A Heart Poured Out: A Story of Sw. Ashokananda
A biography of Swami Ashokananda (1893-1969), who, until his passing, was a monk of the Ramakrishna Order and the head of the Vedanta Society of Northern California.
From the very beginning, Swami Ashokananda, as a God-absorbed boy in a small village in India, to his life as a young monk dedicated to the highest ideals of Vedanta and of Swami Vivekananda, the Order's first leader, we see the commitment and passion of Swami Ashokananda. His courage becomes evident when, as the editor of the the English-language magazine Prabhuda Bharata, when he spoke out against some of the political views of Mahatma Gandhi and again in the 1930s when he brings his teachings of Vedanta to northern California at a time when Eastern religion was considered suspicious.
The author, Sister Gargi (Marie Louise Burke) is the author of the Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries, Swami Trigunatita: His Life and Work, Vedantic Tales, and Hari the Lion.
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A Heart Poured Out
09/09/2016
First of all, I thank the Society for shipping this amazinfg product very neatly to me, all the way from Hollywood to Bangalore, INDIA.
Sister Gargi has very neatly laid out the life of most Rev. Sw. Ashokanandaji. She has classified the book so neatly into 3 parts, to start from the swami's life in India, to the 2nd part of his work at the SF center and thr 3rd part with his retired life.
I once again thank the Society for sending this amazing work neatly and I feel, I am lucky to have this terrific book with me.
From the very beginning, Swami Ashokananda, as a God-absorbed boy in a small village in India, to his life as a young monk dedicated to the highest ideals of Vedanta and of Swami Vivekananda, the Order's first leader, we see the commitment and passion of Swami Ashokananda. His courage becomes evident when, as the editor of the the English-language magazine Prabhuda Bharata, when he spoke out against some of the political views of Mahatma Gandhi and again in the 1930s when he brings his teachings of Vedanta to northern California at a time when Eastern religion was considered suspicious.
The author, Sister Gargi (Marie Louise Burke) is the author of the Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries, Swami Trigunatita: His Life and Work, Vedantic Tales, and Hari the Lion.
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First of all, I thank the Society for shipping this amazinfg product very neatly to me, all the way from Hollywood to Bangalore, INDIA.
Sister Gargi has very neatly laid out the life of most Rev. Sw. Ashokanandaji. She has classified the book so neatly into 3 parts, to start from the swami's life in India, to the 2nd part of his work at the SF center and thr 3rd part with his retired life.
I once again thank the Society for sending this amazing work neatly and I feel, I am lucky to have this terrific book with me.