The Monk as Man - The Unknown Life of Swami Vivekananda

Author: Mani Sankar MukherjiPublisher: PenguinYear: 2011Language: EnglishPages: 264ISBN/UPC (if available): 9780143101192 DescriptionAn intimate portrait of the little-known aspects of Swami Vivekananda’s life.Wandering mystic, India’s spiritual ambassador to the West and founder of the Ramakrishna Mission, Swami Vivekananda awakened India’s masses to the country’s spiritual richness while stressing the importance of scientific inquiry. These aspects of Swamiji’s life have been well chronicled by Swamiji himself, through his letters, speeches and writings; his own brothers who between them have written more than a hundred books; his co-disciples, disciples and others whose lives were enriched by their interactions with him; and, more than a century after his death, followers who had only read or heard of the magnetic personality of this revered teacher. Gleaned from all these sources, through painstaking research Sankar’s biography focuses on the personal life of the saint: What was Vi