Inspired Talks

In the summer of 1896, Swami Vivekananda gathered a handful of earnest seekers in a quiet house in the Catskill Mountains. Day after day, he answered their questions, dismantled their doubts, and unveiled the deepest truths of Vedanta in language that was at once fiery, tender, and crystalline. This edition of Inspired Talks brings that extraordinary dialogue into the present day, rendering Vivekananda's timeless teachings—on the nature of the soul, karma and rebirth, meditation, and the unity of all religions—in a clear, inviting modern English that loses none of the original's force or beauty. Whether you are new to his thought or returning to these pages, you will find here a living teacher speaking directly to you across the century. Part of The Modern Wisdom Library.