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In my introduction I attempt to show how the whole picture can be related both experientially and conceptually to matrices of consciousness developed in India as far back as the early medieval period. I see the result as a resolution of вЂњright-leftвЂќ brain conflict Г la McGilchrist and thereby a model for universal human understanding, conciliation and co-operation. Vijnana permitted the acceptance of not only the traditional, deeply experiential truths of Vedanta, but also of the validity of Western materialism when seen as related to each other on a continuum of consciousness to be traversed by contemporary forms of yoga. Under the influence of Shri Ramakrishna (1836-1886) Vivekananda gained access to vijnana or a knowledge higher than those classically described and known in the chatushpad. This tradition presents four contexts of experience (chatushpad), suggesting the вЂњright brainвЂќ mode of approach as described by Iain McGilchrist (2009). Along with these traditions went various forms of yoga or self-transformation, in Vedanta the key to experiencing the inner meaning of not only philosophy, but also of our human condition, and of reality itself. The Vedantic tradition adapted in many different ways, producing a variety of philosophical positions that are still extant today. These brought to bear on Vedanta a worldview which operated on the assumption that the physical world was the primary reality and that the kind of radical exploration of the inner world embraced by Vedanta was highly suspect and not valid. In addition, he studies the impact of the Western, Abrahamic invasions of India that began around the eleventh century CE. He traces the tradition up to the beginning of the twentieth century, showing how the dynamics of social structures within Vedanta and the appearance from within Vedanta of traditions such as Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism influenced and molded the tradition. This book presents in the words of Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) a history of Vedanta, the deep exploration of the inner human world going back to the most ancient rishis or seers whose testimony is still revered in India.

For this reason, this book published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, on Sarah Ellen WaldoвЂ™s life and her contributions is a valuable addition to the existing literature dealing with the history of the Vedanta movement in the West. She was the first Western woman requested by Swami Vivekananda to teach Vedanta in America. Apart from these works, she has contributed numerous articles on Vedanta on the lines of Vivekananda. A dedicated and intelligent woman in whom Swami Vivekananda reposed great faith, she was the transcriber of the Inspired Talks of Swami Vivekananda, as well as the editor of most of his talks, including Raja Yoga, a seminal work that has become a textbook for the students of Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Swami Vivekananda initiated her into Brahmacharya with the name Sister Haridasi. Ellen, as Sarah Ellen Waldo was known by Swami Vivekananda became his staunch follower after she attended his talks. These talks have come down to us through Sarah Ellen Waldo and J.

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Wright, The Appeal-Avalanche, The Detroit Free Press, The Detroit Tribune Translation of Writings Note, Memoirs of European Travel I, Memoirs of European Travel II, Addenda Notes of Class Talks and Lectures Notes of Class Talks, On Art, On Music, On Mantra and Mantra-Chaitanya, On Conceptions of Godhead, On Food, On Sanyasa and Family Life, On questioning the Competency of the Guru, Shri Ramakrishna: The significance of His Life and Teachings, On Shri Ramakrishna and His Views, Shri Ramakrishna: The Nation's Ideal Notes of Lectures Mercenaries in Religion, The Destiny of Man, Reincarnation, Comparative Theology, Buddhism, The Religion of the Light of Asia, The Science of Yoga Epistles - Third SeriesДЄfter his epochal speeches at the World Parliament of Religions, Chicago in 1893, Swami Vivekananda spent more than three years in the United States and Europe sowing the seeds of Vedanta through illuminating his talks. Contents: Inspired Talks (1895) Conversations and Dialogues From the Dairy of a Disciple (Shri Sharat Chandra Chakravarty) Shri Priya Nath Sinha Mrs. This Special Master Edition has been crafted with great care in a 7.5' x 9.5' two-columns format.

This is the seventh volume of the collection of the books, lectures, letters, and poetry of Swami Vivekananda.