Pravrajika Vrajaprana

This work is thorough and in-depth reply to the controversial interpretation of Sri Ramakrishnas life given by Jeffery Kripal in his book, Kalis Child. Reviewers of the book credit this study to be substantial and conscientious, treading the middle ground between the extremes of the uncritical insider and the unexamined assumptions of the scholar.

A wide-ranging collection of articles presenting fresh insights into this timeless philosophy. Includes articles by Huston Smith, Pico Iyer, Thomas Keating, Christopher Isherwood and other noted writers.

Swami Vivekananda's words: '...those who think they have been helped by any thought of mine, ought to know that almost every word of it was published through the untiring and most unselfish exertions of Mr. Goodwin...a disciple of never-failing devotion, a worker who knew not what tiring was....'

A welcome biographical sketch of this little known but highly valued American disciple of Swami Vivekananda.

but, while Hinduism includes aspects of Indian culture, Vedanta is universal in its application and is equally relevant to all countries, all cultures, and all religious backgrounds A succinct and very readable overview.