Sister Gargi

Sister Gargi
Marie Louise Burke
Born 1911
USA [1]
Died 2004
Nationality American
Other names Sister Gargi
Occupation Nun, Writer, Researcher
Known for Research on Swami Vivekananda.

Sister Gargi (listen: About this sound Sister Gaːrgiː ); (1911–2004) born Marie Louise Burke was an eminent researcher on Swami Vivekananda.[2] Burke is known for her six volume work, Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries.[3]

Burke was initiated into the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda movement in 1948 by Swami Ashokananda, the then abbot of the Vedanta Society of Northern California in San Francisco.[3] Burke took her first vows in India from the Ramakrishna Order in 1974 and was given the monastic name "Gargi" after the Vedic scholar in recognition of her brilliant accomplishments as researcher and writer. In 1983, the first Vivekananda Award was given by the Ramakrishna Mission for her research on Vivekananda.[3] Later on, she took her final vows of sannyasa and was given the name Pravrajika Prajnaprana.[2]

Literary works

  • Swami Vivekananda in the West: New Discoveries. , 6 volumes
  • A Heart Poured Out: A Story of Swami Ashokananda. Kalpa Tree Press. 2003. ISBN 9780970636812. 
  • Shafts of Light: Selected Teachings of Swami Ashokananda for Spiritual Practice. Kalpa Tree Press. 2004. ISBN 9780970636836. 
  • Swami Trigunatita: His Life and Work. Vedanta Society of Northern California. 1997. ISBN 9780961238834. 
  • Vedantic Tales. Advaita Ashram. 2000. ISBN 9788175051362. 
  • A Disciple's Journal: In the Company of Swami Ashokananda. Kalpa Tree Press. 2003. ISBN 9780970636829. 

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References


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