The Gospel Of Ramakrishna (1907)

The intimate record of Sri Ramakrishna's teachings and spiritual life—a profound chronicle of one of India's greatest modern mystics, whose direct realization of the Divine through multiple religious paths demonstrated the essential unity underlying all spiritual traditions.

Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886), Bengali mystic and priest of the Kali temple at Dakshineswar, devoted his life to the direct experience of God through various spiritual paths. This Gospel, recorded by his disciple Mahendranath Gupta (known as "M"), presents Ramakrishna's teachings through conversations, parables, and accounts of his ecstatic states—offering an unparalleled window into the mind and heart of a realized soul who practiced Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity and found the same Divine reality in each.

What you'll discover:

• Ramakrishna's direct teachings on God-realization and spiritual practice
• His experiments with multiple religious paths—Advaita Vedanta, Tantra, Islam, Christianity
• Parables and stories illustrating profound spiritual truths
• The relationship between devotion (bhakti) and knowledge (jnana)
• Practical guidance on meditation, prayer, and contemplative life
• The essential unity of all religions through direct mystical experience

Ramakrishna's central insight: all religions are different paths to the same summit. Through his own practice, he demonstrated that sincere devotion in any tradition leads to the same realization of the Divine. His teachings emphasize direct experience over doctrine, simplicity over complexity, and the transformation of consciousness through love of God.

How do different religious paths lead to the same realization? What is the relationship between devotion and knowledge? How does one move from belief to direct experience of the Divine?

Ramakrishna's answers—conveyed through simple parables, ecstatic utterances, and profound wisdom—await in this Gospel, offering not philosophy but the living testimony of one who knew God directly and showed others the way.

Perfect for: Students of Hindu mysticism and Vedanta, practitioners of bhakti yoga and devotional practice, readers interested in comparative mysticism and interfaith spirituality, anyone seeking direct spiritual experience beyond doctrine, students of modern Indian saints and sages.

Hardcover edition. One of the most important spiritual documents of the modern era—essential reading for understanding the unity of mystical experience across traditions.