Includes the following titles: Gopal and the Cowherd, The Pandit and the Milkmaid, The Learned Pandit Tales told by Sri Ramakrishna

Includes the following titles: Gopal and the Cowherd The Pandit and the Milkmaid The Learned Pandit Tales told by Sri Ramakrishna

A collection of the teachings of Ramakrishna, a great saint of India, told in the form of stories and parables.

This Collection, Probably The First Ever Of Its Kind, Of A Full Hundred Tales Culled From Sages Known And Unknown, Through Decades Of A Sustained Interest By Its Present Author, Should Prove As Revealing As They Have Proved For Centuries Past.

The book contains 108 stories. Many of the stories were either heard or read by Ramdas on various occasions. The reader will find in the book also stories told by Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Ramana Maharshi and other saints of India and abroad.The collection is by no means exhaustive. But the stories presented here will no doubt prove to be a source of instruction and enlightenment to the spiritual aspirant.

This book on the legendary Indian religious missionary is a sequel to the author's earlier short biography titled 'Ramakrishna Paramhansa.' This is the life story of a prophet and messiah of the then undivided Bengal which would continue to be told and retold, because it is a testament of faith, devotion and God realization. Its appeal is universal and hence it belongs to the entire humanity. Nevertheless, the life and teachings of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa are so vast and multitudinous that even volumes of books can not exhaust them. The author has been in close touch with the life and teachings of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa as a reader for several years. Hence this book is an instant fallout of his studies in to the mysterious and fascinating life of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa.

Listen along with Ravi to Grandfather's captivating stories about India, where the sun is like a ferocious tiger and monsoon rains cascade like waterfalls. Notes after the story include facts about India's animals, food, culture and religion, and a simple elephant dance music score. AGES:4 to 10 years ILLUSTRATIONS: Colour

Sri Ramakrishna was a pastmaster in telling tales and parables to illustrate his lofty teachings. Many of his parables were drawn from ordinary domestic and social life, customary with the people who lived around him. Some he had devised on the model of Puranic stories. However, all of them have a humorous vein and bear witness to his consummate wit and keenness of observation. This book has a collection of 205 tales and parables of Sri Ramakrishna. Through them, he taught the learned and lay the deep truths of life that need to be imbibed and implemented. The book groups the tales and the parables under the themes and values they express to facilitate the readers to contemplate on their import.to contemplate on their import.