ographical ▁book ▁on ▁Sw ami ▁V ive kan anda ▁written ▁in ▁an ▁aut obi ographical ▁manner . ▁This ▁book ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁by ▁Sw ami ▁S amb ud hd han anda , ▁general ▁secretary ▁of ▁Sw ami ▁V ive kan anda ' s ▁birth ▁cent en ary ▁committee . ▁In ▁this ▁book ▁the ▁life ▁and ▁different ▁inc idents ▁of ▁Sw ami ▁V ive kan anda ' s ▁life ▁have ▁been ▁written ▁here ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁words . ▁ ▁Com position ▁ ▁This ▁book ▁is ▁probably ▁the ▁first ▁approach ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Sw ami ▁V ive kan anda . ▁It ▁is ▁like ▁an ▁aut obi ographical ▁( first ▁person ▁narr ative ). ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁( 1 9 6 3 ). ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁publish ers ▁ ▁- ▁this ▁book ▁is ▁a ▁documentation ▁of ▁selected ▁notes ▁and ▁utter ances ▁of ▁Sw ami ▁V ive kan anda ▁about ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁works ▁collected ▁from ▁different ▁books . ▁Publish ers ▁have ▁used ▁ex cer pts ▁fr ▁on ▁these ▁books : ▁The ▁Complete ▁Works ▁of ▁Sw ami ▁V ive kan anda ▁- ▁ 8 ▁volumes ▁The ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Sri ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁Sri ▁Ram ak r ish na : ▁The ▁Great ▁Master ▁The ▁Master ▁as ▁I ▁S aw ▁Him ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁Sw ami ▁V ive kan anda ▁by ▁His ▁Eastern ▁and ▁Western ▁Dis ci ples ▁New ▁Disc over ies : ▁Sw ami ▁V ive kan anda ▁in ▁America ▁After ▁the ▁first