ॐ नमो भगवते श्रीरामकृष्णाय·Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramakrishnaya
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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 realize God — Three yogas…
ReadNature of Brahman — Glories of Kali — Mere study of scriptures is futile — Reading, hearing, and seeing — The nature of jnanis and vijnanis — Both Nitya and Lila easily accessible to the vijnani — All-embracing realization of the vijnani — Three states of God-Consciousness — Samadhi described — The vijnani is fearless…
ReadYoga and the six centres — The state of samadhi — Keeping individuality after samadhi — Two classes of paramahamsas — Paramahamsas as teachers of men — Master sings of divine joy — Renunciation, true and false — Prema, the rarest love of God — How to attain pure love of God — Degrees of…
ReadSigns of a perfect soul — Description of the Bauls — Different paths leading to God — Devotion to one’s own path and respect for others’ — The tides in the Ganges — Master in ecstasy — Advice to Adhar about renunciation — Signs of a real devotee — Master’s genuine love for his disciples…
ReadMaster praises Captain’s devotion — The spell of Divine Sakti — Nature of gopis’ love for Krishna — Unfulfilled desires make one deviate from yoga — About Rakhal — Balaram’s devotion — Narendra’s first visit — Master warns the devotees about women — Master’s attraction for people — His own reminiscences — Master’s following of…
ReadMaster’s catholicity — Different paths for different temperaments — Dogmatism condemned — Encouragement to Vijay — How to deal with wicked people — Advice to householders — Difference between ordinary men and Incarnations — Nature of the ever-perfect — Illustration of homa bird — Discrimination about food — Master’s divine madness — Oneness of Sakti…
ReadInscrutability of God’s ways — Two ways of yoga — Efficacy of bhakti-yoga — Householder’s duty — Complete renunciation for religious teachers — Hard rules for a sannyasi — About Keshab and Vijay — Praise of guilelessness and purity — Master’s guilelessness — Nature of Brahman — What happens after death — Maya hides Knowledge…
ReadThe worldly Jadu Mallick — Warning devotees about women — How to conquer passion — Disciplines during the sadhana period — Planes of mind — On meditation — Tendencies from previous births — Dayananda — Theosophy — Preparation for God-vision — Purusha and Prakriti — Knowledge and ignorance — Hollowness of worldly love — Reason…
ReadOccult powers — Four classes of devotees —Difference between intellectual understanding and actual vision — Advice to Brahmos — Need of firmness and conviction — Faith of the worldly-minded — Seek the Creator and not the world’s beauty — Futility of mere study — Different degrees of divine manifestation — Advice to the worldly-minded —…
ReadGod in all beings — Master and Hriday — Bhava and mahabhava — Discipline for God-vision — Futility of mere study — Yearning for God — Work hard for His realization — Favourable conditions for realization of God — See God in the world — Story of “the will of Rama” — Master’s first meeting…
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