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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA—MORE THAN A TEACHER, A VISIONARY FOR
SPIRITUAL UNITY AND WORLD PEACE
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. What can we learn from Vivekananda’s teachings and how can his example inspire us in our spiritual journeys?
“Vivekananda’s message gives us hope for the future,” writes Swami Adiswarananda in the Introduction to VIVEKANANDA, WORLD TEACHER: His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind (SkyLight Paths / December 2006 / Quality Paperback Original / $21.99). “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.”
Inspiring, VIVEKANANDA, WORLD TEACHER is a book for spiritual seekers of all faiths and backgrounds, and for all who yearn for solutions to the ideological conflicts that threaten the world. Swami Adiswarananda presents his own selection of Vivekananda’s most profound and inspiring lectures and intimate glimpses taken from reflections and reminiscences of disciples, world leaders and others. This in-depth portrait is experienced firsthand through exploring Vivekananda’s influential messages including:
· 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
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Swami Adiswarananda, a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Order of India, is the Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York. A noted writer and speaker, he is the author and editor of many books, including The Four Yogas; The Vedanta Way to Peace and Happiness; Meditation and Its Practices; and Sri Ramakrishna, the Face of Silence
(all SkyLight Paths).
VIVEKANANDA, WORLD TEACHER: His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind
Edited and with an Introduction by Swami Adiswarananda
SkyLight Paths (Woodstock, VT); www.skylightpaths.com; 800-962-4544
Quality Paperback Original / $21.99 / 272 pages / December 2006
ISBN-13: 978-1-59473-210-2 / ISBN-10: 1-59573-210-8
Praise for
VIVEKANANDA, WORLD TEACHER
His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind
Edited and with an Introduction by Swami Adiswarananda
“This extraordinary collection touches the heart. Essential for anyone seeking to understand the evolution of spiritual thought in America.”
—Joshua M. Greene, historian and author of Here Comes the Sun: The Spiritual Journey of George Harrison
“For individuals everywhere facing this fractured and confusing world and seeking the harmony and solidarity that is their true nature…. Fulfills a vital need.”
—Nirupam Sen, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
“Successfully captures the essence of Vivekananda’s humanistic world view. This collection will be of tremendous interest to all those seeking an alternative vision for our own troubled times.”
—Dr. Michael S. Russo, director of international education and associate professor of philosophy, Molloy College
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VIVEKANANDA, WORLD TEACHER: His Teachings on the Spiritual Unity of Humankind (6" x 9", 272 pp., Quality Paperback Original, ISBN-13: 978-1-59473-210-2 / ISBN-10: 1-59473-210-8, $21.99) is available from Barnes & Noble, Borders, Books-a-Million, Cokesbury, Doubleday, Indigo/Chapters, Waldenbooks, B. Dalton, amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and many other booksellers, or directly from SkyLight Paths Publishing, P.O. Box 237, Woodstock, VT 05091; Tel: (802) 457-4000; Fax: (802) 457-4004; www.skylightpaths.com. For credit card orders, call (800) 962-4544. Add $3.95 shipping and handling for the first book, $2.00 for each additional book.