Swami Vivekananda had no provincial limits to his sympathies. His heart embraced the whole of humanity, and he had the power?intellectual?This book comprises seven lectures delivered by Swami Ranganathananda that reveal how Swami Vivekananda
The greatest help to spiritual life is meditation. In meditation we divest ourselves of all material conditions and feel our divine nature. We do not depend upon any external help in meditation. The touch of the soul can paint the brightest color even in the dingiest places; it can cast a fragrance over the vilest thing; it can make the wicked divine--and all enmity, all selfishness is effaced.
-Swami Vivekananda