{"product_id":"swami-vivekanandas-legacy-of-service-a-study-of-the-ramakrishna-math-and-mission-9780195673883","title":"Swami Vivekanandas Legacy of Service A Study of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume deals specifically with the contentious issue of sewa, organised service to humanity that was Vivekananda's legacy to his followers. It is a good study of the Ramakrishna movement and argues that its idea of organised service also partly had its roots in philanthropy specifically in the South Asian context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABBREVIATIONS ; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; FRONTISPIECE ; INTRODUCTION: 'A PRECIOUS ACQUISITION IN THE WORLD'S STOREHOUSE OF RELIGIOUS SADHANAS' ; PART ONE SEVA IN THE RAMAKRISHNA MATH AND MISSION: ITS DEVELOPMENT AND APPEAL CHAPTER 1 : THE BIRTH OF THE RAMAKRISHNA MATH AND MISSION ; CHAPTER 2: THE RAMAKRISHNA MATH AND MISSION AND SERVICE TO HUMANITY ; CHAPTER 3: UNDERSTANDINGS OF SEVA AND CONTINUITY WITHIN THE RAMAKRISHNA MATH AND MISSION ; PART TWO RAMAKRISHNA AS THE INNOVATOR OF THE SADHANA OF SERVICE TO HUMANITY CHAPTER 4: RAMAKRISHNA AS THE INSTIGATOR OF A SADHANA OF SERVICE TO HUMANITY: HIS ACTIONS ; CHAPTER 5: RAMAKRISHNA'S TEACHINGS ON THE SUBJECT OF SERVICE AND PHILANTHROPY: HIS JUDGMENT ON THE NATURE OF HUMAN BEINGS ; CHAPTER 6: RAMAKRISHNA AND SEVA: SOME CONCLUSIONS ; PART THREE VIVEKANANDA AND 'ORGANISED SEVA' CHAPTER 7: SETTING A 'FRAME' AROUND VIVEKANANDA'S ORGANISATION OF SEVA ; CHAPTER 8: VIVEKANANDA'S EARLY EXPOSURE TO IDEAS OF SERVICE ; CHAPTER 9: THE BEGINNINGS OF ; AN IDEA IN INDIA: FROM THE QUEST FOR SELF-PERFECTION TO SEVA ; CHAPTER 10: SWAMI VIVEKANANDA IN ACTION: A NEW RESPONSE TO THE PRESSING SOCIAL PROBLEM OF MODERN FAMINE ; CHAPTER 11: VIVEKANANDA IN THE UNITED STATES AND SWAMI AKHANDANANDA IN INDIA ; CHAPTER 12 : A PLANNED PROGRAMME OF PRACTICAL VEDANTA ; CONCLUSION ; APPENDIX ; BIBLIOGRAPHY","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090652557655,"sku":"9780195673883","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780195673883.jpg?v=1762272945","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/swami-vivekanandas-legacy-of-service-a-study-of-the-ramakrishna-math-and-mission-9780195673883","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}