Selections from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda is a gathering of the best of Swami Vivekananda’s teachings and messages.
Summary of the Book
This title presents Swami Vivekananda’s thoughts on diverse subjects, offering an extensive collection of his works on topics like the supreme reality, the self, Guru, the Upanishads, education, the Bhagavad-Gita, God, Maya, faith, Bhakti, duty, ethics, image worship, incarnations, salvation, food, strength, ideal womanhood, freedom, happiness, meditation, service, oneness, and India. The book also presents the sage’s insights into religions like Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism. Swami Vivekananda continues to inspire millions of minds across the globe even today, and this book offers readers a glimpse of his astonishing virtuosity and wisdom.
About Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk, public speaker, Vedanta philosopher, Yoga practitioner and the chief disciple of the saint Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. He is best remembered as the founder of the Ramakrishna Mission and the Ramakrishna Math and for his speech at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893, introducing the West to Hinduism. Named Narendra Nath Datta at birth by his aristocratic Bengali parents in Calcutta, he is considered a patriotic saint for propagating the message of Vedanta in the west through hundreds of speeches and lectures. His works are still read by millions of followers even today.This book contains all the writings, reports of his lectures, interviews, class talks and replies to the addresses of welcome, letters -- original and translated of Swami Vivekananda