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M.,the Apostle and the Evangelist - A continuation of M's Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna - by Swami Nityatmananda Table of Contents (Volumes 1 to 16) Volume I (First edition published in English: Sri Ramakrishna Birthday, 1967) (Second edition published in English: Thakur's Birthday, 1972) Publisher's note - Ishwar Devi Gupta (Nag Panchami, 1971) Introduction - Nityatmananda (Buddha Purnima, 1953) A biographical life sketch of Acharya M. - The author (April 11, 1960) 1. M. at Mihijam 2. Realisation of God - the aim: Unselfish work - the means 3. Material knowledge - a step to the knowledge of Brahman 4. The Indian View: everything good to be surrendered to God 5. God first, everything else afterwards - 'Hold on to Me' 6. The need of variety in Leela 7. Thakur, the embodiment of Truth held, no more fear 8. Who is the Hero? - He, who has conquered his senses 9. Woman: Image of the Mother 10. Great need of Sadachar 11. Three mantras of Thakur 12. The chatak does not drink any other water 13. Personal effort and Grace are one and the same. 14. From dualism to Monism 15. As long as fuel, so long fire 16. The happy festival of Rama-navami and M. 17. Speciality of Thakur, What? - Harmony of religions 18. All will attain samadhi 19. God takes charge of surrendering bhaktas as of a crippled son 20. Rising youth, the best time for worshipping God 21. Not mercy to jiva but service to Shiva in him 22. The poet and the philosopher have the same destination 23. Ignorance of God, the greatest sorrow 24. Max Muller and Sri Ramakrishna, six shlokas of the Gita 25. Sopenhauer and Religion 26. Immortality is rare but not impossible 27. Supplement: Memorable moments with Sri Mahendranath Gupta - Swami Deshikananda Volume II (First edition published in English: January, 1971) Publisher's Note - Ishwar Devi Gupta (Birth-Day of the Holy Mother, 1970) Introduction - Swami Nityatmananda (Akshay Tritiya, 1962) 1. M. in Calcutta 2. The avatara comes to minimise bhakta's work 3. Simple life, aid to spiritual life 4. Sri Ramakrishna, the Absolute Brahman as God 5. God-realisation, the aim - living like the house-maid, the means 6. Thakur's words, all Veda-mantras 7. The `unknown and unknowable' of Kant - visible to Ramakrishna 8. Money makes man half-liberated 9. From this very mud blooms forth the lotus 10. If He wills, He can reverse everything - the fruit of Karma 11. Charity of Jnana, Bhakti, Prema, the best charity 12. The basic word - to live in the world in complete surrender 13. He speaks through this very mouth 14. The means : company and service of sadhus and prayer 15. Keshab Sen recognised Thakur 16. Which binds also frees, by changing the course 17. `Now You Yourself say it to me' - the jeweller recognises the jewel 18. Rama, Rama, Sri Rama, Jai Jai Rama 19. Alexander, Napoleon and Christ 20. Math, the hospital for the disease of ignorance 21. India rising, the world will rise 22. See God in one's own body, family and society 23. The devotee - a soldier in the battle-field 24. Sri Ramakrishna's catholic words - the holy formula for world-unity 25. Appendix - A glimpse of `M., the Apostle and the Evangelist' series Volume III (First edition published in English: 28th of May, 1977) Author's preface - Swami Nityatmananda (May 15, 1965) 1. Jnani, My ownself 2. Ramakrishna path, simple and natural 3. Swami Vivekananda in the religious life of the world-renowned songstress Mme. Calve 4. M.'s organising the spiritual life of Bhaktas 5. When will mukti be? - when the 'I' is dead 6. Story of God-realisation, the History of India 7. Time not yet to understand Swamiji 8. The greatest message: renouncing all, call on God 9. The ideal householder devotee and the ideal sannyasi 10. M., without body consciousness 11. Durga-puja festival in Belur Math and M. in picnic in Dakshineswar Temple 12. Not only see God but also talk to Him 13. M. in the Gadadhar Ashrama on the Raspurnima day 14. M. with the bhaktas, Sri Ramakrishna & Girish, the Holy Mother & Amjad, Christ & Mary Magdalene 15. M. in the Nava-vidhan Brahmo Samaj 16. Man's real nature: I, the son of a King. Satchidananda 17. M., absorbed in meditation Volume IV (First edition published in English: Janam Dvitiya, 4 March 1984) Sri Ma Trust, A brief introduction - Secretary The founder's prayer - Swami Nityatmananda (December 20, 1967) The author's blessings - Swami Nityatmananda (Navarati, 1965) The Publisher's note - Ishwar Devi Gupta The author's preface 1. Complete surrender to God - First hint of Godliness 2. Hold the calf, the cow will come itself 3. Those who have not fallen into hardship are mere babies 4. M. at Dakshineswar on Dol-yatra day 5. Sri Ramakrishna, the embodiment of the Gita 6. Math, the Bengal Club of bhaktas 7. 'I come down from Age to Age' 8. Swami Vivekananda in the eyes of the Fox sisters of America 9. No sentiency and insentiency in Ramakrishna's body 10. The Kathamrita in pictures 11. Tramcar trolley and Sri Ramakrishna 12. Brahma-jnana when the mind is exterminated 13. Faith brings half-liberation in life 14. Samadhi, the normal state of man 15. Divine conduct 16. No anxiety when the real teacher is found Volume V (First edition published in English: The Ganga Dashahara, 29 May 1985 - 92nd birth day of Rev. Swami Nityatmanandaji Maharaj) Publisher's note - Ishwar Devi Gupta Introduction by the author (Sri Shankar Jayanti, 1968) 1. Different natures, different paths 2. Meditate on Me and inherit my wealth 3. M. at the Gadadhar Ashrama 4. Bound within the five elements Brahman wails 5. M.'s genius in the field of education 6. Mental renunciation and complete renunciation 7. M. with a Parsi devotee in Dakshineswar 8. M. with Dr. Hummel of America - I 9. M. with Dr. Hummel of America - II 10. Message of India to the West 11. M., an Upanishadic Rishi - I 12. M., an Upanishadic Rishi - II 13. Quinine in Banana 14. Christ in deep Samadhi 15. Upanishad, Gita and Bible 16. Weeping yearningly, the panacea in the age of Kali 17. M. the honeybee - Church, Gurudwara and Ashrama 18. Work, not the end but the means 19. Playing with fire Volume VI (First edition published in English: 29 September 1990, Sri Durga Puja) Publisher's note - Ishwar Devi Gupta (September 29, 1990) The author's preface (The Birth Anniversary of the Holy Mother, 1968) 1. The unperturbed M. 2. Mechanical puppets we all are! 3. The son will return home 4. Pain versus the ideal 5. Sri Ramakrishna, the full manifestation of the Avatara 6. Dakshineswar, the most sacred place of pilgrimage 7. At the feet of Bhavatarini 8. 'Without alloy no gold ornaments can be made' 9. 'Heard with my own ears and seen with my own eyes' 10. 'You have come to eat mangoes, eat them' 11. Oh, you are perhaps jewellers! 12. Holy Mother - the living proof 13. Wound by a sword - scratch by a nail-cutter 14. Elephant-pearl in the lion's den 15. M. in the joy of worship 16. Brahman reveals himself in the Avatara 17. Narendra, a thousand-petalled lotus 18. Sri Ramakrishna, personification of the eternal religion 19. You have got it all wrong, oh Rama! 20. The magician has a solution to all problems 21. We have only to hatch eggs 22. 'I was born in the clan of the Buddha' 23. A living commentary Volume VII (First edition published in English: Sunday, May 30, 1993; Sri Ganga Dussehra, Birth Centenary of Swami Nityatmananda.) Publisher's note - Ishwar Devi Gupta (May 30, 1993) The author's blessings - Swami Nityatmananda (Shardiya Durga Navarati, 1965) The founder's prayer - Swami Nityatmananda (December 20, 1967) The author's preface (given as an appendix in the original) - (Sri Sri Holy Mother's Birth Anniversary, 1970) 1. Holy Mother, the ideal of service and self control 2. Jagannath Puri, the meeting place of all religions 3. The greatest message of my life 4. Well-done! Well-done! Well-done! 5. There is no collection-bowl here' 6. God and the world peace 7. Narendra, knower of Brahman in the service of God-in-the-jiva 8. Sri Ramakrishna at the junction (of the world and the Eternal) 9. Education in the Math - the real Indian education 10. The joy of literature vs. the joy of Brahman - Kalidas and Shakespeare 11. Reminiscences of Swami Brahmananda 12. Sri Ramakrishna in wonder 13. The vedas are confused sounds made by the dumb 14. No happiness for me, no sorrow for me 15. Adversity wakens the latent strength 16. That void was filled on meeting Thakur 17. Rasik, the untouchable, is redeemed 18. Pilgrimage & tapasya - Rishikesh & Swargashrama 19. At the time of repose 20. So long one has a body, one is under Mahamaya 21. At the re-union of the sadhus on the Vijaya day 22. Which holy place could you go to leaving Me behind? 23. You are the personification of Thakur's words 24. Company of the sadhus - an oasis in the desert 25. Thakur stands at your door with a pot of immortality in his hand 26. The heart of the sadhu is stone-hard and flower-soft 27. That's why caution and prayer are needed Volume VIII (First edition 1998.) Acknowledgement Publisher's Note - The Kathamrita Day, Thursday, 26th of February, 1998 The author's blessings - Swami Nityatmananda (Sri Ramakrishna Math, Rishikesh, Himalayas, Shardiya Durga Navarati, 1965) [The founder's prayer - Swami Nityatmananda (December 20, 1967)] Introduction 1.
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