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We may not all think that what they hold on to with such perseverance

is right; but to them it is. Now, it is written in our books that a

man should always be charitable even to the extreme. If a man starves

himself to death to help another man, to save that man's life, it is

all right; it is even held that a man ought to do that. And it is

expected of a Brahmin to carry this idea out to the very extreme.

Those who are acquainted with the literature of India will remember a

beautiful old story about this extreme charity, how a whole family,

as related in the Mahabharata, starved themselves to death and gave

their last meal to a beggar. This is not an exaggeration, for such

things still happen.

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CONVERSATIONS WITH SRI RAMAKRISHNA

 

A new, complete, word-for-word translation from Bengali of M's Gospel

Sri, Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita

 

By Sachindra Kumar Majumdar

 

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Swami Shraddhananda, Vedanta Society of Sacramento, CA: The style of

Conversations is truly very simple. There is no rigidity anywhere.

Closer to Bengali. I felt the Master to be more living.

 

Swami Ritajananda, Centre Vedantique Ramakrishna, Gretz, France: I

enjoyed very much the original in Bengali and I felt very sad that

this* was missing in the English translation ... You have done a

wonderful job. It is easy to read and many people will delight in it

in my opinion. *(... Sri Ramakrishna's sweet, simple and direct

words)

 

Anjit Ray, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India: The

work is excellent and elegant. The excellence lies in the direct

communication of the Bengali words. The elegance lies in your choice

of words. You have given the word-for-word English equivalent.

 

Swami Lokeswarananda, Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture,

Calcutta: I'm sure people will like it. Swami Shraddhananda (see

above) is a good judge of what a translation should be like. Since

he says it's better ... I'm sure that's what it is.

 

Swami Sarvagatananda, Ramakrishna Vedanta Society, Boston, MA:

Ramakrishna's words are 'real' not imagined by any third or fourth

hand source. 'M.' had recorded in verbatim. No other Prophets are

set like that.

 

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