Emerson And Vedanta
By Swami Paramananda, 76 Pages, Paperback.
The lectures contained in these pages were delivered at the Vedanta Centre of Boston and later published in its magazine, "The Message of the East." The purpose of the lectures was to set forth the striking similarity between the writings of Emerson and the sacred teachings of the East—pre-eminently those of India. Deep students of Vedic ideals have long regarded Emerson as an inspired interpreter of these ideals to the West; and there can be no doubt that as one turns the pages of his numerous essays and follows the exalted trend of his words, one can almost imagine that they fall upon the ears from some far Himalayan height.
The lectures contained in these pages were delivered at the Vedanta Centre of Boston and later published in its magazine, "The Message of the East." The purpose of the lectures was to set forth the striking similarity between the writings of Emerson and the sacred teachings of the East—pre-eminently those of India. Deep students of Vedic ideals have long regarded Emerson as an inspired interpreter of these ideals to the West; and there can be no doubt that as one turns the pages of his numerous essays and follows the exalted trend of his words, one can almost imagine that they fall upon the ears from some far Himalayan height.
