This book is the living legacy of the monk Sri Swami Ranganathanandaji, who at the age of seventeen years joined Ramakrishna Sangh. He had a very close intimacy with many direct disciples of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsa. While walking in the footsteps of Swami Vivekananda, he gathered the nectar of love and wisdom from them and silently filed countless hearts with these spiritual gifts. This book leads the reader through the different dimensions of Swamiji’s life, providing a glimpse of his oneness with the nature and gives sense of what he meant, when he said “We are identified with god who is in the hearts of all beingsâ€. It is a comprehensive life sketch of this great soul. These photographs span Swamiji’s life from his late teens to his last days in 2005. In them he is seen as a great Seeker, Humanitarian, Acharya, Sage, Vedantist, Messenger, Karmayogi, Guru and the monk whose life glittered forth through the vision of Mother Sarada Devi. Along with valuable photographs, this text opens the life and teachings of Swami Ranganathanandaji, and makes this commemorative volume a great spiritual treasure house.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Swami Ranganathananda
Born in village of Trikkur, Kerala State, on December 15, 1908, Swami Ranganthananda joined the Ramakrishna Order, the international spiritual and cultural movement founded by Swami Vivekananda, at its branch in Mysore in 1926. He was formally initiated into Sannyasa in 1933 by Swami Shivananda, one of the eminent disciples of Sri Ramakrishna and the second President of the Order. After spending the first twelve years in the Order's branches in Mysore and Bangalore, the first six years of which as cook, dishwasher and house-keeper and later as warden of student's hostel, he worked as Secretary and librarian at the Ramakrishna Mission branch at Rangoon- from 1939 to 1942, and thereafter as President of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, Karachi, from 1942 to 1948. From 1949 to 1962, he worked as the Secretary of the New Delhi branch of the Mission, and from 1962 to 1967, he was the Secretary of the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Cultural Studies, and Editor of its monthly journal. From 1973 to 1993 he was President of Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad and from 1994-1998 he was Vice President of Worldwide Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. Now he is its President, and stays at Belur Math. He has undertaken extensive lecture tours form 1946 to 1972 covering 50 countries. Form 1973 to 1986 he visited annually Australia, USA, Holland and Germany. In 1986 he was awarded the first Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration.
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