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Swami Vivekananda’s lectures in New York and London were a rage in different parts of the world and are remembered even today. This book is based on these lectures and the chapters give in-depth information on the Yoga of Knowledge. Summary of the Book Jnana Yoga is a book that is based on Swami Vivekananda’s lectures in New York and London. It basically means the Yoga of Knowledge and the series of lectures were recorded by J. J. Goodwin, a stenographer who later became a disciple of Swami Vivekananda. Some of the chapters in the book include: The Real Nature of Man, Maya and Freedom, God in Everything, Unity in Diversity and The Atman. About Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk, public speaker, Vedanta philosopher, Yoga practitioner and the chief disciple of the saint Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. He is best remembered as the founder of the Ramakrishna Mission and the Ramakrishna Math and for his speech at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893, introducing the West to Hinduism. Named Narendra Nath Datta at birth by his aristocratic Bengali parents in Calcutta, he is considered a patriotic saint for propagating the message of Vedanta in the west through hundreds of speeches and lectures. His works are still read by millions of followers even today. Some of his other books are: Sangeet Kalpataru, Karma Yoga, Lectures from Colombo to Almora, Raja Yoga and Vedanta Philosophy: An address before the Graduate Philosophical Society.