Swami Vivekananda: The Living Vedanta

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The Vedanta was an inseparable part of Swami Vivekananda’s personality. He lived and breathed this philosophy while preaching it to India and the west. While Vivekananda’s landmark address at the parliament of religions in Chicago in 1893 established him as modern India’s great spiritual leader, his popularity and appeal is attributed to his ability to integrate his human side with his profound spiritual side.

In this beautifully written biography, Chaturvedi Badrinath liberates Vivekananda from the confines of the worship room and offers an unforgettable insight into the life of a man who was the very embodiment of the Vedanta that he preached.

What will you learn from this book

Life and Early Influences: Explore Swami Vivekananda's early life, upbringing, and the influences that shaped his spiritual journey.
Discipleship under Ramakrishna Paramahansa: Examine Vivekananda's relationship with his spiritual mentor, Ramakrishna Paramahansa, and the impact of this association on his teachings.
Philosophical Foundations: Understand the core principles of Vivekananda's Vedanta philosophy, including the emphasis on the divinity of the soul and the oneness of existence.
Chicago Speech: Highlight Vivekananda's historic address at the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893 and its significance in introducing Hindu philosophy to the Western world.
Interfaith Dialogue: Explore Vivekananda's efforts in promoting interfaith understanding and his belief in the universality of all religions.
Service to Humanity: Examine Vivekananda's teachings on the importance of selfless service (seva) and his vision for social and economic upliftment.
Formation of Ramakrishna Mission: Learn about the establishment of the Ramakrishna Mission as a vehicle for both spiritual and humanitarian activities.
Spiritual Practices: Understand Vivekananda's emphasis on practical spirituality, including the practice of meditation and yoga as means of self-realization.
Impact on Indian Renaissance: Explore Vivekananda's role in the Indian Renaissance, his influence on social and cultural movements, and his efforts to revitalize Hinduism.
Legacy: Reflect on Swami Vivekananda's enduring legacy, both in India and globally, and his contributions to the promotion of Vedanta philosophy and spiritual awakening.

Language	English
ISBN-10	0143062093
ISBN-13	9780143062097
No of pages	480
Font Size	Medium
Book Publisher	Penguin Books
Published Date	24 Aug 2015

About Author

Author : Chaturvedi Badrinath

Chaturvedi Badrinath (1933-2010) was born in Manipuri, Uttar Pradesh. A philosopher, he was a member of the Indian Administrative Service (1957-89), and served in Tamil Nadu for thirty-one years.

During 1971-73, he was a Home Bhabha fellow. As a visiting professor at Heidelberg University, 1971, he gave a series of four seminars on dharma and its application to modern times.

Invited by a Swiss foundation, Inter-Cultural Cooperation, he spent a year, 1985-86, in Europe. In 1985, he was a main speaker at the European Forum, Laubach, Austria, and at a conference of scientists at Cortona, Italy.

From 1989 onwards, Times of India published his articles on dharma and human freedom every fortnight for four years.

He was a visiting professor at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, between 1990 and 1992. He was one of the two main speakers at the Inter-Religious Federation for World Peace Conference, 1994, Seoul, South Korea.

In 1999, at Weimar, he gave a talk on Goethe and the Indian philosophy of nature; and contributed to an interreligious conference in Jerusalem, with the Dalai Lama.

He was one of the two main speakers at the Sasakwa Peace Foundation symposium on 'Civilizational Dialogue', Tokyo, 2002.

Chaturvedi Badrinath's other published books are Dharma, India and the World Order: Twenty-one Essays (1993, Saint Andrew Press, Edinburgh, and Pahl-Rugenstein, Bonn);

Introduction to the Kama Sutra (1999, Roil Books, New Delhi; translated into German, French, Italian and Dutch); Finding Jesus in Dharma:

Christianity in India (2000, the Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, ISPCK, Delhi); Swami Vivekananda: The Living Vedanta (2006, Penguin, Delhi); The Mahabharata:

An Inquiry into the Human Condition (2006, Orient Longman, Delhi) and The Women of the Mahabharata: The Question of Truth (2006, Orient Longman, Delhi).

He passed away in 2010, a day after winning the Sahitya Akademie Award for his book The Mahabharata. In 2016, Oxford University Press brought out a collection of his essays, Unity of Life.