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Sri Ramakrishna

A Biography

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Sri Ramakrishna

By: Swami Nikhilananda
Narrated by: Paul Bazely
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The biography of Sri Ramakrishna is the story of an intense search for God. Sri Ramakrishna was not satisfied until he realized God to be real with every fiber of his being. He ultimately saw God more intensely than he saw the world. Sri Ramakrishna talked with God as a young child speaks to the mother throughout the day. In him, there was only the thought of God, and he saw God everywhere and in everything. The Nobel Laureate Romain Rolland described Sri Ramakrishna’s life as the fulfillment of the spiritual aspirations of three hundred million Hindus for the last 2000 years. Mahatma Gandhi said, “No one can read the story of his life without being convinced that God alone is real and all else is illusion.”

Swami Nikhilananda was a disciple of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, the wife and spiritual companion of Sri Ramakrishna. He was a senior monk of the Ramakrishna Order of India, and founder in 1933 of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York. As a gifted speaker, he taught classes and spoke on spiritual life and the harmony of religions in New York until his passing away in 1973. He was a beloved teacher to many spiritual aspirants, and also to students of philosophy, history, and religion. Nikhilananda had the rare privilege of intimately associating with many of the direct disciples of Sri Ramakrishna. His translations of the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and his biographies of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother, and Swami Vivekananda, are considered modern classics of spiritual literature.

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The story itself was somewhat dry and to the point. Ramakrishna pursuing every different version of seeking God was quite interesting. How he practiced as a Christian and practiced as a muslim and found God through multiple pathways was very encouraging. His death was of interest as well because it showed that even the most holy men suffer being in a body.

The life of Ramakrishna described in detail.

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I feel blessed to have heard the story. Highly recommend. It's food for the soul.

A True Gift

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The life history of Ramakrishna is so beautifully told in this biography. It’s stirs the soul and lights the flame of yearning for the Divine.
The performance by Paul Bazely is utterly spectacular.
Thank you.

Absolutely spectacular!

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