The Vedanta Way to Peace and Happiness
Discover how the crown jewel of Hindu teachings can enrich your life and spirituality.
Guarded for centuries by saints and ascetics in the forests and mountains of India, the universal principles of Vedanta were deemed too precious to be understood by the masses until Swami Vivekananda first introduced them in the West at the end of the nineteenth century.
Today Vedanta’s principles of self-awareness, self-knowledge and self-control are available for anyone who wants to enrich their life by following this ancient tradition. Fusing science, philosophy, meditation and contemplation, these timeless teachings encourage spiritual growth by inviting critical inquiry, encouraging honest doubt and providing realistic explanations of the mysteries of spiritual quest.
This comprehensive guide examines in detail the tenets of Vedanta, its relationship to other spiritual paths and its applications for your own spiritual journey, such as:
- Re-establishing Contact with the Ultimate Reality
- Acting in the Living Present
- Awakening Spiritual Consciousness
- Mastering the Restless Mind
- Grasping the Essentials
- Liberating the Soul
- And much more …
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Book details
- Author
- Swami Adiswarananda
- Imprint
- SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Religion › Hinduism
- Topics
- Hinduism · meditation · spirituality · self-knowledge · self-awareness · Swami Vivekananda · ancient Indian traditions
- ISBN-13
- 9781594731808 (Paperback)9781683364443 (Hardcover)
About the author
SWAMI ADISWARANANDA was a monk of the Order of Sri Ramakrishna and Minister and Spiritual Leader of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York. His books include The Four Yogas, The Spiritual Quest and the Way of Yoga, and The Vedanta Way to Peace and Happiness.
Adiswarananda held a Master’s degree from the University of Calcutta. He taught religious subjects at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira in Belur, West Bengal, and served as editor of Prabuddha Bharata: Awakened India, the Order’s English-language journal on religion and philosophy.
Adiswarananda was born in West Bengal, India, in 1925. He joined the monastic Order of Sri Ramakrishna in 1954, was ordained a monk in 1963, and led the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York from 1973 until his death in 2007.