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Informationen zum Autor BECKERLEGGE, GWILYM Klappentext This book deals specifically with the contentious issue of seva, organized service to humanity, which was Vivekananda's legacy to his followers. It is a distinctive contribution to the study of the Ramakrishna movement in its exclusive focus on the idea of service. Zusammenfassung This volume deals specifically with the contentious issue of sewa, organised service to humanity that was Vivekananda's legacy to his followers. It is a good study of the Ramakrishna movement and argues that its idea of organised service also partly had its roots in philanthropy specifically in the South Asian context. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Frontispiece Introduction: 'A Precious Acquisition in the World's Storehouse of Religious Sadhanas' PART ONE SEVA IN THE RAMAKRISHNA MATH AND MISSION: ITS DEVELOPMENT AND APPEAL Chapter 1 : The Birth of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission Chapter 2: The Ramakrishna Math and Mission and Service to Humanity Chapter 3: Understandings of Seva and Continuity Within the Ramakrishna Math and Mission PART TWO RAMAKRISHNA AS THE INNOVATOR OF THE SADHANA OF SERVICE TO HUMANITY Chapter 4: Ramakrishna as the Instigator of a Sadhana of Service to Humanity: His Actions Chapter 5: Ramakrishna's Teachings on the Subject of Service and Philanthropy: His Judgment on the Nature of Human Beings Chapter 6: Ramakrishna and Seva: Some Conclusions PART THREE VIVEKANANDA AND 'ORGANISED SEVA' Chapter 7: Setting a 'Frame' around Vivekananda's Organisation of Seva Chapter 8: Vivekananda's Early Exposure to Ideas of Service Chapter 9: The Beginnings of an Idea in India: From the Quest for Self-perfection to Seva Chapter 10: Swami Vivekananda in Action: A New Response to the Pressing Social Problem of Modern Famine Chapter 11: Vivekananda in the United States and Swami Akhandananda in India Chapter 12 : A Planned Programme of Practical Vedanta Conclusion Appendix Bibliography ...
