- Swami Prabhavananda
Swami Prabhavananda (
December 26 ,1893 –July 4 ,1976 ) was an Indianphilosopher and religious figure.Born in
India , he joined the Ramakrishna Order after graduating fromCalcutta university in 1914. He was initiated by SwamiBrahmananda .In 1923, he was sent to the United States of America. Initially he worked as an assistant minister of the Vedanta Society of San Francisco. After two years, he established the Vedanta Society of Portland. In December 1929, he moved to Los Angeles where he founded theVedanta Society of Southern California in 1930.Under his administration the Vedanta society of Southern California became the largest Vedanta Society in the West, with monasteries in
Hollywood andTrabuco Canyon and convents in Hollywood and Santa Barbara.Swami Prabhavananda was a scholar who authored a number of books on Hindu culture. He was assisted on several of the projects by
Christopher Isherwood or Frederick Manchester. His comprehensive knowledge of philosophy and religion attracted such disciples asAldous Huxley andGerald Heard .Swami Prabhavananda died on the bicentennial of America's independence, July 4th 1976.
Books by Swami Prabhavananda
* Original Works
# The spiritual heritage ofIndia - an encyclopedia on Indic religions
# Vedic Religion and Philosophy
# The Eternal Companion (Life and teachings of Swami Brahmananda)
# TheSermon on the Mount according toVedanta
# Religion in practice
#Yoga andMysticism * Translations
# The Wisdom of God (Srimat Bhagavatam)
# Shankara's Crest-jewel of discrimination (Viveka Choodamani ) - withChristopher Isherwood
# The Upanishads - with Frederick Manchester
# The song of God:Bhagavad Gita - withChristopher Isherwood
# How to know God, the Yoga aphorisms ofPatanjali ( Patanjala Yogasutra) - withChristopher Isherwood
# Swami Premananda: Teachings and reminiscencesExternal links
* [http://www.vedanta.org Vedanta Society of Southern California] .
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