About the Book Spiritual Enfoldment by Swami Abhedananda, a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Deva, is a guide for those who are willing to learn earnestly and methodically the practices of Yoga and spiritual sadhana, for attaining self-control and mastery over their senses, body and mind. The author, a man of Realization and a highly gifted teacher of humanity, classifies his discourses into three illuminating chapters-Self-Control, Concentration and Meditation, and Godconsciousness. The Swamiji makes his discourses very lucid and clear all through, so that the readers may grasp the secrets of the subject easily and make them applicable in their daily life. The book is sure to be of immense benefit to all who are spiritually inclined and aspire to make further progress towards attainment of the ultimate goal, that is, Godconsciousness.
About the Author SWAMI ABHEDANANDA, an apostle of Sri Ramakrishna-Born October 2, 1866-Spent his early life among the brotherhood in Baranagar monastery hear Calcutta, in severe austerity- Travelled barefcated all over India from 1888- 1895-Went to London in 1896 at the call of his senior spiritual brother, Swami Vivekananda- Acquainted with many distinguished savants including Prof. Max Muller and Prof. Paul Deussen- Landed in New York, and took the charge of the Vedanta Society in 1897-Became acquainted with Prof. William James, Rev. R. H. Newton, Prof. W. Jackson, Prof. Josiah Royce of Harvard, Prof. Hyslop of Columbia, Prof. Lanmann, Prof. G. H. Howison, Prof. Fay, Mr. Edison, the inventor, Dr. Elmer Gates, Ralph Waldo Trine, W. D. Howells, Prof. Herschel C. Parker, Dr. Logan, Rev. Bishop Potter, Prof. Shaler, Dr. Janes, the Chairman of the Cambridge Philosophical Conference, and the Professors of Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Berkeley and Clarke Universities- Travelled extensively all through the United States, Canada, Alaska and Mexico-Made frequent trips to Europe, delivering lectures in different parts of the Continent-Crossed the Atlantic seventeen times-Was appreciated very much for his profundity of scholarship, intellectual brilliance, oratorial talents, charming personality and nobility of character-A short visit to India in1906 Returned again to America in 1906- Came back to India finally in 1921-On his way home joined the Pan-Pacific Educational Conference, Honolulu-Visited Japan, China, the Phillipines, Singapore, Kualalumpur and Rangoon Started on a long tour and went as far as Tibet in 1922-Established centres at Calcutta and Darjeeling-Left his mortal frame on September 8, 1939.
Preface The book Spiritual Unfoldment, an original work of Swami Abhedananda, was published by the Swami during his lifetime. The present sixteenth edition of the book has been composed in the modern D.T.P. process and printed neatly, dispensing with the use of old stereo-blocks, so as to improve the get- up of the book leaving the contents intact. It may be mentioned in this connection that the subject matters of the three chapters of the book were discussed by the Swami in his lectures delivered in the West during 1897-1898. The lecture titled 'Concentration' was delivered by the Swami in January-February 1897 in London at Victoria Street Hall in the morning in presence of a large audience. His mind was so much absorbed in the subject during his lecture that he could not take recognition of the English soldiers parading with Brass Band on the street adjacent to the hall. But the audience felt much disturbed. When the lecture was over, some amongst the audience Rev. Mr. Haweis (Chief of the Christian Church) and Miss Souter wanted to know if the Swami also felt the disturbance.
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