This book comprises the speeches and writings of Swami Ranganathananda, a senior monk of the Ramakrishna order.
One of the main contributions by Swami Vivekananda to modern thought was to show that society can change in infinite ways in response to historical necessities; but that is no reason why eternal values underlying all human endeavors should be discarded or even changed.
This book is an answer to many social, political, economic, and spiritual problems that be set the modern age. It is a rare and hard to find book, with average production quality.
About the Author:
Born in the village of Trikkur, Kerala State, on December 15, 1908, Swami Ranganathananda joined the Ramakrishna Order, the international spiritual and cultural movement founded by Swami Vivekananda, as its branch in Mysore in 1926. He was formally initiated into Sannyasa in 1933 by Swami Shivananda, one of he eminent disciples of Sri Ramakrishna and the second President of the order.
He has undertaken extensive lecture tours from 1946 to 1972 covering 50 countries. From 1973 to 1986 he visited annually Australia, U S A., Holland and Germany. In 1986 he was awarded the first Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration.
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