Publisher's Synopsis
About the BookReligion in todays world has taken such a tumultuous overturn, that people have almost forgotten what religion stands for: Religion leaders and saints have always preached that religion has a calming effect on the people. But people tend to forget that, and end up fighting with each other on the context of religion itself.Eternal Wisdom of India depicts the way religion has been seen through the ages and how it affects the whole structure of mankind. It reviews the ancient ideals, and points out how the power the power of religion has been abused. The book analyses religion and social tensions and also tells us how harmony should be maintained. It also emphasises on universal brotherhood and asks people to draw inspiration from Buddha, Mira Bai, Sri Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Chaitanya, The Holy Mother Sarada Devi, swami Vivekananda and many more.The book thoroughly delineates the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda movement which steered the entire world towards its betterment. A whole new set of logical ideas has been dealt with, as the readers get food for thought about how and why people manipulate religion. Swami Lokeshwarananda shows how we can stop it and take milk out of water like the paramhans. About the AuthorBorn on 19 april 1909, Swami Lokeshwarananda was an eminent monk of the Ramakrishna order. He founded the famous Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur in Kolkata. He wrote and edited many books in Bengali and English. This book is a collection of the best of his writings and talks, compiled by young and profound Swami Chidrupananda.PrefaceMuch has already been written about and her rich cultural heritage, and much more will be written in the future. But compilation of this particular volume is an effort to represe
