Guest guest Posted September 5, 1999 Report Share Posted September 5, 1999 I think we can understand these words by Master better if we know who krishna Kishore is . May be that master is giving him some lesson for something. On Sat, 4 Sep 1999, Westend Ashram at Colorado Springs wrote: > Westend Ashram at Colorado Springs <urbanashram > > Now that is a spicy Ramakrishna story! > > Again, though I revere him as the divine incarnate, what makes me *love* him is his humor and human-ness. Here is an example of that humor for sure. I can almost picture him doing this like a > mischievous child trying to shock everyone! :-) > > On this question, I have heard [forget where] that a new translation of the Gospel has been in the works. Apparently, when it was translated into English from the original Bengali, the translator > felt that certain of the Master's 'spicier' phrases would not be understood or received kindly by the Western readers. Of course, this was the 1940's as well. So, to some extent, I heard, the > Gospel was tailored to the sensibilities of that time and culture; not surprising. I don't remember well, but this may have come up at a discussion at the Boston Vedanta Center, informally over > dinner one time. Anyway, I am curious if anyone knows anything about this and if it is still in the works, who is doing it, etc. Or did I mis-understand? The Gospel many times has made me smile, > I have a feeling that the Master's antics if translated more closely would be a sight to behold! > > Karen > Westend Ashram > > > > > > omtatsat wrote: > > > <omtatsat > > > > ~~~~~~om shanthi om~~~~~~ > > > > Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.477 > > > > Sunday, 5/9/99 > > > > The Master Said: > > > > " I used to go to Krishnakishore's house. > > Once when I was there, he said to me, > > 'Why do you chew betel-leaf?' > > I said: 'It is my sweet pleasure. I shall chew betel-leaf, > > look at my face in the mirror, > > and dance naked among a thousand girls. " > > > > om tat sat > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 1999 Report Share Posted September 5, 1999 ~~~~~~om shanthi om~~~~~~ Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.609 Monday, 6/9/99 The Master Said: " It is good to live in the company of holy men now and then. The disease of worldliness has become chronic in man. It is mitigated, to a great extent, in holy company. " om tat sat ____ 123India - India's Premier Search Engine Get your Free Email Account at http://www.123india.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 5, 1999 Report Share Posted September 5, 1999 I have been enjoying these wonderful extracts from the Gospel! My immense gratefulness for the same! I pray to the Master for the work to continue! omtatsat <omtatsat ramakrishna <ramakrishna > Sunday, September 05, 1999 12:55 PM [ramakrishna] Daily Sutra ><omtatsat > > > > >~~~~~~om shanthi om~~~~~~ > > >Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna p.609 > >Monday, 6/9/99 > >The Master Said: > > " It is good to live in the company of holy men >now and then. The disease of worldliness has become chronic in man. >It is mitigated, to a great extent, in holy company. " > >om tat sat > > >____ >123India - India's Premier Search Engine >Get your Free Email Account at http://www.123india.com > > > >--------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > >ONElist: your connection to people who share your interests. > >------ >Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah >Vivekananda Centre London >http://www.btinternet.com/~vivekananda/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 1999 Report Share Posted September 6, 1999 Dear Karen, I understand that another translation IS being published (I can't say by whom) and that a great deal of what was left out of Swami Nikhilananda's translation had to do with Indian culture and tantric practices that are not appropriate or understood in the West. Edith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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