The translator's preface to Swami Vivekananda's version of this book claims that it echoes the theme of the Bhagavad Gita.
The translator's preface to Swami Vivekananda's version of this book claims that it echoes the theme of the Bhagavad Gita. In one chapter, this book references Job's assertion that "the life of man upon earth is a warfare" in warning against temptation, which it argues "steels the just" like fire tempers iron. This book contains an aphorism that is often translated as "man proposes, God disposes." This book's fourth section begins with an invitation to consume bread and wine, and its third section takes the form of a dialogue between the reader and the title figure. This book takes its title from its first section, which advocates despising all vanities on earth and contains the quote "how quickly passes the glory of the world." Four sections, including "Directives for the Interior Life" and "Helpful Counsels of the Spiritual Life," make up this book, which was written by a member of the Devotio Moderna movement in the 1400s. For 10 points, name this Catholic devotional by Thomas à Kempis.
The translator's preface to Swami Vivekananda's version of this book claims that it echoes the theme of the Bhagavad Gita.
The Imitation of Christ [or De Imitatione Christi]