Vivekananda, World Teacher: His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind

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A message of love, compassion and the spiritual unity of
humankind from one of India’s visionary teachers

Vivekananda’s message gives us hope for the future. His love for humanity gave him the mandate for his message, and his innate purity gave him an irresistible power that nobody could match. The same love that was born as Buddha, the Compassionate One, once again assumed human form as Vivekananda.
―from the Introduction

At the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, a young Hindu monk caused a sensation. At the utterance of his simple opening words―“Sisters and Brothers of America”―the audience broke into spontaneous applause for Swami Vivekananda. What followed was a stunning speech about the validity and unity of all religions. In just a little over a century, Vivekananda’s message has spread throughout the world.

In this book for spiritual seekers of all faiths and backgrounds, and for all who yearn for solutions to the ideological conflicts that threaten our world, Swami Adiswarananda presents a selection of Vivekananda’s most profound and inspiring lectures and an intimate glimpse of his life through newspaper reports from the time, personal reminiscences from disciples and others close to him, and impressions of his life and message from world leaders. A chapter by Swami Nikhilananda, founder of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York, offers a fascinating view of Vivekananda’s spiritual mission to America―a mission that brought the ideals of spiritual freedom and spiritual democracy to the forefront of Western religious thought.

From the Inside Flap: Explore the life and teachings of Swami Vivekananda, the Hindu monk who brought the wisdom and practices of Vedanta and Yoga to spiritual seekers in America and the West, in this enlightening compilation of lectures, letters, poems, photographs, newspaper articles and reminiscences. Swami Adiswarananda presents an intimate portrait of this beloved spiritual teacher, allowing you to experience firsthand his influential messages:

* Spiritual Democracy: All religions offer different paths to the same goal of God-consciousness
* Spiritual Humanism: The presence of the Divine is in all beings
* World Unity: The world body must embrace all human experience and all human aspirations

Bibliographic Details

Title: Vivekananda, World Teacher: His Teachings on...
Publisher: Skylight Paths Publishing
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket