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.

The Story of India-Japan Relationship by Swami Medhasananda, head of the Vedanta Society of Japan, explores with great detail the friendship between Swami Vivekananda and Okakura Tenshin, and making this the ground the author explores the Indo-Japan relationship.

Swami Vivekananda was a staunch admirer of Japan for various reasons, and so was Okakura an ardent admirer of India. The study of their interaction and mutual influences makes for an illuminating understanding of Indo-Japan relationship, especially in the nineteenth and early twentieth-century contexts.

Apart from the Introduction, the book has four parts. The Introduction shows briefly how all the activities of the Math and Mission are based on Swamiji's understanding of the historical and global significance of Sri Ramakrishna's life and message, and indicates how far the twin institituions have fulfilled Swamiji's three-fold vision.

These thought-provoking writings display the author's deep reflection on the Ramakrishna movement, its great founders, and its guiding principles.

The relationship between Swami Vivekananda and Sister Nivedita has been enigmatic to some and unknown to many. The author has beautifully depicted their spiritual relationship along with giving an insight into what Swami Vivekananda expected of Sister Nivedita in her Indian work. This is an edited version of an article published in 2015 issue of the Bulletin of Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata.

Discourses by a senior monk and late president of the Ramakrishna Order, all centering on one theme, the spiritualization of human life.

A tribute to Swami Ranganathanandaji.

Words of guidance distilled from a lifetime of intense spiritual practice and experience by Swami Virajananda, President of the Ramakrishna Order (1938-1951).  First published in Bengali under the title 'Paramartha Prasanga', later translated by Swami Virajananda himself into English.  A pertinent discussion and eminently practical solution to the various doubts and problems, big and small, which daily confront the spiritual aspirant, mostly in the initial stage, is a special feature of the book; yet it contains a large number of the high spiritual truths which form the basis of these counsels.

Papers read at the fourth International Seminar on Consciousness held at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, India in January 2008.

Based on lectures on the universal message of the Bhagavad Gita given at La Paloma, Uruguay in 2005. The five articles in this book have a very specific focus - the attitude of the mind. Sri Krishna in his dialogue with Arjuna, gives the very powerful yet simple message for all humanity: Change your attitude, take responsibility, understand your goal, and contribute to the universal pool with an attitude of sacrifice.