Monthly Archives: August 2014

Swami Nirvedananda About: Our Education deals with almost all the salient points of the topic and is divided into three sections under the heads, AS IT SHOULD BE, and HOW, which explains themselves. The book is an excellent treatise, well written, and well worth the study of all educationists and other interested in the reconstruction…

Swami Santoshananda (compiled by) About: Upanishads are the mine of infinite knowledge and strength, which was brought an expounded for the common man by Swami Vivekananda. Culled from various Upanishads this book is a wonderful representation of all the essentials of Vedanta. Busy readers can have a quick glimpse of the fundamental messages of Upanishads.…

Swami Viswashrayananda About: Swami Vivekananda once told that he has preached nothing but Vedanta (also known as Upanishad). In the highest sense, Vedanta means the knowledge of the Absolute Reality. The ancient Rishis have often described these subtlest truths with the help of parables.  To give a glimpse of the profundity of Vedantic knowledge which…

Swami Amalananda About: This little booklet gives a quick view of the lives and teachings of Bhagwan Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda. The evening Aratrika Hymn of Sri Ramakrishna, chanted in every centre of Ramakrishna Math & Mission is also included here. It contains some beautiful photographs also.     22

Swami Amalananda About: Swami Vivekananda wanted inspiring stories from our ancient scriptures be translated in modern languages so that today’s young generation may have the taste of the glorious Indian culture and civilization. The Ramayana, one of the major Indian Epic, is retold here in a short form so that children and young pupil can…

Swami Amalananda About: The greatest of Indian Epic, the Mahabharat is literally the vast ocean of facts and figures depicting all the aspects of Indian traditions, cultures and civilizations. The glories of noble characters like Bhimsa, Drona, Yudhistiraso, Bihma, Arjuna, Karna, Kunti, Gandharietc centering on Bhagabwan Sri Krishna are very nicely presented here so that…

Swami Amalananda About: The Ramayana is one of the great epics of India, ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon, considered to be itihāsa. The Supreme Lord Rama, Goddess Sita and their devotees show us by their own example how to subdue the greatest enemies of all…

Swami Amalananda About: SrimadBhagavatam is the best of all Puranas written by Vyasadeva. It describes the life and teachings of Lord Sri Krishna and the stories of His devotees. It is unique in Indian religious literature for its emphasis on the practice of bhakti; for its redefining of dharma; and for the extent of its…