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Summary: Universal teachings for all
Review: His beautiful and elegant parables read like Jesus's in the Biblical Gospels, like Jesus had yet to say but did not manage to say because His life was nailed short; another way to look at it is maybe the parables are inspired by the same source. "The worldly-minded never come to their senses, even though they suffer and have terrible experiences. Camels are very fond of thorny shrub. The more they eat of them, the more do their mouths bleed, yet they do not refrain from making them their food." "As persons living in a house infested with venomous snakes are always alert and cautious, so should men living in the world be always on their guard against the allurement of lust and greed." "As the fly sits now on an offering dedicated to gods and again on a festering wound, so the mind of the worldly is at one time deeply engaged in religious topics and at the next moment lost in the enjoyment of lust and wealth." Although the 3rd cited parable mentioned "gods", if you are monotheist, I think Sri Ramakrishna would ask you to feel fine to read as "God"; "the Heaven/Buddha" if you are Buddhist...Truth is the Truth. Regardless of your background and path of practice, I would like to quote from Swami Nikhilananda: "...In these pages seekers of all religions would find courage and faith, hope and illumination."
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Summary: Meaning of Life
Review: I found myself oriented towards life.According to this book the purpose of life to realize ones own truenature ie GOD. The book states various methods to achieve this Goal.
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Summary: Ultimate book for the Spiritual Seekers
Review: If someone asks, if you can ever have only one book, I would choose this one. It is indeed a blessing to read this. Whoever reads this will have a paradigm shift in their spiritual life. As given in the reviews, it is "the consummation of two thousand years of the spiritual life of three hundred million"!
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Summary: Unquestionably Divine and Maybe the Greatest
Review: No one quite says IT for our times, our crazed and fallen times, like Ramakrishna. OM HARE. The one book I know of on this site ... my soul cannot seem to do without. Perhaps, because I know of no other book which gives such clear, detailed, and comprehensive instructions for bringing oneslf to a state of peaceful fulfillment (given in penetrating, simple, benign, and eloquent generosity, by one whom from universal, ongoing testimonial actually attained such a permanent state of being). An awesome read.
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Summary: Holy One
Review: Ramakrishna was a very special person. He realized that he was divine. Not many people are able to do this at any one time. Yet they are available to all who seek such a one. You can do it too. Never see him as just another person. He is special, He is divine, He is the Holy One. If you read this book with a sincere heart, and a pure mind, you too will realize these and other truths. This book is not for none- believers. It is a rare blessing to read such a book. Enjoy!
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Summary: The godman who synthesized all religions into one!
Review: Ramakrishna's life was completely God oriented and he was as pure as the new fallen snow throughout his extraordinary life. Outside he was the embodiment of Compassion and Love, and inside he was the fullness of spiritual discrimination. From my perspective he was, without a doubt, God Incarnate! Jesus said to his disciples, "Be ye therefore perfect even as your Father in heaven is perfect.". Ramakrishna in concert with this said, "Man is born to no purpose having been given the rare privilege of being born a man, is unable to realize (become one with) God in this lifetime.". The Gospel of Ramakrishna, written by his devotee "M", is one of the most wonderful spiritual books ever written. If you read it and your heart does not soar, it must be frozen.
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Summary: Extremelly beautifull, extremelly usefull
Review: Simply the best book I have ever read. It's a very simple and profound book. It's lenghty size (more than 1000 pages) is like walking in a long white sand beach, you stroll the pages on and on, the stories seems to repeat itself like the scenery in a beach, but you never get tired, or bored, rather it always enlarge your view about very important spiritual matters. A book recommended for the ones questing for spiritual clarifications and guidance
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Summary: The words of the 9th incarnation of Vishnu
Review: Sri Ramakrisna was the 9th incarnation of Vishnu. He praticed many religious paths because in the end he saw God (not to be confused with just the male aspect) He was also a Tantric and he was a very open minded annd ecclectic man. He served as a priest in the Dakashineswar Kali temple in Calcutta India. He was a priest of Kali. He died of lung cancer. In this gospel there is history about the man-god Sri Ramakrishna and his teachings. Although I personally dont agree 100 percent on everything he said, not because he was wrong or right, its because I have my own beliefs. But his teachings are very much alive today as they were back then. His teachings are spiritually uplifting. Im attracted to him because I had some of his experiences and if he were alive today in the flesh he would totally understand where Im comming from. This is a book I wont ever give away. Ever.
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Summary: A Message for the 21st Century
Review: The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an extraordinary record of spiritual experiences as narrated to and seen through the eyes of an intially sceptical intellectual, experiences that occurred over 125 years ago. Yet the simplicity of Sri Ramakrishna's teachings are ever more relevant for the new Millenium. They span the full range of human religious and spiritual thought and philosophy.
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Summary: A review of The Gospel of Sri Ramadrishna by M.
Review: The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is truly one of the spiritual treasures of the ages. It contains over 1,000 pages of dialogue capturing the words and essence of a man beloved not only in India but around the world as a pure expression of the divine. While the comparison may seen blasphemous to some, imagine the Gospels of Jesus recorded in faithful and impeccable detail with conversations enlarged upon ten times over, this will give the reader an idea of the content of this wonderful book. My own experience of reading this work is that it has immeasurably enriched my own spiritual quest. The mere act of reading the book has taken me many times to beautifully deep meditative states but each reader will have his own experience. I can only encourage the serious student to open her or his heart to its pages it could be the beginning of the most wonderful journey.
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