The Essential Swami Ramdas
by Ramdas, Swami; Weeraperuma, SusunagaFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-02-23
Publisher(s): World Wisdom
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Summary
In simple and eloquent language, Ramdas writes directly and from the heart and his message of certian delivernace throught the unswerving remembrance of God is meant for all serious seekers of all religions.
Table of Contents
| Foreword by Rebecca Manring | xi | ||
| Preface to the 1998 Edition | xxv | ||
| Acknowledgments to the 1998 Edition | xxvii | ||
| Introduction to the 1998 Edition: The Life of Swami Ramdas by Susunaga Weeraperuma | xxix | ||
| Adoration of the Lord | 1 | (2) | |
| Avatais Release a World-redeeming Spiritual Force | 3 | (2) | |
| Beauty in the Eyes of God | 5 | (1) | |
| Bhakti is the Adoration of God | 6 | (2) | |
| Bliss of the Atman | 8 | (2) | |
| The Buddha: Truth is Inexpressible | 10 | (2) | |
| Communion with Your Eternal Beloved | 12 | (2) | |
| Compassion is the Noblest Virtue | 14 | (2) | |
| Contemplation of God | 16 | (2) | |
| Death is False | 18 | (2) | |
| Divine Consciousness Destroys the Ego-sense | 20 | (2) | |
| Divine Consciousness of the Eternal and Cosmic Reality | 22 | (2) | |
| The Divine is the One and Only Reality | 24 | (2) | |
| Divine Protection and Grace Through Unshakable Faith | 26 | (2) | |
| Divinity Permeates Everything | 28 | (1) | |
| Ego-sense Has No Place in Your Life | 29 | (1) | |
| Evil is Our Own Creation | 30 | (3) | |
| Faith in God | 33 | (2) | |
| Faith Works Wonders | 35 | (1) | |
| Gandhi was a Saint or God-man | 36 | (2) | |
| Glorify Him and His Name | 38 | (3) | |
| God-experience is the Highest Acquisition | 41 | (2) | |
| God has Revealed Himself in Me | 43 | (2) | |
| God is a Living Reality | 45 | (1) | |
| God is Absolute Joy | 46 | (2) | |
| God is Behind Everything | 48 | (2) | |
| God is the Friend of the Helpless | 50 | (2) | |
| God Wants a Heart Longing for Him Alone | 52 | (1) | |
| Grace is Ever Pouring on Us from God | 53 | (2) | |
| Grace is Sure to Descend | 55 | (2) | |
| Grace of a Saint | 57 | (2) | |
| Gurus Awaken the Dormant Spirit | 59 | (2) | |
| The Heart is Really a Temple of God | 61 | (2) | |
| Hinduism is a Universal Religion | 63 | (2) | |
| Humility Leads to Self-surrender | 65 | (2) | |
| I am That | 67 | (1) | |
| I am the Still All-pervading Spirit | 68 | (1) | |
| I am Thyself | 69 | (2) | |
| I Live in Ecstasy Always | 71 | (1) | |
| Immortality is the Birth-right of Mankind | 72 | (2) | |
| Intuition is the Voice of God | 74 | (2) | |
| Japa: Oh! The Charm of the Name! | 76 | (3) | |
| Japa: The Repetition of God's Name | 79 | (1) | |
| Japam Purifies the Mind | 80 | (2) | |
| Jesus is an Incarnation of Infinite Love | 82 | (2) | |
| Joy is His Nature | 84 | (2) | |
| Life has a Beautiful Meaning and Purpose | 86 | (5) | |
| Life is Intended for Attaining This Supreme Goal | 91 | (2) | |
| Life Lived in the Thought of God | 93 | (2) | |
| Love Begets Love | 95 | (2) | |
| Love Breaks All Barriers | 97 | (2) | |
| Love is the Expression of God | 99 | (3) | |
| Love is the Mystic Solvent of All Diversity | 102 | (2) | |
| Man is an Embodied Divinity | 104 | (1) | |
| Meditation: Posture and Method for Silent Meditation | 105 | (3) | |
| Mohammed: The Great Prophet | 108 | (2) | |
| Mysticism in Excelsis | 110 | (1) | |
| Nanak: The Founder of the Sikh Religion | 111 | (2) | |
| Nature Smiles-God Smiles | 113 | (2) | |
| Pain and Sorrow Purify Your Heart | 115 | (2) | |
| The Pathless Path | 117 | (2) | |
| Peace is an Internal State of the Soul | 119 | (2) | |
| Peace is Ever Within You | 121 | (2) | |
| Pray to Him, Sing of Him | 123 | (2) | |
| Prayer: What is the Best Prayer? | 125 | (1) | |
| Pride is the Greatest Weakness | 126 | (2) | |
| Ramana Maharshi was a Savior of Souls | 128 | (2) | |
| Reality Which is Deathless and Changeless | 130 | (2) | |
| Reborn in a New and Glorious Life | 132 | (2) | |
| Religion is a Matter of Experience | 134 | (2) | |
| Religion is an Intensely Practical Thing | 136 | (2) | |
| Religion is as Vast as the Very Heavens | 138 | (3) | |
| Renunciation is an Inner State of Mind | 141 | (4) | |
| Researches into the Realm of the Soul | 145 | (1) | |
| Saints are Verily the Redeemers of Fallen Souls | 146 | (2) | |
| Saints: Who is a Saint? | 148 | (1) | |
| Self-control | 149 | (2) | |
| Self-realization: Its Impact on Society | 151 | (2) | |
| Self-realized Persons: Jivanmuktas | 153 | (1) | |
| Self-sacrifice: The Elimination of the Self | 154 | (1) | |
| Selfishness is the Root of All Evil | 155 | (2) | |
| Service is Work Done Out of Pure Love | 157 | (1) | |
| Silence is Brahman | 158 | (2) | |
| The Soul Experiences a New Birth | 160 | (2) | |
| Spirit and Matter are One and the Same | 162 | (2) | |
| Spiritual Freedom Should be the Goal of Life | 164 | (1) | |
| Spiritual Practice: Some Simple Rules | 165 | (4) | |
| Sri Aurobindo | 169 | (2) | |
| Suffering and Sacrifice Soften the Heart of Man | 171 | (3) | |
| Suffering is Essential for the Evolving Life | 174 | (2) | |
| Surrender: The Most Natural and Easiest Path | 176 | (1) | |
| Surrender to God | 177 | (1) | |
| The Triune Path | 178 | (1) | |
| Truth is Eminently Beautiful | 179 | (2) | |
| Unity of Mankind | 181 | (2) | |
| Vegetarian Food Will be Helpful | 183 | (1) | |
| Vision of Equality | 184 | (2) | |
| War: What are We to Make of It? | 186 | (4) | |
| Work is Worship When It is Done Selflessly | 190 | (1) | |
| Yoga: Perfect Union with God | 191 | (2) | |
| Zoroaster Taught the Suzerainty of God | 193 | (4) | |
| Glossary of Indian Terms | 197 | (6) | |
| Bibliography | 203 | (5) | |
| Biographical Notes | 208 |
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