Papers by distinguished scholars of philosophy presented at the Institute of Culture, Calcutta, Feb.1990.

Well written and well researched, the book contains twenty-seven biographical sketches of Indian saints and mystics including Jnanadeva, Namadeva, Ekanatha, Tukarama, Mirabai and others less well known.

'The Life of Vivekananda and the Universal Gospel' is a biography of Swami Vivekananda written by the French author Romain Rolland in 1920s. In the book, it is evident that the author does not believe that India has had any role in shaping global thought and culture, and nor does he believe that the philosophy of the Upanishads has influenced Western thought in any way. As a rebuttal to Rolland's view on the subject, Swami Ashokananda wrote an article which was published serially in 1931 in the English journal 'Prabuddha Bharata'. Since the article is of great relevance even today, it is being published in a book form under the same title.

How should we think of God; by what name should God be called? A search for the answer to those questions. Large format with color illustrations.

Three classic essays on the spiritual life by the beloved teacher, Pir-O-Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), who brought Sufism to the West.

Inspiring and beautiful, these poems and translations of Swami Vivekananda give expression to his insight into the spiritual realm.

After his epochal speeches at the World Parliament of Religions, Chicago in 1893, Swami Vivekananda spent more than three years in the United States and Europe sowing the seeds of Vedanta through illuminating his talks. These talks have come down to us through Sarah Ellen Waldo and J. J. Goodwin.

Ellen, as Sarah Ellen Waldo was known by Swami Vivekananda became his staunch follower after she attended his talks. Swami Vivekananda initiated her into Brahmacharya with the name Sister Haridasi. A dedicated and intelligent woman in whom Swami Vivekananda reposed great faith, she was the transcriber of the Inspired Talks of Swami Vivekananda, as well as the editor of most of his talks, including Raja Yoga, a seminal work that has become a textbook for the students of Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Apart from these works, she has contributed numerous articles on Vedanta on the lines of Vivekananda. She was the first Western woman requested by Swami Vivekananda to teach Vedanta in America.

For this reason, this book on Sarah Ellen Waldo’s life and her contributions is a valuable addition to the existing literature dealing with the history of the Vedanta movement in the West.

Notes of class talks given to an earnest group of American disciples at Thousand Island Park in the summer of 1895.