in history namely by Boswell. But then the immortal biography is only the life of a scholar and a kindhearted man. This Kathamrita, on other hand, is the record of the sayings of a Saint. What is the wit or even the worldly wisdom of the great Doctor by the side of the Divine teaching of a genuine * .. devotee ? Its value is immense. We say nothing of the sayings themselves—for the character of the Teacher and teaching is well-known. They take us straight to the truth and not through any metaphysical maze. Their style is Biblical in simplicity. What a treasure would it have been to the sayings of Sree-Krishna, Buddha, Jesus, Mo'; &rld if all the - mad, Nanak and Chaitanya could have been thus preserved. RoMAIN ROLLAND To ‘M’ * 2 to do o so to 0 to o ..The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is valuable for it is the faithful account by M. (Mahendra Nath Gupta, the head of an educational Establishment at Calcutta) of the discourses with the Master, either his own or those which he actually :heard....Their exactitude is almost stenographic... The book containing the conversations ( т”, Gospel of Sri
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Ramakrishna) recalls at every turn the setting : phere. Thanks for having disseminated the 14, ince of the beautiful smile of your master.” Dr. S. Radhakrishnan in a letter dated 3.6.5 from New Delhi says:— - Years ago I read the account of Sri ‘M’. For ery instructive details about the Life of Sri Ramakrishna we ove to consult Sri ‘M S writings. His account has been a 1 o'e of information about Sri Ramakrishna's Life and Teachi, , . 3rd the atmos |lo'o
