Swami Abhedananda (October 2, 1866 -- September 8, 1939)Born as as Kaliprasad Chandra, he was a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna. After the passing away of Sri Ramakrishna, he formally became a Sanyasi along with Swami Vivekananda and others, and came to be known as "Swami Abhedananda". During his life as a monk he traveled extensively throughout India, depending entirely on alms. He was a forceful orator, prolific writer, yogi and intellectual with devotional fervor. Swami Vivekananda asked him to spread the message of the Vedanta Phylosophy in the West. He went to USA in 1897 and preached messages of Vedanta for about 25 years. In 1921, he returned to India. His other works inclued India and her People, Self-Knowledge, How to be a Yogi, Divine Heritage of Man. Works |