Western Admirers of Ramakrishna and His Disciples
Author | : Gopal Stavig |
Publisher | : Advaita Ashrama |
Total Pages | : 1002 |
Release | : 2010-10-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9788175053342 |
ISBN-13 | : 8175053348 |
Rating | : 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This classic work of research published by Advaita Ashrama, a Publication centre of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, India, brings under a single volume around 600 persons inspired by the ideals of Sri Ramakrishna and his disciples. Notable personalities whose connection with the Vedanta Movement in the West is delineated include Aldous Huxley, Arnold Toynbee, Albert Einstein, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Carl Jung, Mark Twain, J D Salinger and Joseph Campbell among others. For the scholars it is a mine of information presented precisely, and for the devotees of Ramakrishna, it is an inspiring account of western admiration for Ramakrishna and his disciples. (Pdf version).