Swami Vivekananda
The gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Sufferings in the worldly life — Pundit Shashadhar — Efficacy of bhakti for modern times — Futility of lecturing — Rituals prepare the way for divine love — Preacher with God's commission — Divine wisdom is inexhaustible — Master exhorts the pundit to cultivate divine love — Many paths to realiz
The gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Krishna and gopis at Vrindavan — Master's ecstasy — Radha's anguish at separation from Krishna — Master's praise of Niranjan — Be mad for God alone — Egotism brings calamity — Parable of the calf — Signs of God-vision — Harmless ego — Secret of work — The path of bhakti for this age — First God
The gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Passions should be directed to God — Money is the source of trouble — Do your duties and remember God — Means of Self-realization — Keeping the pictures of holy persons — God in human forms — Divine Incarnation — Master and Keshab — God, the scripture, and the devotee are identical — Brahman and
The gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
How the Lord Himself is deluded by His own maya — The Anahata sound — Reincarnation — The "ego of Devotion" — The "ego of Knowledge" — The signs of a jnani — The ego of a jnani — Jnani looks on the world as illusory — The state of a vijnani — Master's adherence to truth — A teacher must renounce
The gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
God and His splendour — God Himself has become everything — Influence of company — Obstacles to yoga — Spiritual discipline — Will-power needed for renunciation — Master denounces hypocrisy — The ideal of a spiritual family — Different forms of austerity — Sin and repentance — Rules for concentr
The gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Brahman and Sakti identical — Many forms of divine manifestation — Duties and ceremonial devotions — Practice of God-communion — Necessity of spiritual discipline — Self-surrender to God — Illustration of monkey and kitten — God with form and the formless Deity — The Master's prayer for pure lov
The gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Nature of worldly people — Obstacles to samadhi — Path of the Impersonal God — God and His devotee — Divine Incarnations — The gopis' yearning for Krishna — God manifesting Himself as living beings — Master's childlike mood — Formless Brahman — Different manifestations of the Absolute — Master's
The gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Chaitanya's exalted state — Practice of hathayoga — Master's intimate relationship with disciples — Story of a Vaishnava devotee — Work and worship — How to live in the world — Women as embodiments of the Divine Mother — Image worship — God-vision through yearning — Singing of devotional songs —
The gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Eulogy of Narendra — Master in spiritual mood — Efficacy of truthfulness — Difference between scholar and holy man — Path of love suited to modern times — Description of various monks — Divine grace removes bondage — Surrender to the Divine Mother — Visit to Adhar's house — Glories of the Divine
The gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Householders and Non-dualism — Maya and compassion — Pleasure and pain are characteristics of physical life — Law of karma — Joy of God-Consciousness — Ideals of jnani and bhakta — Brahman and Sakti are not different — Master extols Narendra — Nature of Brahman — Master's deep spiritual experien
The gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Festival at Panihati — Different states of bhakti — Essence of the scriptures — Ideal of the Gita — Nitya and Lila — Different forms of divine manifestation — The ways of God are inscrutable — Body-consciousness produces duality — Everything is possible for God — Maya is the cause of ignorance —
The gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
Master's attitude toward young disciples — His yearning for Narendra — Reminiscences of his God-intoxicated state — Reassurance to the devotees — Parable of the tigress — Parable of the false ascetic — The world is a dream — Parable of the farmer — Law of karma — Different kinds of samadhi — Pat