The Vision (magazine)

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The Vision is a monthly magazine published by the spiritual center Anandashram, in Kanhangad, India.

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History and profile

The Vision was founded by Swami Ramdas in 1933. [1] The first issue appeared in October 1933. [2] The magazine is circulated monthly. [2] It publishes his teachings, as well as those of his center co-founders Mother Krishnabai, Swami Satchidananda, and other Indian spiritual teachers. [3]

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References

  1. Swami Ramdas; Susunaga Weeraperuma (1998). Servant of God: Sayings of a Self-realised Sage Swami Ramdas. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 254. ISBN   978-81-208-1328-1 . Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "The Vision". Anandashram. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. Rainbow Road: From Tooting Broadway to Kalimpong: Memoirs of an English Buddhist, Sangharakshita. Windhorse Publications, 2004, ISBN   978-0-904766-94-3, p. 313