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'''Pravrajika Vrajaprana''' is a writer on [[Vedanta]], the history and growth of the [[Vedanta Society|Vedanta Societies]]<ref>{{ cite book | title=Introduction to New and Alternative Religions in America | author=Eugene V. Gallagher, W. Michael Ashcraft | publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group | year=2006 | page=10 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ClaySHbUEogC&pg=RA3-PA10}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Beckerlegge|first=Gwilym|title=The Early Spread of Vedanta Societies: An Example of “Imported Localism”|journal=Numen|year=2004|volume=51|issue=3|page=301|publisher=[[Brill]]|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/3270585|accessdate=15 March 2011}}</ref> and a nun at Vedanta Society of Sarada Convent.<ref name="Bardach">{{cite journal|last=Bardach|first=Ann Louise|authorlink=Ann Louise Bardach |title=Shangri-La|journal=LA Yoga Magazine|year=2010|month=April|volume=9|issue=3|url=http://layogamagazine.com/content/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=566&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=1|accessdate=16 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="av-84-85">{{cite book | title=American Veda | author=Philip Goldberg | publisher=Crown Publishing | pages=84–85 |year=2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Bucknell|first=Katherine|title=The Sixties: Diaries:1960-1969|year=2010|publisher=HarperCollins|pages=xl}}</ref> She has authored books such as ''Vedanta: A simple introduction'' (1999), ''Living Wisdom'' (1994) and ''[[Interpreting Ramakrishna: Kali's Child Revisited]]'' (2010).<ref>{{cite book |title=American Veda | author=Philip Goldberg | publisher=Crown Publishing | page=357 | year=2010}}</ref> |
'''Pravrajika Vrajaprana''' is a writer on [[Vedanta]], the history and growth of the [[Vedanta Society|Vedanta Societies]]<ref>{{ cite book | title=Introduction to New and Alternative Religions in America | author=Eugene V. Gallagher, W. Michael Ashcraft | publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group | year=2006 | page=10 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ClaySHbUEogC&pg=RA3-PA10}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Beckerlegge|first=Gwilym|title=The Early Spread of Vedanta Societies: An Example of “Imported Localism”|journal=Numen|year=2004|volume=51|issue=3|page=301|publisher=[[Brill]]|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/3270585|accessdate=15 March 2011}}</ref> and a nun at Vedanta Society of Sarada Convent.<ref name="Bardach">{{cite journal|last=Bardach|first=Ann Louise|authorlink=Ann Louise Bardach |title=Shangri-La|journal=LA Yoga Magazine|year=2010|month=April|volume=9|issue=3|url=http://layogamagazine.com/content/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=566&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=1|accessdate=16 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="av-84-85">{{cite book | title=American Veda | author=Philip Goldberg | publisher=Crown Publishing | pages=84–85 |year=2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Bucknell|first=Katherine|title=The Sixties: Diaries:1960-1969|year=2010|publisher=HarperCollins|pages=xl}}</ref> She has authored books such as ''Vedanta: A simple introduction'' (1999), ''Living Wisdom'' (1994) and ''[[Interpreting Ramakrishna: Kali's Child Revisited]]'' (2010).<ref>{{cite book |title=American Veda | author=Philip Goldberg | publisher=Crown Publishing | page=357 | year=2010}}</ref> |
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Pravrajika Vrajaprana | |
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| Born | 1952 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Nun at Vedanta Society, Writer |
| Known for | Writer on Vedanta, Swami Vivekananda, Ramakrishna, Christopher Isherwood. |
Pravrajika Vrajaprana is a writer on Vedanta, the history and growth of the Vedanta Societies[1][2] and a nun at Vedanta Society of Sarada Convent.[3][4][5] She has authored books such as Vedanta: A simple introduction (1999), Living Wisdom (1994) and Interpreting Ramakrishna: Kali's Child Revisited (2010).[6]
Pravrajika Vrajaprana was born in California in 1952. Vrajaprana graduated from the University of California, where she also worked briefly as Associate Professor of Literature.[7] She came in contact with Swami Prabhavananda Vedanta Society of Santa Barbara in 1967, while involved with anti-Vietnam war activism.[4] In 1977 she joined the Sarada Convent of the Vedanta Society at Santa Barbara.[3] She took the first vows of brahmacharya in 1977 and had final vows of sannyasa in 1988.[7]
Vrajaprana was a co-speaker with the 14th Dalai Lama at the Interfaith Conference in San Francisco (2006)[8] and a speaker at Community Interfaith Service (2007).[9] She was a panelist in the discussion on Interpreting Ramakrishna at DANAM, AAR conference 2010.[10][11]
Selected Works
- My Faithful Goodwin. Calcutta: Advaita Ashrama, 1994.
- Seeing God Everywhere (editor). Hollywood: Vedanta Press, 1996.
- Living Wisdom: Vedanta in the West, (editor). Hollywood: Vedanta Press, 1994. “A Meaningful Life,” 58-62.
- A Portrait of Sister Christine. Calcutta: Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, 1996.
- Vedanta: A Simple Introduction. Hollywood: Vedanta Press, 1999.
- Book Review of Kali’s Child: The Mystical and the Erotic in the Life of Ramakrishna. In Hindu-Christian Studies Bulletin, 10, (1997).
- "Contemporary Spirituality and the Thinning of the Sacred: A Hindu Perspective." Cross Currents (Spring/Summer 2000) 248-256.
- "Regaining the Lost Kingdom: Purity and Meditation in the Hindu Spiritual Tradition." In Purity of Heart and Contemplation: A Monastic Dialogue Between Christian and Asian Traditions, ed. Bruno Barnhart and Joseph Wong. New York: Continuum, December, 2001, pp.23-38.
- "The Convert—Stranger in Our Midst: Crossing Borders in Two Worlds." In The Stranger’s Religion: Fascination and Fear, ed. Anna Lännström. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2004, 169-185.
- "Looking In and Letting Go: Viveka and Vairâgya in the Vedanta Tradition." In Asceticism, Identity and Pedagogy in Dharma Traditions, ed. Graham M. Schweig, Jeffery D. Long, Ramdas Lamb, Adarsh Deepak. Hampton, VA: Deepak Heritage Books. 2006, 33-48.
- "The Guru and His Queer Disciple: The Guru-Disciple Relationship as the Locus of Christopher Isherwood’s Advaita Vedanta." Postscripts: The Journal of Sacred Texts & Contemporary Worlds (November 2010) 243–258.
- Interpreting Ramakrishna: Kali's Child Revisited, co-authored with Swami Tyagananda. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 2010.
See also
References
- ^ Eugene V. Gallagher, W. Michael Ashcraft (2006). Introduction to New and Alternative Religions in America. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 10.
- ^ Beckerlegge, Gwilym (2004). "The Early Spread of Vedanta Societies: An Example of "Imported Localism"". Numen. 51 (3). Brill: 301. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ a b Bardach, Ann Louise (2010). "Shangri-La". LA Yoga Magazine. 9 (3). Retrieved 16 March 2011.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ a b Philip Goldberg (2010). American Veda. Crown Publishing. pp. 84–85.
- ^ Bucknell, Katherine (2010). The Sixties: Diaries:1960-1969. HarperCollins. pp. xl.
- ^ Philip Goldberg (2010). American Veda. Crown Publishing. p. 357.
- ^ a b Anna Lännström (2004). Stranger's Religion. University of Notre Dame Press. p. xvii.
- ^ Kim Vo (April 16, 2006). "Dalai Lama promotes harmony of religions". Mercury News. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
- ^ Elena Gray-Blanc (November 25, 2007). "The Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ "Panel discussion on Interpreting Ramakrishna" (PDF). Dharma Academy of North America (DANAM). Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ^ Ponangi, Ravi R. "4,500 religion scholars gather at AAR Annual Meeting in Atlanta". India Tribute. Retrieved 3 February 2011.