Sri Ramakrishna

M.'s own English record of Sri Ramakrishna's conversations with his disciples and visitors at Dakshineswar, Calcutta and Cossipore, 1882 to 1886.

M.

Contents

  1. INTRODUCTORY

SECTION I.—Sri Ramakrishna at Dakshineswar with M., Narendra, and other disciples

  1. THE FIRST MEETING WITH THE MASTER
  2. MASTER AND DISCIPLE
  3. CHAPTER III
  4. CHAPTER IV

SECTION II.—A Visit to Pandit Iswara Chandra Vidyasagar

  1. VISIT TO PANDIT ISWARA CHANDRA VIDYASAGAR
  2. THE MASTER ON JNANA YOGA; THE VEDANTA OR ADWAITA PHILOSOPHY OR PHILOSOPHY OF THE UNCONDITIONED
  3. THE OMNIPOTENT MOTHER
  4. THE GREAT REVELATIONS AND THE NEW PHILOSOPHY
  5. SRI RAMAKRISHNA AND BHAKTI YOGA
  6. THE PARTING

SECTION III.—Sri Ramakrishna at the Temple of Dakshineswar with Narendra, Rakhal, M., and other disciples

  1. STORY OF THE MASTER'S LIFE AS TOLD BY HIMSELF
  2. WITH NARENDRA AND OTHER DISCIPLES CHANTING FORTH THE NAME OF THE LORD
  3. WHICH TO SEEK FIRST?—THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN OR SOCIAL REFORMS?
  4. THE MARRIED MAN'S PROBLEM

SECTION IV.—A steamer trip with Keshab Chandra Sen

  1. THE MASTER IN SAMADHI
  2. GOD PERSONAL, THE OMNIPOTENT MOTHER AND HER POWERS
  3. WORK WITHOUT ATTACHMENT OR THE PROBLEM FOR THE MAN OF THE WORLD SOLVED
  4. MASTER AND DISCIPLE: GOD, THE ONLY MASTER
  5. AT THE HOUSE OF A DISCIPLE

SECTION V.—Sri Ramakrishna with Keshab Chandra Sen at Lily Cottage

  1. THE DIVINE MOTHER AND HER MANIFESTATIONS
  2. THE LAST WORDS WITH KESHAB SEN

SECTION VI.—A day with Sri Ramakrishna at the Temple at Dakshineswar

  1. CHAPTER I
  2. CHAPTER II
  3. WITH VIVEKANANDA; AND IN SAMADHI
  4. CHAPTER IV

SECTION VII.—Visit to Surendra's Garden

  1. THE MASTER SINGING AND DANCING WITH HIS DISCIPLES
  2. SRI RAMAKRISHNA AND THE EUROPEAN IDEA OF WORK
  3. SRI RAMAKRISHNA, THE BRAHMO SAMAJ AND THE 'ONE THING NEEDFUL.'

SECTION VIII.—Visit to a Hindu Pandit and Preacher

  1. Visit to a Hindu Pandit and Preacher.

SECTION IX.—Sri Ramakrishna at the Temple of Dakshineswar

  1. CHAPTER I
  2. CHAPTER II
  3. REVELATIONS AFTER SAMADHI. THE MASTER'S SERMON
  4. MASTER AND DISCIPLE

SECTION X.—Sri Ramakrishna in the Temple of Dakshineswar with Narendra and other disciples

  1. THE MASTER IN SAMADHI. THE MASTER SHOWETH THE PATH OF DEVOTION (BHAKTI-YOGA.)
  2. SRI RAMAKRISHNA TEACHES RENUNCIATION TO NARENDRA
  3. THE MASTER WITH HIS DISCIPLES

SECTION XI.—Sri Ramakrishna at the house of Balarama, a disciple, with Narendra, Girish, Balaram, Chunilal, Latoo, M., Narayan and other disciples

  1. CHAPTER I
  2. IN THE AFTERNOON WITH DISCIPLES
  3. SINGING THE NAME OF THE LORD WITH DISCIPLES
  4. AT THE CLOSE OF DAY
  5. ALL ABOUT GOD-INCARNATE
  6. GOD-VISION
  7. THE MASTER IN SAMADHI

SECTION XII.—Sri Ramakrishna at Syampukur (Calcutta) with the disciples; and Ishan, Dr. Sarkar, and others

  1. IS GOD WITH FORM OR WITHOUT FORM?
  2. HOW TO CONTROL THE DESIRES AND PASSIONS
  3. CHAPTER III

SECTION XIII.—The Master at Syampukur, Calcutta, with his disciples

  1. CHAPTER I
  2. THE ABSOLUTE
  3. BOOK-LEARNING AND EGOTISM
  4. THE IMPORTANCE OF PRACTICE
  5. INCARNATIONS OF GOD

SECTION XIV.—Sri Ramakrishna at Cossipore Garden with Narendra, Rakhal, M., Girish and other disciples

  1. DIVINE INCARNATION FOR THE SAKE OF THOSE THAT LOVE THE LORD
  2. GOD-VISION OF SRI RAMAKRISHNA
  3. A MESSAGE FROM THE BEYOND

Opening pages

  1. Title page
  2. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
  3. PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
  4. LETTERS ON THE GOSPEL OF SRI RAMAKRISHNA FROM SWAMI VIVEKANANDA
  5. Frontispiece