Vivekananda: East Meets West

by Chetanananda

A large format pictorial of all the known photographs of Swami Vivekananda beautifully assembled in a high quality printing. The pictorial is accompanied by autobiographical anecdotes, extracts from Vivekananda's writings, and accounts of his meetings with prominent Westerners, including William James, Edward Everet Hale, John D. Rockefeller, Sarah Bernhardt, Emma Calvé, and Nichola Tesla.

Preface by Huston Smith

Biographical Introduction by Christopher Isherwood

Genres: Biography

164 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1995

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[Patrick\ · Rating 2 out of 5]

So what goes wrong when an Eastern ascetic plops his butt down on the beach at Oceanside? More than a smile. This chapter is missing.