{"product_id":"32057-meetings-with-ramakrishna","title":"Meetings with Ramakrishna","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Lex Hixon\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Motilal Banarsidass\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2011\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 314\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9788120812970\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a dramatic retelling for contemporary westerners, of a series of encounters with the great Bengali sage Ramakrishna (1836-1886), who proclaimed the oneness of all religions and the worship of the blissful divine mother. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy turn playful, brilliant, tender and visionary, Rama-Krishna offers practical instruction, inspiration and trilling glimpses into his state of spiritual intoxication as he meets with devotees and visitors in his room beside the holy river Ganges. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOMMENTS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hixon’s book emphasizes – from the vantage point of the knowledgeable, discerning westerner on the brink of the twenty-first century – the atmosphere that Ramakrishna created through his words, his deeds, and above all the mere fact of his spiritual presence.”\u003cbr\u003e--- Huston Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“…as Hixon so accurately points out, ‘Ramakrishna is not a quaint person from an ancient culture, representing a Particular religious background, but an Einstein of the planetary civilization of the near future, a greenhouse for the future evolution of humanity.’ This book thus Contains the ‘Master-key’ that opens all cultures and hearts.”\u003cbr\u003e--- Ken Wilber \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dr. Hixon writes very well and in this re-creation has tried to make his ‘meetings with Ramakrishna’ as exciting for the present-day reader as they were for those privileged to meet Sri Ramakrishna, alive in the mid-part of the nineteenth century in Calcutta.”\u003cbr\u003e--- Charles S.J. White\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by the Indian Edition \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.\tInitial Encounter – Visiting Dakshineswar Garden on the Ganges Near Calcutta \u003cbr\u003e2.\tFace to Face with the Divine Dancer \u003cbr\u003e3.\tAncient Sage Meets Modern Pandit – Ramakrishna and Vidyasagar \u003cbr\u003e4.\tFrom The God-Man’s Treasury of Secrets \u003cbr\u003e5.\tThe Taste of Sugar – Boating on the Ganges with Keshab Sen \u003cbr\u003e6.\tOne Hemp-Smoker Recognizes Another \u003cbr\u003e7.\tThe Sage opens a gap in the net on convention \u003cbr\u003e8.\tThe Bliss of Ramakrishna’s Birthday \u003cbr\u003e9.\tThe New Dispensation – Harmony of all Religions \u003cbr\u003e10.\tCry with an infinite cry – The master Responds to burning Questions \u003cbr\u003e11.\tTimeless Man Meets Contemporary Man – Ramakrishna and Bankim Chandra \u003cbr\u003e12.\tRamakrishna Relates his intimate Experiences\u003cbr\u003e13.\tRadha and Krishna in mystic union – The Festival at Panihati \u003cbr\u003e14.\tMeeting Mother Sarada – Where There is Shiva, there is Shakti \u003cbr\u003e15.\tThe Master Expounds Advaita Vedanta\u003cbr\u003e16.\tThe Mystery of Narendra and The Vow of Spiritual Completion\u003cbr\u003e17.\tTwo Great Souls – Ramakrishna’s Last Meeting with Keshab Sen\u003cbr\u003e18.\tThe Paramahamsa Transmits Spiritual intensity – O Brother Madhusudana, Please Come! \u003cbr\u003e19.\tThe Ideal of Reminine Love\u003cbr\u003e20.\tAvatara Meets Wandering Sadhu \u003cbr\u003e21.\tThe Mood of the Divine Child – Ramakrishna Breaks His Arm \u003cbr\u003e22.\tUpward-Flowing Energy of Kundalini \u003cbr\u003e23.\tSecret Rhythm of the Wisdom Mother \u003cbr\u003e24.\tSpecial Worship Kali – The Master Meets a Young Actor \u003cbr\u003e25.\tGreat Swan Meets Orthodox Pandit -  Ramakrishna and Shashadhar \u003cbr\u003e26.\tRamakrishna Sings The Tantric Transmission \u003cbr\u003e27.\tThe Master’s Terminal Illness – His Friendship with the Humanist, Dr. Sarkar \u003cbr\u003e28.\tMy Play is Over \u003cbr\u003e29.\tThe Master Transforms Dr. Sarkar \u003cbr\u003e30.\tRamakrishna and Lord Buddha – The Master Gives Away His Treasures \u003cbr\u003e31.\tUniversal Victory – The Passing Away of Ramakrishna \u003cbr\u003e32.\tDivine Communion \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Lex Hixon \/ Motilal Banarsidass \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776634630313,"sku":"32057","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/32057_976152f8-43a2-4675-a475-e302c6938cfa.jpg?v=1625528779","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/32057-meetings-with-ramakrishna","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}