Thakur - Sri Ramakrishna: A Biography

Thakur - Sri Ramakrishna: A Biography

by Rajiv Mehrotra
Thakur - Sri Ramakrishna: A Biography

Thakur - Sri Ramakrishna: A Biography

by Rajiv Mehrotra

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The story of Sri Ramakrishna, one of the most beloved Hindu spiritual leaders.

"All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof. You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. One should not think, ‘My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.’ I had to practice each religion for a time – Hinduism, Islam, Christianity. Infinite are the paths and infinite are opinions." - Sri Ramakrishna.

In Thakur - Sri Ramakrishna: A Biography, Rajiv Mehrotra explores the ‘challenge and the riddle’ presented by the great mystic who, more than a century after his death, continues to dominate secular Hindu consciousness. Sri Ramakrishna brought a new vitality not only to the practices, rituals and symbols of the Hindu heritage but also the celebration of divinity in diverse forms, and reinforced the underlying possibility of a real harmony between all religions. It is this vision that makes him one of the great religious teachers of all time and so profoundly relevant today.

This illuminating and intimate biography is most reader-friendly and comprehensive, revealing this boundless power and magnetism of Sri Ramakrishna, as well as the Order that was inspired by his spiritual quest. Mehrotra’s narrative gift is remarkably precise and richly evocative, integrating all details of an aspect into a visual and verbal complex of significance. This is a book for all those who want to know more about Sri Ramakrishna, as well as for anyone looking for a brilliant read.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789381398258
Publisher: Hay House Inc.
Publication date: 02/01/2011
Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format: eBook
Pages: 244
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Rajiv Mehrotra has been a personal student of the Dalai Lama for more than 20 years. He’s the secretary and a trustee of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility, established by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He has been a judge for the Templeton Prize for Religion and has addressed plenary sessions of the World Economic Forum, which elected him a Global Leader of Tomorrow. His books include The Mind of the Guru, Understanding the Dalai Lama, and Thakur, a biography of the mystic Sri Ramakrishna. In addition, he hosts India’s longest-running talk show on public television
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