Spiritual Import of Religious Festivals
by Swami Krishnananda
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Book Code: EK29
Paperback: 304 pages
ISBN: 81-7052-093-2
Book Dimensions: 8.50 x 5.50 x 0.60 inches
Shipping Weight: 360 grams
Table of Contents
| About This Book (Back Cover) | |
| Publishers’ Note to the Third Edition | 5 |
| Preface | 7 |
| Introduction | 8 |
| What is Religion? | 21 |
| Sun—The Eye of the World | 31 |
| Siva—The Mystic Night | 41 |
| Rama—The Apotheosis of Human Perfection | 59 |
| Sankara—The Genius | 75 |
| Sivananda—The Fire of Sannyasa | 97 |
| Knowledge As a Means to Freedom | 109 |
| Veda Vyasa—The Paragon of Power and Wisdom | 122 |
| Saint—A Blend of Righteousness and Godliness | 134 |
| Sri Krishna—The Purna-Avatara | 140 |
| Lord Ganesa—The Remover of Obstacles | 148 |
| Sri Radha The Divine Mystery | 159 |
| Gurudev Sivananda—Physician of the Soul | 164 |
| The Esoteric Significance of the Devi-Mahatmya | 173 |
| The Sport of the Infinite | 188 |
| Yajna—Quintessence of the Culture of India | 200 |
| Lord Skanda—The Concentrated Divine Energy | 211 |
| The Gospel of the Bhagavadgita | 223 |
About This Book
The necessity which any religious adherent or spiritual seeker would feel for a book of this kind should be obvious. Generally, religion goes by rituals and performances of general routines come by way of tradition, but the mind of man, being what it is, also moves with the routine and does not always feel competent to visualise the vital role that religious observances play as vehicles which embody a deeper significance that may best be described as spiritual. There is a meaning behind every act or ritual in the religious field, even as there is a hidden purpose behind the implementation of any project or the doing of any work. Rarely are religions seen to awaken themselves to the spirit that they are expected to convey—the living flame which they enshrine and without which they remain forms without content.
Here is a precious gift to everyone who seeks assistance in probing into the philosophical depths and spiritual values behind the injunctions of the religion of man.