The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D

The attempt to grasp consciousness is a difficult task that few of the greatest thinkers have been able to master. The essay observes the phenomenon of inner and outer consciousness, the observer, and the observed subject and object of the thought process. The author of this essay was Prakashananda, a direct monastic disciple of Vivekananda and a swami monk of the Ramakrishna Order. He played a major role in propagating and promoting the Vedanta philosophy and Vivekananda's message in India and America.