Addresses on Bhakti Yoga, Lectures and Discourses, Writings: Prose and Poems
Volume 4 of the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda — Addresses on Bhakti Yoga, Lectures and Discourses, Writings: Prose and Poems.
Historical Context
Volume 4 gathers Vivekananda's addresses on Bhakti Yoga alongside a diverse collection of lectures, prose writings, poems, and translations produced during both his Western travels (1893-96, 1899-1900) and his work in India. It includes his original poetry and his translations of Sanskrit texts into English, showcasing the breadth of his literary and scholarly output beyond his public lectures.
Table of Contents
The Preparation
Addresses on Bhakti-Yoga
The Story of Prahlada
Lectures and Discourses
The Great Teachers of the World
Lectures and Discourses
On Lord Buddha
Lectures and Discourses
Christ, the Messenger
Lectures and Discourses
My Master
Lectures and Discourses
Indian Religious Thought
Lectures and Discourses
The Basis for Psychic or Spiritual Research
Lectures and Discourses
On Art in India
Lectures and Discourses
Is India a Benighted Country?
Lectures and Discourses
The Claims of Religion
Lectures and Discourses
The First Steps
Addresses on Bhakti-Yoga
Concentration
Lectures and Discourses
Meditation
Lectures and Discourses
The Practice of Religion
Lectures and Discourses
Is the Soul Immortal?
Writings: Prose
Reincarnation
Writings: Prose
On Dr. Paul Deussen
Writings: Prose
On Professor Max Müller
Writings: Prose
Sketch of the Life of Pavhari Baba
Writings: Prose
Aryans and Tamilians
Writings: Prose
The Social Conference Address
Writings: Prose
The Teacher of Spirituality
Addresses on Bhakti-Yoga
India's Message to the World
Writings: Prose
Stray Remarks on Theosophy
Writings: Prose
Reply to the Address of the Maharaja of Khetri
Writings: Prose
Reply to the Madras address
Writings: Prose
A Message of Sympathy to a Friend
Writings: Prose
What we Believe in
Writings: Prose
Our Duty to the Masses
Writings: Prose
Reply to the Calcutta Address
Writings: Prose
To my Brave Boys
Writings: Prose
A Plan of Work for India
Writings: Prose
The Need of Symbols
Addresses on Bhakti-Yoga
Fundamentals of Religion
Writings: Prose
Kali the Mother
Writings: Poems
Angels Unawares I-III
Writings: Poems
To the Awakened India
Writings: Poems
Requiescat in Pace
Writings: Poems
Hold on Yet a While, Brave Heart
Writings: Poems
Nirvanashatkam, or Six Stanzas on Nirvana
Writings: Poems
The Song of The Sannyasin
Writings: Poems
Peace
Writings: Poems
The Problem of Modern India and its Solution
Translations: Prose
The Chief Symbols
Addresses on Bhakti-Yoga
Ramakrishna, his Life and Sayings
Translations: Prose
The Paris Congress of the History of Religions
Translations: Prose
Knowledge: Its Source and Acquirement
Translations: Prose
Modern India
Translations: Prose
The Education that India needs
Translations: Prose
Our Present Social Problems
Translations: Prose
To a Friend
Translations: Poems
The Hymn of Creation
Translations: Poems
The Hymn of Samadhi
Translations: Poems
A Hymn to the Divine Mother
Translations: Poems
The Ishta
Addresses on Bhakti-Yoga
A Hymn to Shiva
Translations: Poems
A Hymn to the Divinity of Shri Ramakrishna
Translations: Poems
"And let Shyama Dance there"
Translations: Poems
A Song I Sing to Thee
Translations: Poems
The Ramayana
Lectures and Discourses
Thoughts on the Gita
Lectures and Discourses
The Story of Jada Bharata
Lectures and Discourses
Key Quotes from This Volume
“All power is within you; you can do anything and everything. Believe in that, do not believe that you are weak.”
“The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.”
“Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.”
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