This beautifully produced book is a labour of love. Sister Gargi, well known for her works on Swami Vivekananda, was initiated by and served Swami Ashokananda for the last years of his life. It tells the story of an extraordinary life of dedication?wholehearted and complete dedication to the mission started by Swami Vivekananda on behalf of Sri Ramakrishna. Highly readable and deeply inspiring.
Those who have succeeded in attaching or detaching their minds at will have succeeded in Pratyahara, which means gathering towards, checking the outgoing powers of the mind, freeing it from the thralldom of the senses. When we can do this, we shall really possess character; then alone we shall have taken a long step towards freedom. Before that, we are mere machines.
-Swami Vivekananda