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He is the Soul of the Universe; he is immortal. His is the Rulership. He is the all-knowing, the all-pervading, the Protector of the Universe, the Eternal Ruler. None else is there efficient to govern the world eternally.

The goal of mankind is knowledge. That is the one ideal placed before us by Eastern philosophy. Pleasure is not the goal of man, but knowledge. Pleasure and happiness come to an end. It is a mistake to suppose that pleasure is the goal. The cause of all the miseries we have in the world is that men foolishly think pleasure to be the ideal for which to strive. After a time, man finds it is not happiness, but knowledge, toward which he is going, that both pleasure and pain are great teachers, and that he learns as much from evil as from good.

This volume is one of the first that presented the words of wisdom spoken by the influential Indian Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda within the intimacy of his inner circle. He was already revered as a lecturer, but his flashes of pure brilliance were more often only heard in familiar conversation.

Il libro è tratto da una serie di insegnamenti e conferenze effettuate alla fine del 1800 in Inghilterra e negli Stati Uniti, in cui il maestro indiano, allievo filiale di Sri Ramakrishna, spiega, con parole semplici e accessibili a tutti, le quattro vie dello Yoga: Karma Yoga, la via del lavoro; Raja Yoga, la via della psicologia, Jnana Yoga, la via della conoscenza; Bhakti Yoga, la via della devozione.

Gli Yoga sutra sono un sistema filosofico indiano dei primi secoli, e consiste di aforismi, come era costume presso i maestri indù che trasmettevano la loro conoscenza per tradizione orale. Swami Vivekananda, allievo diretto di Sri Ramakrishna e da lui definito Siddha (cioè saggio fin dalla nascita per meriti acquisiti nella vita precedente) ha tradotto dal sanscrito e commentato questo testo.

The soul must be eternal. Why? In the first place we see that the soul is not matter. It is neither a gross body, nor a fine body, which we call mind or thought. It is neither a physical body, nor what in Christianity is called a spiritual body. It is the gross body and the spiritual body that are liable to change. The gross body is liable to change almost every minute and dies, but the spiritual body endures through long periods, until one becomes free, when it also falls away.

This is the message of Shri Ramakrishna to the modern world: “Do not care for doctrines, do not care for dogmas, or sects, or churches, or temples; they count for little compared with the essence of existence in each man which is spirituality; and the more this is developed in a man, the more powerful is he for good. Earn that first, acquire that, and criticize no one, for all doctrines and creeds have some good in them. Show by your lives that religion does not mean words, or names, or sects, but that it means spiritual realization."

Yogi Swami Vivekananda, rappresentante per vari anni della religione indù negli Stati Uniti alla fine del 1800, nato in India il 12 gennaio 1863, morto in India il 4 luglio 1902. Allievo di Sri Ramakrishna. In questo libro una discepola americana di Swami Vivekananda riporta gli ammaestramenti che il Guru lasció a lei e ai suoi compagni durante la sua permanenza a Thousand Island Park dal giugno all'agosto 1895. L'opera si dipana giorno dopo giorno, dandoci modo di entrare in contatto con la religione indù e con le sue connessioni con il cristianesimo.

Izdanie vkljuchaet v sebja knigu "Radzha-joga. Uchenie jogov o psihicheskom mire cheloveka" pisatelja, perevodchika, okkul'tista Uil'jama Uokera Atkinsona, izvestnogo pod literaturnym psevdonimom Jog Ramacharaka. V jetoj knige v prostoj i jasnoj forme izlozheny principy uchenija Radzha-jogi. Osnovnaja cel' Radzha-jogi - kontrol' uma posredstvom meditacii (dh'jana), osoznanie raznicy mezhdu real'nost'ju i illjuziej i dostizhenie osvobozhdenija.

Swami Vivekananda made an unforgettable impression upon religious minds in America at the Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in 1893. He spoke of the harmony of religions and the innate divinity of every human soul. The swami taught that true harmony of religions is based on the spiritual oneness of existence. There is one life that pulsates in the whole universe. Spiritual oneness transcends the limitations of race, culture, creed, and dogma.

The Swami Vivekananda was sent by his friends and co-religionists to present their belief at the Congress of Religions that was held in connection with the World’s Fair in Chicago. This he did in a way to win general interest and admiration.

The complete eleven (11) classes that Swami Vivekananda gave on Bhakti Yoga in New York City, 1895-96. Narrated by Varun Narayan. Recorded with permission from Advaita Ashrama, publisher. For more information about Swami Vivekananda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda To order books by or about Swami Vivekananda: https://www.vedanta.com If you would like to make donation to help fund the recording and production of this and the next three series of yoga classes, please email info@vedantaworks.com for more information.

The complete seven (7) beginner classes that Swami Vivekananda gave on Raja Yoga in New York City, 1895-96. Narrated by Varun Narayan. Recorded with permission from Advaita Ashrama, publisher. For more information about Swami Vivekananda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Vivekananda To order books by or about Swami Vivekananda: https://www.vedanta.com If you would like to make a donation to help fund the recording and production of this and all four series of yoga classes, please email info@vedantaworks.com for more information.

This short account of Swami Vivekananda, the Vedantist who brought Hinduism to America, focuses on the years 1893 to 1897. After a famous speech at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, Vivekananda promoted his religious beliefs and practices by lecturing extensively across the United States, teaching and attracting devotees, producing a wealth of publications and tracts on Hinduism, encouraging vegetarianism, writing the first book on yoga to appear in America and so on, for a new and enthusiastic audience.