Living at the Source: Yoga Teachings of Vivekananda (Shambhala Dragon Editions)

Swami V’s teachings are exactly what I needed to unlearn all that was keeping me from understanding who I really was. This book is very powerful and your soul will thank you for reading it many times.

This book is worth its weight in gold and diamonds. The authors who edited it by culling through "The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda" have done an excellent job. If you have ever read or been interested in Advaita, then this is a book you cannot live without. It looks at the qualities needed to realize unity, such as courage, love, effort, discipline, selflessness etc.Each and every sentence and paragraph in this book makes one's cells vibrate with a joyful energy. Swami Vivekananda's emphasis on strength can literaly breath courage into one who lacks it! This book is always going to sit on my desk in arm's reach so that I can read it at all times and negate all the erroneous beliefs arising from my identification with the body.Reading these excerpts is like drinking from the spring of Immortality! I HIGHLY recommend this book to all seekers of Truth, no matter what your chosen path. It is VERY powerful. I wish I could buy one copy for each and everyone.

This book changed my life ! It focuses on the "self" & how we need to b mind body & soul as one! As I read it all made perfect since! Now I'm trying my best to live my life as one should & do got it feels amazing! :):):)

cool book

There were only 5 reviews and all 5 stars. I was looking for an inspirational book of a slightly different nature so I bought it. I am sure Vivekenanda was a very wise soul and well spoken at the beginning of the 20th century. The problem I found with this book is that I am not familiar with any of his talks or overall philosophy. Maybe it is just me, but after reading a few sections, I am not sure I know any more. The book is nothing but a collection of quotes or passages from his various speeches and worked, arranged one after another in chapters of topics. There is not overarching narrative or attempt to piece these together and the individual quotes, on their own, did not resonate with me so I got very little from reading it and put the book down after a few chapters. This is not for everyone. Do your research if you are not familiar with the author or his teachings. If you are, I would imagine the quotes would be good touchstones.

Excellent!

The teachings of Swami Vivekananda have been very carefully selected and grouped them under appropriate topics.Such a huge 9 volumes of the original work has been so well made comprehensible and concise for Advaita Vedanta seekers! I go back to the book from time to time,because you can never finish reading such a book..every time the book has a new perspective to show you.His words are to be contemplated and the book is good for beginners as well as advance seekers of Truth.Indebted to the editors for such a beautiful compilation.Recommended for everyone.

Excellent book, summarizes swami vivekananda's teachings beautifully.I have had this book for 10 years now and I can open any page and start reading, language and its material leaves a profound effect on reader.

This is a book I have been meaning to add to my collection for some time and I am so very glad that I have.If you are already in awe of how blessed we are to have so much written word available to us that helps to heighten our 'conscious living', then you won't be disappointed in this wonderful addition to your library.

I've only read some of this book so I cannot give a true account of this book