The book "From the Unreal to the Real: Spirituality in Theory and Practice," is a compilation of lectures and notes by Swami Bhashyananda. The material represents 20 years of his teachings at the Vivekananda Vedanta Society in Chicago and Ganges.Originally published in Chicago, the rights were transferred to Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai, for its first Indian edition in March 2003, subsidized by Swami Chidananda.