PB April 2010 REViEWs For review in PraBuddHa BHaraTa, publishers need to send two copies of their latest publications. How to Seek God Swami Yatiswarananda R amakrishna Mat h, Mylapore, Chennai 600 004. 2009. E-mail : srkmath@vsnl.com.	x+310	pp.	Rs	150. Swami	Yatiswarananda	is	a	familiar	name	to	read-ers	of	literature	on	meditation.	Meditation and Spiritual Life,	a	voluminous	compendium	of	his	talks to	diverse	audiences,	has	long	been	considered	one of	the	best	and	most	comprehensive	books	on	the subject.	A	monastic	disciple	of	Swami	Brahmananda, Swami	Yatiswarananda	had	guided	spiritual	aspirants for	about	five	decades,	both	in	India	and	abroad.	The present	book	is	a	collection	of	the	notes	of	some	of his	lectures,	which	were	published	in	thirty	instalments	in	the Vedanta Kesari,	an	English	journal	of the	Ramakrishna	Order. The	book	has	been	divided	into	two	parts.	The first	contains	sixteen	chapters	relating	to	control of	the	mind,	continence,	meditation,	and	the	three yogas-karma,	bhakti,	and	jnana-and	lessons	from the	lives	of	great	men.	The	second	part	contains	four chapters	on	Drig Drishya Viveka	and	Patanjali's Yoga Sutra,	apart	from	teachings	and	answers	to	questions on	spiritual	practice. Establishing	the	importance	of	spiritual	life	and explaining the beginning of religion, the author proceeds	to	delineate	the	path	of	spiritual	practice. The	hypocritical	tendencies	of	the	mind	are	critically	examined	and	values	for	spiritual	life	laid	out. After	stressing	the	importance	of	brahmacharya	in spiritual	life,	we	are	taught	the	essential	features	of karma,	bhakti,	and	jnana	yoga.	The	chapters	on	continence	and	the	unreality	of	the	world	are	based	on the	author's	lectures	on	Vedanta-sara. Similarly,	the chapters	on	divine	company	and	sublimation	of	instinctual	tendencies	are	based	on	his	talks	on	Narada Bhakti Sutra.	The	notes	on	Drig Drishya Viveka are striking	and	could	well	become	a	separate	book. Spiritual life should not lead to disharmony with	others.	The	joy	arising	within,	out	of	spiritual progress,	should	percolate	into	our	everyday	activities	and	spread	amongst	our	fellow	beings.	Contrary to	the	ordinary	belief	that	spiritual	aspirants	are	misfits	in	the	world,	the	author	exhorts	us	to	live	a	life of	harmony	and	breadth	with	love	for	others,	basing our	dealings	on	the	inherent	divinity	of	humanity. The	section	on	spiritual	practice	contains	pointed questions	on	various	practical	aspects	of	japa	and meditation	and	clear	replies.	The	book	has	a	befitting ending	with	the	immortal	lines	of	Swami	Vivekananda's	poem	'To	a	Friend':	'Who	loves	all	beings, without	distinction	/	He	indeed	is	worshipping	best his	God.' Just	as	the	butterfly,	shown	on	the	cover	of	the book, goes about collecting honey from various flowers,	the	editor	has	done	an	excellent	job	of	culling	valuable	words	of	wisdom	spoken	at	different times	and	arranging	them	in	a	meaningful	and	elegant	manner.	The	author	brings	in	citations	from various scriptures as well as from RamakrishnaVivekananda	literature,	and	also	adds	incidents	and anecdotes	from	the	lives	of	great	men,	including	his guru	Swami	Brahmananda.	Printed	on	quality	paper and	nicely	bound,	this	book	could	prove	to	be	a	valuable	companion	to	seekers	of	God. Swami Narasimhananda Advaita	Ashrama,	Kolkata Archaeology in India: Individuals, Ideas and Institutions Ed. Gautam Sengupta and Kaushik Gangopadhyay Munshiram	Manoharlal,	Post	Box	5715, 54	Rani	Jhansi	Road,	New	Delhi	110	055. 2009. E-mail: mrml@mrmlbooks.com. xx	+	396	pp.	Rs	1,495. he	volume	is	an	avowed	attempt	to	look	at	individual	and	institutional	initiatives,	at	processes rather	than	events,	and	to	provide	a	multilinear	rather than	linear	discourse,	outside	the	official	history	of Indian	archaeology.	Three	of	the	essays	under	the section	'Individuals'	provide	valuable	insights	into T -No bleed here-