Conversations of Swami Shivananda, a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna and second President of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission. A translation of the Bengali book Shivananda Vani.

This commemorative volume is a humble tribute to Swami Trigunatita and his work : the universal Hindu Temple of San Francisco. This volume contains photos, newspaper reports, articles, and several other items related to the universal Hindu Temple in its one hundred ten year history.

Each chapter of this book is devoted to a particular disciple or devotee of the Master and relates the story of that person's first encounter with Sri Ramakrishna.

Reflections and advice on centering prayer’s possibilities—and its pitfalls—are presented with clarity and simplicity, with a vision that contemplative prayer can bring about of the deeper life of the soul.

Relates the saga of Islamic spirituality through the lives and sayings of some of its most prominent examples, from the time of the Prophet to the death of Hallaj in 922. It combines popular legend, historical anecdotes, ethical maxim and speculative meditation.