Two lectures on living Vedanta delivered in San Francisco in 1957 and 1955 respectively.

When first the beauty of spiritual life dawns on our vision, our reaction to it is pre-eminently emotional; we do not know the bearings of the path that leads to the spiritual goal.  As we embark on the journey, very soon we feel the want of clear knowledge.  Remembering his own days of such difficulties, the author undertook an honest discussion of the preliminary stages and conditions of practical religion.  First published in the 1920s under the author's pen-name "Ananda".

The chapters in this book are: In the Outer Court;  Sandhya-Vandana and Kirtana;  Pranayama;  Intellectualism versus Spirituality;  On the Threshold;  When Shall We Renounce?  Is Renunciation Necessary?  External Renunciation;  Is Human Love a Help?  The Case of the Unmarried;  The Case of the Married; Karma-Yoga;  Brahmacharya;  The Question of Food;  The Necessity of the Guru;  Signs of a True Guru.  

A collection of thoughtful questions and answers on spiritual practice in today's world.

Profound and practical spiritual discourses given by several direct disciples of Sri Ramakrishna.

"When I receive a letter from you, I get a picture of your mental state, and I answer it through inspiration, without much thought."  In this way Swami Turiyananda, a disciple of Sri Ramakriashna and a knower of God, answered his letters.  Apart from his personal experiences, these letters contain the quintessence of Vedantic scriptures, and the teachings of the mystics.  Turiyananda's letters also shed light on the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda and include many personal reminiscences them.  Swami Turiyananda did not write any books or articles.  Once he said to a monk, "Whatever I have to give to the world, that I have given through my letters."  This collection includes letters originally written in English and those written in Bengali.  Translated and edited by Swami Chetanananda.

Three discourses: Self Control; Concentration and Meditation; and God-consciousness.

There is an organic wholeness to humanity. This is why human beings must, for their own sake, live by spiritual values.