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He talked on the history of Vedanta, the role of Vedanta in human life, different branches of Vedanta, dualism, non-dualism, the nature of human mind, human will power, and so on. [ 5 ] In the course of his lecture, Vivekananda drew a comparison between the mentalities of Eastern and Western people.
Penguin Swami Vivekananda Reader. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 978-81-8475-890-0. Sandarshanananda, Swami (2013). "Meditation: Its Influence on the Mind of the Future". Swami Vivekananda: New Perspectives An Anthology on Swami Vivekananda. Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture. ISBN 978-93-81325-23-0. Vivekananda, Swami (1976).
My Master is an English book combined from two lectures delivered by Swami Vivekananda in New York and England, published in 1901. [1] [2]In the lecture Vivekananda clearly told, if there was even a single word of truth, a single word of spirituality in his lectures he owed it to his Master — Ramakrishna, only the mistakes were his own.
Inspired Talks (first published 1909) is a book compiled from a series of lectures of Swami Vivekananda. From mid-June to early August 1895, Vivekananda conducted a series of private lectures to a group of selected disciples at Thousand Island Park. A number of lectures were recorded by Sara Ellen Waldo and she then published those as a book ...
Swami Vivekananda realized three things are necessary to make every man great, every nation great, namely conviction of the powers of goodness; absence of jealousy and suspicion; and helping all who are trying to be and do good. [39] Swami Vivekananda suggested trying to give up jealousy and conceit and learn to work unitedly for others.
The book was first published by The Vyjayanti Press, Egmore, Madras in 1897 under the title From Colombo to Almora. [6] The introductory note of the book was written by Henrietta Muller, a friend and disciple of Vivekananda. [7] Subsequent editions included lectures by Swami Vivekananda at Sialkot, Lahore, Khetri and Dhaka. [citation needed]
The main topic of the book was Karma (work) and Karma Yoga.Swami Vivekananda discussed the concept of Karma in the Bhagavada Gita.Swami Vivekananda described Karma Yoga as a mental discipline that allows a person to carry out his/her duties as a service to the entire world, as a path to enlightenment.
The book is divided into several chapters. Each chapter deals with a part of the life of Vivekananda. For example, the first chapter deals with Vivekananda's birth, childhood and early school life and the second chapter is named "Spiritual apprenticeship", it starts in 1881 when Vivekananda had a nervous breakdown and went to Gaya for a change ...