A Light to the West: The Life and Teachings of Swami Prabhavananda
The life and spiritual teachings of Swami Prabhavananda. The swami includes in this book his personal experiences with many of the direct disciples of Sri Ramakrishna, including Swami Brahmananda, his guru, and Swami Turyananda. He later came to the USA and founded the Vedanta Society of Southern California.
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Two reviews on this page implied that the book was not up to snuff. That put me off so much that I almost didn’t order it. That would have been a big mistake. The book more than met my expectations; the 15 photos were an added boon. The biographical section has many lively anecdotes (who would have guessed that during the Depression Swami P was reduced to eating popcorn and milk for supper?), and the teachings section has 46 pages of inspiring insights. (Examples: “We don’t need more rules. We need more love.” “You cannot grow spiritually…unless you learn not to criticize others.” “You are on the train. Stay on it and you will reach your destination.” A wonderful tribute to an outstanding pioneer of Vedanta in the West.
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Dear friends,
Swami Prabhavanad's writings - Eternal Companion and sermon on the Mount according to Vedanta and others - have been a great joy and treasure to me. I am forever grateful for them and Swami's teachings. I looked forward to reading this new book. The organization of material and quality of writing and "shakti" of this book is not of the same rarefied quality. A pleasant read but beware of expectations