Swami Vivekananda Tells Stories (A Collection of Stories told by Swami Vivekananda)

$21.00
Unit price per

Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.

Book Specification

Item Code:	NAL663
Author:	Swami Atmashraddhananda
Publisher:	ADVAITA ASHRAM KOLKATA
Language:	English
Edition:	2021
ISBN:	9788175053977
Pages:	224 (Throughout B/W Illustrations)
Cover:	Paperback
Other Details	8.5 inch X 5.5 inch
Weight	250 gm

Book Description

Publisher’s Note

As readers of Swami Vivekananda’s works may recall, Swamiji was a wonderful storyteller. His talks and writings are interspersed with numerous anecdotes and illustrations. Some of these are well-known, while others are not, but they are all relevant and thought-provoking, revealing his profound knowledge of human nature – its potential and its limitations. This collection contains most of the stories from his nine-volume Complete Works Published by us.

These stories were serialized from January 2005 to January 2010, under various titles, in The Vedanta Kesari, the English monthly published by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai. The idea of publishing them in this manner was well received and welcomed by one and all. Some were even surprised that Vivekananda had told so many stories. And as all these stories are in Swamiji’s own words, there is an additional charm and value to them.

The 106 stories contained in this volume have been classified under 10 headings. Some are just a paragraph, while others go on for several pages, but all are sure to give readers fresh insights. The compilation and arrangement has been done by Swami Atmashraddhananda, the present editor of The Vedanta Kesari. Sri Mahendra C. Zinzuvadia has created the beautiful line drawings for the book, for which we are very grateful. When the world is celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, we are sure this book will be widely read.

Contents

	Publisher's Note	3
	Science and Religion
1	Human Understanding	13
2	Two Approaches	15
3	Not a drop of Water	16
4	Where were these rishis?	17
5	Story of the Deluge	18
6	Until You Know God	20
7	Freedom - the Only Condition of Growth	20
8	I Want Religion'	21
	Vasanas or Habits
9	The Bugle Sound	27
10	Thou art That'	29
11	Bondage of Nature	29
12	The Old Chinaman	29
13	The Story of Vilvamangala	30
14	Lingering Hope	34
15	Lion and Sheep	35
16	Fisherwomen in a Florist's House	36
	Attachment or Non-Attachment
17	Non-attachment	39
18	True Contentment	40
19	From Gross to Subtle	42
20	Neither Good Nor Evil	43
21	Story of a Young sannyasin	44
22	Getting Nearer to the Lord'	47
23	The Story of Jada Bharata	47
24	Why We Disagree	52
	Myriad Forms of Love
25	Love for God	55
26	It is also Yours'	56
27	Four Travellers	57
28	I cannot Trade in Love'	57
29	Be Pure and Love Everyone	58
30	The Highest Love	60
31	Nishtha Or Devotion to One Ideal	61
32	The Way of One-pointed Devotion	62
33	Courage To Be	63
34	Truth Will Be Out, Sooner Or Later	65
35	Guru Nanak's Insight	65
36	Great Indian Women	68
37	Arise, Awake!	69
38	Thief and a Non-killer	70
39	Believe in Yourselves	70
0	Happiness
40	Concept of Heaven	75
41	Solon and Croesus	76
42	What Joy Really Is	77
	Maya
43	And This Is Maya	81
44	Our Predicament	83
45	Resolving Our Conflicts	83
46	Going Round and Round	85
47	The Mirage of the World	86
48	Alice in Wonderland	87
49	Two Birds	88
50	I am Discovered'	89
	Mind and Concentration
51	Intensity of Prayer	93
52	All Power is within	93
53	The Tartar Inside	95
54	The Noseless Saint	95
55	All Power are in the Mind	97
56	Be Like a Pearl Oyster	101
	Faith and Sacrifice
57	Pratika Or Symbolism	105
58	A Case of Complete Self-sacrifice	107
59	The Bell-Eared Demon (ghanta karna)	109
60	Each is Great in His Own Place	111
61	Shraddha or Genuine Faith	115
	Women of India
62	Sita-Rama, the Ideal Couple	119
63	A Heroic Act	120
64	Raksha Bandhan	121
65	The Status of Women in the Vedas	122
	Attitude
66	Be Active First	125
67	We, Not the World, Get Straightened Out	125
68	Narada and Two Aspirants	129
69	Universal Brotherhood	130
70	Sin of Killing Cow	131
71	So He Has Also Followed Suit	131
72	Who Serves the Lord the Best	132
73	It is the Heart that Moves, Truly	132
74	Strength is the Test	134
75	Do Something Religious	134
76	We are Lions, not sheep	135
	Self-Realization
77	Satyakama's Story	139
78	How Upakosala Got Knowledge	141
79	You Have Known the Truth'	143
80	Gods and Demons	145
81	A Fable About Buddha	146
82	Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi	147
83	The Story of Vedanta	155
84	The Story of Nachiketa	157
85	Nature is Like Ferris Wheel	168
86	We Are Like Silkworms	168
87	The Intense Desire To Be Free	168
88	Where Shall It Fall?'	169
89	Eat the Mangoes	170
90	The Passing Away of Buddha	171
91	Have You Seen God?	173
92	Whosoever Will Save His Life'	173
93	Buddha's Counsel	174
	Miscellaneous
94	The Transformation	177
95	The Story of Ramayana	179
96	The Danger of Frauds	191
97	A Leader Leads by Example	192
98	Blind Men and Elephant	193
99	This is Fanaticism'	194
100	The Greatest Birth	195
101	Your Doctrine Of Heredity!	195
102	The Story of Mahabharata	196
103	Real Prayer is Unconditional	222
104	Judge Ye Not	223
105	A Calcutta Youth in Father-in-law's House	224

Sample Pages