New versions of M.'s Kathamrita

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As a corollary to Nitin Nanda's 11/05/01 announcement of a web edition of a

" new and different version of Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita, " I would like

to bring to the attention of members of the RK list a word by word complete

translation, in concise and clear contemporary Amerian English useage, that

was published in CD rom form last February.

 

Titled, " Conversations With Sri Ramakrishna, " the translation in five

volumes, approximately 1,400 pages, is by the late Sachindra Kumar Majumdar,

a former swami of the RK Order who independently taught Hatha/Raja Yoga and

Vedanta Philosophy based on Vivekananda's writings in this country from the

1950s on.

 

I'm sure most of you know that Kathamrita, edited and rearranged, was the

source material for Swami Nikhilananda's well known translation, " The Gospel

of Sri Ramakrishna. " I transcribed Mr. Majumdar's translation from his

longhand and would be pleased to answer questions about it.

 

The CD is available from Vedanta Press or SRV Retreat

Center/Interfaith Peace Temple: www.universaltemple.org.

 

 

Ralph Brockway