The essence of Swamiji's message taken from the collected works. A skillful condensation preserving the forcefulness and clarity of his teaching.

An anthology of the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna's monastic disciples shedding light on a wide range of ideas relating to the inner spiritual world of the aspirant after God.

Based on lectures on Sri Shankaracharya's Aparokshanubhuti given in New Delhi, India in 2007. Aparokshanubhuti means direct perception of our own true self unmediated through any other agency. Vedanta says that without enquiry there is no knowledge. The need for enquiry is to understand "Who am I?" and "Why am I here?". The answers, as given by Shankaracharya, are found through direct experience.

An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying.

Teaching spiritual truths through tales and parables has been very popular with the saints and sages of India since the beginning of time. Swami Vivekananda was a wonderful story-teller, and his talks and writings are interspersed with numerous anecdotes and illustrations.

"Who is Greater?" is a lively, pictorial rendition of a story Swamiji presented in one of his lectures on Karma Yoga: “Each is great in its own place.”

Will power, the secret of success in every endeavor.

'Wisdom in verses' is an English translation of Dohavali - an important work by the famous saint-poet Goswami Tulasidas. Written mostly as two-lined verses called 'dohas', it contains both spiritual and secular wisdom with special emphasis on the devotion to Sri Rama.

A must read for anyone who reflects on what it means to live the life of holiness and goodness. A valuable introduction to understanding the great worth of the Talmud.