Raja-Yoga
His whole life and teaching inspired my generation . . . . he brought his great spirituality to bear upon his patriotism and thus his message was not confined to India only, but was for the whole world. I pay my homage to his memory.  --Jawaharlal NehruMy homage and respect to the very revered memory of Swami Vivekananda . . . .after having gone through [his works], the love that I had for my country became a thousandfold.  --Mahatma GandhiThe man [Vivekananda] is simply a wonder for oratorical power . . . the Swami is an honor to humanity.  --William JamesThis book brings together the main teachings of Swami Vivekananda in an easily accessible and readable form.  I hope that in these days of uncertainty and confusion of mind Vivekananda's teachings may prove an enlightenment to many troubled souls.  --S. Radhakrishnan, author, philosopher, and former Vice-president of the Indian RepublicTo convey Hindu meanings in English words is exceedingly difficult.  The difficulty arises from the fact that the reader inevitably reads modern western, rather than ancient Hindu, meanings into the English words.  The problem of any expositor or translator, therefore, is that of so wording the English translation of the Hindu doctrines that the Western philosophical or psychological meanings of the English words will not be introduced to the reader.  --F.S.C. Northrop, Yale University[Vivekananda is] one of the very greatest historical figures that India has ever produced. When one sees the full range of his mind, one is astounded.  --Christopher Isherwood, author