This pictorial pilgrimage follows the gentle footsteps of Sri Sarada Devi from her birth in 1853 to her passing away in 1920. Swami Chetanananda presents 830 photographs that span the late nineteenth century up to the present, enabling readers to visualize rural Bengal and the spiritual landmarks of India that were touched and sanctified by Sri Sarada Devi, known to millions simply as Holy Mother.

Book dimensions: 11" x 91/2"

A compelling, highly readable biography of Holy Mother, Sri Sarada Devi. The book encompasses as much as possible all the previous biographies, even as it incorporates many lesser-known sources, such as eyewitness accounts and reminiscences, often available only in Bengali language.

This book contains reminiscences of 42 second-generation monks of the Ramakrishna Order. The lives of these monks were molded and heavily influenced by their contact with the first-generation monks who had lived with Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother, and Swami Vivekananda. The author, Swami Chetanananda, knew nearly all of these monks personally, and he provides inspiring descriptions of these associations, the monks’  character and teachings.

How did Ramakrishna’s aptitude for inner experience translate into the lives of the ordinary man and women he inspired? The more than thirty-one devotees covered in They Lived with God had to face addiction, abusive husbands, disobedient children, indifferent or hostile relatives, bereavements, and spiritual doubts and misgivings. Particular attention is paid to the way they faced death. Their failures and triumphs are entertaining, practical examples for anyone seeking to work and live with an awareness of God’s abiding presence. The revised second edition has been enlarged to include three new biographies; Bhavanath Chattopadhyay, Narendra Nath Mitra, and Tejchandra Mitra.

Foreward – by Christopher Isherwood
Preface – by Huston Smith
Introduction: Vedanta and Vivekananda – by Swami Chetanananda

A skillfully selected compilation of Vivekananda's essential ideas:

What is Vedanta?

The Philosophy of Vedanta

The Religion of Vedanta

God and Man in Vedanta

The Concept of Maya

Karma Yoga (The Path of Action)

Jnana Yoga (The Path of Knowledge)

Bhakti Yoga (The Path of Devotion)

Raja Yoga (The Path of Meditation)

Vedanta in Practice

The Goal of Vedanta

The Universality of Vedanta

This beautiful and expansive pictorial biography is an appropriate commemorative of the centenary of Vivekananda's coming to the West and of his message of pure spirituality devoid of narrowness and bigotry.