Life and Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda by G.S. Banhatti - 2015

Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd, 2015. Hardcover. New. Swami Vivekananda’s own speeches and writings as well as accounts left by his disciples are many, but a comprehensive, objective and critical study by a non-devotee is not extant. This book is an endeavour to supply the need. Not only does it bring out his superb powers and achievements but it also discusses a few oddities like his defence of animal sacrifice and indifference to widow remarriage. In more than forty chapters the book covers the life, personality, ideas, social service and the hitherto unexplored aspects of the poetry and prose of this intellectual giant.1. Childhood & Early School-life 2. Spiritual Apprenticeship 3. Realisation 4. The Vision of One India 5. First Visit to the West 6. Return & Consolidation 7. In the West Again 8. The Torch Ablaze 9. The Long Leave 1. Personal Habits 11. His Mind 12. Love of Humour 13. As a Conversationist 14. As an Orator 15. His Yogic Powers 16. As a Teacher 17. As a Patriot 18. As a Friend 19. Vivekananda’s Role in the National Renaissance 2. Bona-Fides of Spiritualism 21. Advaita as Expounded by Vivekananda 22. Materialism and Spiritualism 23. Realisation And Renunciation 24. The Path of the Intellect (Jnana-Yoga) 25. The Path of Action (Karma-Yoga) 26. The Path of Devotion (Bhakti-Yoga) 27. The Path of Psychic Control (Raja-Yoga) 28. A Universal Religion 29. A Towering Intellectual 3. An Apostle of Strength 31. On Religion And Religions 32. On Science 33. On Contemporaries 34. On Organization And Method of Work 35. On Miscellaneous Subjects 36. Religion Channelized into Social Service 37. Education 38. Social Regeneration 39. The Ramakrishna Mission And Math 4. A Lover of Nature and Art 41. His Poetry 42. His Prose Index Printed Pages: 276.