophy, highlighting its originality, contemporary relevance, and cross-cultural significance. Vivekananda, the book argues, is best understood as a cosmopolitan Vedåantin who developed novel philosophical positions through creative dialectical engagement with both Indian and Western thinkers. Inspired by his guru Sri Ramakrishna, Vivekananda reconceived Advaita Vedåanta as a nonsectarian, life-affirming philosophy that provides an ontological basis for religious cosmopolitanism and a spiritual ethics of social service. He defended the scientific credentials of religion while criticizing the climate of scientism beginning to develop in the late nineteenth century. He was also one of the first philosophers to defend the evidential value of supersensuous perception on the basis of general epistemic principles. Finally, he adopted innovative cosmopolitan approaches to long-standing philosophical problems. Bringing him into dialogue with a galaxy of contemporary philosophers, Medhananda demonstrates the sophistication and enduring value of Vivekananda's views on the limits of reason, the dynamics of religious faith, and the hard problem of consciousness"--

Download or read book Swami Vivekananda s Ved ntic Cosmopolitanism written by Swami Medhananda and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Swami Vivekananda, the nineteenth-century Hindu monk who introduced Vedānta to the West, is undoubtedly one of modern India's most influential philosophers. Unfortunately, his philosophy has too often been interpreted through reductive hermeneutic lenses. Typically, scholars have viewed him either as a modern-day exponent of Śaṅkara's Advaita Vedānta or as a "Neo-Vedāntin" influenced more by Western ideas than indigenous Indian traditions. In Swami Vivekananda's Vedāntic Cosmopolitanism, Swami Medhananda rejects both of these prevailing approaches to offer a new interpretation of Vivekananda's philosophy, highlighting its originality, contemporary relevance, and cross-cultural significance. Vivekananda, the book argues, is best understood as a cosmopolitan Vedāntin who developed novel philosophical positions through creative dialectical engagement with both Indian and Western thinkers. Inspired by his guru Sri Ramakrishna, Vivekananda reconceived Advaita Vedānta as a nonsectarian, life-affirming philosophy that provides an ontological basis for religious cosmopolitanism and a spiritual ethics of social service. He defended the scientific credentials of religion while criticizing the climate of scientism beginning to develop in the late nineteenth century. He was also one of the first philosophers to defend the evidential value of supersensuous perception on the basis of general epistemic principles. Finally, he adopted innovative cosmopolitan approaches to long-standing philosophical problems. Bringing him into dialogue with a galaxy of contemporary philosophers, Medhananda demonstrates the sophistication and enduring value of Vivekananda's views on the limits of reason, the dynamics of religious faith, and the hard problem of consciousness"--

Download or read book Swami Vivekanand s Chicago Speech written by Swami Vivekananda and published by editionNEXT.com. This book was released on 2015-11-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swami Vivekananda represented India and Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions (1893). This was the first World's Parliament of Religions and it was held from 11 to 27 September 1893. Delegates from all over the world joined this Parliament.

Download or read book Swami Vivekananda and His Guru written by Swami Vivekananda and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Nationalistic and Religious Lectures of Swami Vivekananda written by Swami Tapasyananda and published by Advaita Ashrama (A Publication House of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math). This book was released on with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In India, a large number of people are drawn to Swamiji because of his great love for his country. He is called a ‘patriot saint’. To them he was more an awakener of India than an awakener of souls. But many devotees and followers of Swamiji the world over are drawn to him because of his spiritual message of strength, hope, and courage which opens up new vistas to them. This book satisfies the needs of both the patriots and the devotees. These great orations of the Swami should form a subject of serious study for all Indians to recapture the spiritual values that we are fast forgetting on account of the rising tide of materialism. Published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, India.

Download or read book Swami Vivekananda the Living Vedanta written by Chaturvedi Badrinath and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2006 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Don T Simply Read A Man Like Vivekananda. In Reading Him, You Meet Him. And If You Don T Meet Him And Feel Him Contemporaneously, You Can Understand Little Of The Meaning Of What He Is Saying. In The Course Of A Short Life Of Thirty-Nine Years, Swami Vivekananda Came To Be Regarded As The Patriot Saint Of Modern India. Despite All That Has Been Written About His Life And His Epoch-Making Address At The Parliament Of Religions In Chicago, 1893, Swami Vivekananda Remains A Paradox: Much Is Known About Him, But Very Little Is Understood About The Man And His Relevance To Our Own Troubled Times. In Swami Vivekananda: The Living Vedanta, Chaturvedi Badrinath Looks Behind The Iconic Façade, Seeking To Liberate Vivekananda From The Confines Of The Worship Room. He Examines The Various Facets Of A Man Who Was As Much At Ease With Philosophical Discourse As He Was With Cooking; Whose Childlike Love For Ice Cream Went Hand In Hand With His Stature As A Prophet. The Author Also Throws Light On The Various Relationships That Shaped Swamiji S Philosophy Of Vedanta And Formed The Core Of His Teaching With His Spiritual Guru Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, His Mother Bhubaneswari Devi, And His Many Followers In The West, Mostly Women, Who Became Central To His Life And Work. Well Researched And Brimming With A Wealth Of Detail, Swami Vivekananda: The Living Vedanta Offers An Unforgettable Insight Into The Life And Times Of This Renaissance Figure A One Who Was The Very Embodiment Of The Vedanta That He Preached.

Download or read book Life and Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda written by G. S Banhatti and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 1995 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swami Vivekananda S Own Speeches And Writings As Well As Accounts Left By His Disciples Are Many, But A Comprehensive, Objective And Critical Study By A Non-Devotee Is Not Extant. This Book Is An Endeavour To Supply The Need. Not Only Does It Bring Out His Superb Powers And Achievements But It Also Discusses A Few Oddities Like His Defence Of Animal Sacrifice And Indifference To Widow Remarriage. In More Than Forty Chapters The Book Covers The Life, Perso¬Nality, Ideas, Social Service And The Hitherto Unexplored Aspects Of The Poetry And Prose Of This Intellectual Giant.

Download or read book Universality written by Swami Vivekananda and published by Naveena C K. This book was released on with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Universality" is a book which is a subset of a much larger collection "Be One with God" compiled from the vast literature of Swami Vivekananda and is intended to lead mankind to their ultimate goal - the ideal of perfection, God. This book has 150 selected sayings of Swami Vivekananda on Universality. It deals with Religious brotherhood and Universal Selfhood. These thoughts of Swami Vivekananda broaden our horizon and look at the whole universe as One. Swami Vivekananda himself said that he will continue to inspire men everywhere until the whole world shall know that it is 'One with God.' The contents of this book are based on this very utterance.

Download or read book A Restatement of Religion written by Jyotirmaya Sharma and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this third installment of his comprehensive history of "India's religion" and reappraisal of Hindu identity, Professor Jyotirmaya Sharma offers an engaging portrait of Swami Vivekananda and his relationship with his guru, the legendary Ramakrishna. Sharma's work focuses on Vivekananda's reinterpretation and formulation of diverse Indian spiritual and mystical traditions and practices as "Hinduism" and how it served to create, distort, and justify a national self-image. The author examines questions of caste and the primacy of the West in Vivekananda's vision, as well as the systematic marginalization of alternate religions and heterodox beliefs. In doing so, Professor Sharma provides readers with an incisive entryway into nineteenth- and twentieth-century Indian history and the rise of Hindutva, the Hindu nationalist movement. Sharma's illuminating narrative is an excellent reexamination of one of India's most controversial religious figures and a fascinating study of the symbiosis of Indian history, religion, politics, and national identity. It is an essential story for anyone interested in the evolution of one of the world's great religions and its role in shaping contemporary India.

Download or read book The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda Volume 1 written by Swami Vivekananda and published by Discovery Publisher. This book was released on 2017-11 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first volume of the collection of the books, lectures, letters, poetry of Swami Vivekananda. This Special Master Edition has been crafted with great care in a 7.5" x 9.5" two-columns format. This edition is confirm to the original edition. Contents Addresses at The Parliament of Religions Response to Welcome, Why We Disagree, Paper on Hinduism, Religion not the Crying Need of India, Buddhism, the Fulfilment of Hinduism, Address at the Final Session. Karma-Yoga Karma in its Effect on Character, Each is great in his own place, The Secret of Work, What is Duty?, We help ourselves, not the world, Non-attachment is complete self-abnegation, Freedom, The Ideal of Karma-Yoga. Raja-Yoga Preface, Introductory, The First Steps, Prana, The Psychic Prana, The Control of Psychic Prana, Pratyahara and Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi, Raja-Yoga in brief Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms: Introduction, Concentration: Its spiritual uses, Concentration: Its practice, Powers, Independence, Appendix. Lectures and Discourses Soul, God and Religion, The Hindu Religion, What is Religion?, Vedic Religious Ideals, The Vedanta Philosophy, Reason and Religion, Vedanta as a Factor in Civilisation, The Spirit and Influence of Vedanta, Steps of Hindu Philosophic Thought, Steps to Realisation, Vedanta and Privilege, Privilege, Krishna, Gita I, Gita II, Gita III, Mohammed, Vilvamangala, The Soul and God, Breathing, Practical Religion: Breathing and Meditation. "In the volumes of the works of the Swami Vivekananda we have what is not only a gospel to the world at large, but also to its own children, the Charter of the Hindu Faith. What Hinduism needed, amidst the general disintegration of the modern era, was a rock where she could lie at anchor, an authoritative utterance in which she might recognise her self. And this was given to her, in these words and writings of the Swami Vivekananda. For the first time in history, as has been said elsewhere, Hinduism itself forms here the subject of generalisation of a Hindu mind of the highest order. For ages to come the Hindu man who would verify, the Hindu mother who would teach her children, what was the faith of their ancestors will turn to the pages of these books for assurance and light. Long after the English language has disappeared from India, the gift that has here been made, through that language, to the world, will remain and bear its fruit in East and West alike. What Hinduism had needed, was the organising and consolidating of its own idea. What the world had needed was a faith that had no fear of truth. Both these are found here. Nor could any greater proof have been given of the eternal vigour of the Sanatana Dharma, of the fact that India is as great in the present as ever in the past, than this rise of the individual who, at the critical moment, gathers up and voices the communal consciousness." - Sister Nivedita Editor's Note: This Special Master Edition has been crafted with great care. In order to be more enjoyable during reading and research, it has been set in a 7.5" x 9.5" two-columns format. All our publications are carefully crafted, both in terms of typography as well as design.

Download or read book The East and the West written by Swami Vivekananda and published by editionNEXT.com. This book was released on 2016-07-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘‌‘The East and the West’‌’ is a book written by Swami Vivekananda. In this book Swami Vivekananda made a comparative study of eastern and Western cultures.

Download or read book The Socio Political Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda written by Bhaiya S. Prasad and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reports In American Newspapers II written by Swami Vivekananda and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-10-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the pages of "Reports in American Newspapers-II penned by the revered Swami Vivekananda, and embark on a captivating journey through time and space. This profound compilation of articles serves as a mesmerizing window into the profound impact Swami had on the American public during his momentous visit to the United States in the late 19th century. Within these pages, Swami Vivekananda's powerful words are magnificently interwoven with the perceptions of American journalists, who eagerly chronicled his every word, gesture, and thought. Each report resonates with the essence of his teachings, capturing the hearts and minds of readers and further propelling Swami's message of universal spirituality, social harmony, and self-realization. As the narrative unfolds, readers are treated to vivid descriptions of Swami's electrifying presence, his eloquent oratory skills, and his unwavering commitment to his mission.

Download or read book Social Philosophy of Vivekananda and Indian Nationalism written by Sebastian Velassery and published by Brown Walker Press. This book was released on 2021-05-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the galaxy of scholars, Swami Vivekananda stands out as a majestic tower of light who has given a new tempo to the building up of a new sense of nationalism in modern India. The uniqueness of Vivekananda was his endeavour to translate every ounce of Vedanta into a social living and was never a cold theoretician or an abstract metaphysician. He was aware that India's life is governed by her sovereign sense of the infnite and inclusiveness which nourished her national life and India has been a spiritual strength for her people, implanting the seeds that have continuously sprouted and flowered in her art, literature, religion, philosophy, science and politics. It is a civilization that should be seen, not as a closed system or as a finished product, but as a dynamic and unfolding process. Whatever the differences, India's spiritual heritage should be recognized as the focal point and to be appropriated in the conception of a new resurgent India. Regrettably, what we had been glorifying as the central value of this culture and civilization is disorientated today due to the brutal exhibition of barbarous instincts which were exhibited through the rivalry between religious groups. What is being experienced is the loss of inherited values and our inability in reinventing new values. By virtue of its characteristic pluralism and its continuously evolving synthesis, India represents a nation which is continuously unfolding its civilizational potentialities. In making of such an Indian ethos, the foundational ideal which has been the basis of Indian culture and civilization is the concept of Dharma and Vivekananda was able to comprehend and articulate the relation between morality (dharma) and human affairs which are the concerns of practical Vedanta.

Download or read book Reports In American Newspapers I written by Swami Vivekananda and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-10-01 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Reports in American Newspapers - I," a literary gem written by the great Swami Vivekananda, is a fascinating collection of interesting points of view. Within the pages of this one-of-a-kind book, the reader is taken back to a turning point in history, when Swami Vivekananda's beautiful words and deep thoughts mesmerized crowds across America. The book shows how Swami Vivekananda's lessons changed people's lives as he spoke fearlessly to different groups, igniting a spark of spiritual awakening and broadening the horizons of many. From the busy streets of Chicago to the quiet halls of Boston, his words hit people hard and made them want to question what they thought they knew and accept the universal truths that are the same everywhere. As the reader gets lost in the colorful tapestry of newspaper stories, they see an important moment in spiritual history, when East met West and Swami Vivekananda's vision was so brilliant that it changed people's lives forever.

Download or read book Swami Vivekananda written by Anu Kumar and published by Hachette India. This book was released on 2014-07-25 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `Take up one idea. . . Make that one idea your life. . . This is the way to success? Single-minded and multifaceted, the master of many subjects and devoted disciple of Shri Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda was a global citizen far ahead of his times. At once a yogi and worldly-wise, this early ambassador of India introduced the western world to Indian civilization, while he encouraged Indians to discard divisive rituals and social hierarchies to build a united, equal, modern nation. A dedicated but free-thinking student, a reformer, teacher and writer, he was an eloquent orator whose speeches ? especially at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago ? put Indian spirituality and philosophy on the map, and ignited hearts and minds everywhere. His way was both of meditation and action, leading from the front while humbly serving the poor. He put his faith in young people and exhorted them to work towards regenerating India. It is not surprising then that National Youth Day in India is celebrated on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, a leading light then, and an inspiration now and forever. This book brings together Swami Vivekananda?s stellar work and words, and highlights the main tenets of his life. From his regretfully short but exceptional life, you too can learn to be a little bit like Swami Vivekananda.

Download or read book Swami Vivekananda written by Rita D. Sherma and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-01-11 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With historical-critical analysis and dialogical even-handedness, the essays of this book re-assess the life and legacy of Swami Vivekananda, forged at a time of colonial suppression, from the vantage point of socially-engaged religion at a time of global dislocations and international inequities. Due to the complexity of Vivekananda as a historical figure on the cusp of late modernity with its vast transformations, few works offer a contemporary, multi-vocal, nuanced, academic examination of his liberative vision and legacy in the way that this volume does. It brings together North American, European, British, and Indian scholars associated with a broad array of humanistic disciplines towards critical-constructive, contextually-sensitive reflections on one of the most important thinkers and theologians of the modern era.