World is God

His autobiography, book three

The third book of his autobiography: his journey round the world with Mother Krishnabai, through Europe, America and the East, in 1954 and 1955.

Swami Ramdas

Contents

  1. Chapter 1: God Leads
    1. Blessings of Saints
    2. God Himself is His Devotee
    3. Object of the World Tour
  2. Chapter 2: Italy
    1. Rome—The Holy City
    2. “Your Name shall be Prasanna”
    3. Transitoriness of Earthly Power
    4. St. Peter’s Church
    5. Marcus Aurelius
    6. Why Saints Suffer
    7. Letter to the Pope
    8. Difficulty of Language
  3. Chapter 3: Switzerland
    1. Geneva
    2. A Vision of Christ
    3. Unity of all Religions
    4. Moral Rearmament Association
    5. To Lyon
    6. Large Hearts in a Small House
    7. Love Wins
    8. The Path of Purity
    9. Purity of Gopis’ Love
  4. Chapter 4: Switzerland (contd.)
    1. Difference between Jesus and other Saints
    2. Visit to a Monastery
    3. “Matru Devo Bhava”
    4. Work Goes with Prayer
    5. “What a Fine Message!”
    6. The Miracle Happened
    7. Sufi Devotees
    8. “Simply Enviable!”
  5. Chapter 5: Germany
    1. Frankfurt
    2. “You are on the Right Path”
    3. An Initiation with Jesus’ Name
    4. Reutlingen
    5. Message to Germans
    6. Solace to a Lady in Distress
    7. Munich
    8. Reblitz becomes Brahmananda
  6. Chapter 6: France
    1. A Feast of Spiritual Communion
    2. Visit to another Monastery
    3. “The Most Precious Thing on Earth”
  7. Chapter 7: Belgium
    1. Brussels
  8. Chapter 8: Holland
    1. The Hague
  9. Chapter 9: England
    1. London
    2. Milton’s Cottage
    3. Shanti Sadan
    4. The Hindu Association of Europe
    5. With School Children
    6. The Sage of Chichester
    7. Love meets Joy
    8. The Open Way
    9. Visit to Sufi Saint
    10. Hindus At Heart
    11. Indian Students’ Bureau
    12. Vedanta Centre, London
    13. Shakespeare’s Birthplace
    14. Spiritual Healing
    15. A Hurdle on the Path
    16. Matlock
    17. What is Vedanta
  10. Chapter 10: New Spiritual Awakening in Europe
    1. The Course of Human History: A Warning
  11. Chapter 11: U.S.A. – New York
    1. Swami Vivekananda
    2. Vedanta Centre
    3. A World-Calendar
    4. An Astonishing Proposal
    5. Assurance of No World War
    6. Science and Human Happiness
    7. “If Ramdas had Two More Eyes...”
    8. “To Soften Impact of Materialism”
  12. Chapter 12: St. Paul
    1. A Lover of Indian Spirituality
    2. Swami Vivekananda’s Disciples
    3. Address to Rotarians
    4. A Strange Manoeuvre
    5. Preachers of Christ’s Gospel
  13. Chapter 13: Seattle
    1. The Future of Mankind
    2. Transmission of Spiritual Power
    3. “Don’t Loiter on Lower Planes”
    4. Talk with Indian Students
    5. Vedanta Centre
    6. Science and Spiritual Values
    7. Love Melts the Pragmatic Man
  14. Chapter 14: San Francisco
    1. “Is it all a Dream?”
    2. American Academy of Asian Studies
    3. The Stanford University
    4. Colloquium at the Academy
    5. When Love Enters the Heart
    6. Fellowship Church
    7. Visit to Carmel
    8. Vedanta Centre
    9. Integral Yoga of the Gita
  15. Chapter 15: Los Angeles
    1. East-West Cultural Centre
    2. Ananda Ashrama, La Crescenta
    3. Self-Realisation Fellowship
    4. Future of the World
    5. To Ventura
    6. The Place of Love in Education
    7. First Universalist Church
    8. Vedanta Centre, Hollywood
    9. ‘We had God among us’
    10. Dr. Paul Brunton
    11. Go beyond Mental Planes
    12. Limitation of Material Prosperity
    13. Message to Americans
  16. Chapter 16: Hawaii
    1. Honolulu
    2. Joel Goldsmith
    3. God is our Mainstay
    4. A Beauty Spot
    5. Time is an Illusion
  17. Chapter 17: Japan
    1. Tokyo
    2. Buddhist Temple
    3. Tea Ceremony
    4. Prof. D. T. Suzuki: Zen Buddhism
    5. Dr. Masaharu Taniguchi: Seicho-No-Ie
    6. A Pathetic Sight
    7. Japan’s Destiny
  18. Chapter 18: Hongkong
    1. Aurobindo Philosophical Circle
    2. Lakshminarayan Temple
    3. Buddhist Monastic Disciplines
    4. Women Saints of the World
  19. Chapter 19: Thailand
    1. Bangkok—Buddha’s Mission
  20. Chapter 20: Malaya
    1. Singapore
    2. Mahatma Gandhi’s Greatness
    3. Problem of Non-Vegetarianism
    4. A Matter of Necessity
    5. The True Criterion
    6. Ramakrishna Mission
    7. Buddha, The Great Inspirer
    8. Kuala Lumpur
    9. Shuddha Samajam
    10. Do not Fight in the Name of God
    11. Penang: A Comedy of Errors
    12. Ramakrishna Ashram and Orphanage
    13. A God-given Privilege
    14. A Child in Meditation
  21. Chapter 21: Ceylon
    1. Colombo
    2. Sindhi Community Centre
    3. Cast all Responsibility on God
    4. The Message of the Rishis
    5. Buddhist Temple, Kalaniya
    6. The Gospel of the Gita
    7. Glory of the Divine Mother
    8. Saguna Upasana
    9. Initiation to Lepers
    10. A Veritable Vaikunta
    11. All Mantras speak of One God
    12. Clash of Ideologies
    13. Jaffna
    14. Dynamics of the Spirit
    15. Anuradhapura
    16. Trincomalee
    17. Sivananda Tapovan
    18. Batticaloa
    19. Lepers given Ganesh Mantra
    20. Akkarapattu and Kalmunai
    21. Krishnabai Ladies’ League
    22. Badulla
    23. Pure and Impure Forms of Buddhism
    24. A Possible Explanation
    25. Punduloya: Sita’s Asoka Vana
    26. A Dreamland of Devotion
    27. Sannyas Day Message
    28. Madness of Divine Love
    29. Hatton and Nawalapitiya
    30. Kandy
    31. Colombo again: Parting message
  22. Chapter 22: Back in India
    1. Tiruchirapalli
    2. T. B. Sanatorium, Trichur
    3. Back at Anandashram
    4. Rani Lalita Devi’s Motherly Love
    5. God loves His Devotees
  23. Chapter 23: Conclusion

Opening pages

  1. WORLD IS GOD