Press Notices. -- Continued.

" He (author) attempts to explain their ideas accurately and pays much attention to the legends of the east relative to the origin of the great leaders in sacred affairs." -- Des Moines Capital, June 5, 1912.

" It sets forth in picturesque language the principal events in the lives of his heroes and gives a good concise idea of their teachings." -- The Indianapolis Star, May 26, 1912.

"Swami Abhedananda's discourses point to the essential harmony of religions . . . and offer an unusual opportunity to study from contemporaneous expressions the companion viewpoints of faith and pure culture." -- New York World, May 25, 1912.

"The life and teachings of three great Sages, of whom the Western world knows far too little, is treated in a wonderfully clear and attractive manner. . . . Their illumined efforts in lifting up a new ensign for the people of their respective countries are described by an Oriental Scholar, who is perfectly fitted for the task, and has familiarized himself with the available records of their almost superhuman labors. Each of these great souls is made to live again in the respective chapters of this engrossing work, very interesting side lights are thrown on alleged inaccuracies, many obscure points are made plain, and the underlying principles they set out to teach are conveyed in simple, but scholarly style." -- The Column, June, 1912.

"Swami's book will do infinitely more good at the present time in the west than any book he could have written upon the different schools of Vedanta." -- Vedanta Universal Messenger, Dec., 1912.

"It breathes the spirit of deep vision and profound learning and one sees that the Swami is actuated by the spirit of his Master, Sri Ramakrishna, that Synthesis of the Religious Consciousness. . . . The quotations from learned authors, bearing relation to the historical features of the Avatiras with which the book is replete. shows how diligently the Swami has prepared himself for his arduous task. He has left nothing unsaid. -- Awakened India, Nov., 1910.

"This collection of lectures by the well-known Vedantist constitutes the first of a series of three volumes dealing with the same subject. As the author indicates in his preface, the word " Saviour " is used by him in the broad sense, and not as denoting "a Saviour who saves from eternal damnation." The present volume deals with the lives and teachings of Krishna, Zoroaster, and Lao-Tze. viewed in the unifying light of the Vedanta. The many admirers of Swami Abhedananda's works will welcome this addition to the list, whilst those who have not yet had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with the grandeur of the teachings of this religio-philosophy, through the light of which "the Unity of the Godhead under variety of names and forms" may be perceived, will assuredly read the book not only with interest, but come from its perusal with the conviction that the Swami possesses the happy gift of bringing to light in an interesting and attractive manner the harmony existing between the leading world-religions." -- Occult Review, July, 1912, London, England.

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