Stories from Vedanta

by Amarananda

This book presents the teachings of Vedanta in an easy-to-read form through captivating stories as well as through inspiring anecdotes from the lives of Shankaracharya, Sri Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda, and a few other seers of Truth.

Genres: Philosophy

72 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Punit · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love short stories and this is a treasure house packed in a small chest.
First the shortcomings: some stories force the moral onto the readers. They are not evident directly.

But the good things easily overcome the drawbacks. No where will you find staunch Hinduism. The writing is lucid and teachings are subtle. The best part is that these stories convey a strong message that mar the social stigma prevalent in our times.

A butcher can attain highest divinity, fruitless devotion to work (nishkama karma), a saint learning a lesson from untouchable, a woman having equal rights in the court, among others. If our scriptures are so profound, then these must be taught to right-wing extremists.

[Kumerjit Chajgotra · Rating 4 out of 5]

During my readathon challenge, I picked this book. being the thin book it took me around an hour and a half to complete it. the book consists of short stories, the characters are based in mythological times. the stories give beautiful messages of truth, hard work, sincerity for mankind to survive. I am so glad I picked this book up for the readathon as it gave me so many cozy stories for the children to narrate to them. if you are looking for a light short story book pick it up, and thank me later. quick readers will finish it within an hour so try and slow readers like me please take your time and soak up the beauty of the book in your own time.
a big thumbs up from my side for this book. one can gift this book to children too.
happy reading
thankyou

[Hiranmayii Pudi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has small stories from vedas, upanishads,some life experiences of Saints divided into chapters.As it’s already mentioned in introduction, it’s not easy to have quick look at Vedanta, a casual reader can’t enjoy these stories which hold strong meaning and message.Some stories are concluded with moral which seems imposed on readers where some other clearly reflect that Atman is supreme.

[Darshan Joshi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Book that serves as a teaser on a few Vedic concepts

Stories are nice and engaging but at some points it felt like a little short of getting into the details. I think the author is trying to tease the reader with the concepts so that they can seek further own their own.