10 Facts About Sister Gargi

1.

Sister Gargi was introduced to the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda movement in 1948 by Swami Ashokananda.

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2.

Sister Gargi's is known for her six-volume work, Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries.

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3.

Sister Gargi's died on January 20, 2004 after suffering from cancer, at the convent of the Vendanta Society in San Francisco.

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4.

Sister Gargi was encouraged to write by her teacher, Swami Ashokananda.

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5.

Sister Gargi asked her to write about Swami Vivekananda, but told her she could write about himself when she was finished with her work on Vivekananda.

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6.

Sister Gargi researched for many years and then published her findings in these works.

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7.

Sister Gargi's wrote about Vivekananda's spiritual quest— "Quite literally, he planted the seeds of spirituality deep in the hearts of innumerable human beings, changing the course of their lives forever.

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8.

Sister Gargi was a prophet who prepared us to meet the modern age, which not only needs philosophy or Vedanta to solve its many and complex problems but requires thousands of spiritually awakened people to put that philosophy into practice and make it a living force in the future history of the world.

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9.

Sister Gargi wrote multiple books on the life of Swami Ashokananda, a monk of the Ramakrishna Order who spent his life expanding the Ramakrishna—Vivekananda movement in northern California.

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10.

Sister Gargi's explained the reason of writing a book on Ashokananda in this book's preface—.

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