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Sri Sarada DeviThe Holy Mother

Biography

Life

Her life told chapter by chapter — from the blessed hamlet of Jayrambati to the Nahabat at Dakshineswar, and her years as Mother of the Ramakrishna Order.

33 chapters

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Of the divine incarnations of Shakti, Durga personifies protection, Sita sacrifice, Radha divine love – all manifested on an epic and glorious scale. In our…

Holy Mother: Sri Sarada Devi

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By Swami Gambhirananda — read from the preface through all 31 chapters.

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Contents

  1. ✦Preface & PreludePreface
  2. IThe Blessed HamletChapter 1
  3. IIThe AdventChapter 2
  4. IIIForetaste of Life DivineChapter 3
  5. IVThe Great AwakeningChapter 4
  6. VIn a Mood of Self SurrenderChapter 5
  7. VIIn Light and ShadeChapter 6
  8. VIIA Light under a BushelChapter 7
  9. VIIIWhen Heart Calls HeartChapter 8
  10. IXSilent PreparationChapter 9
  11. XOn the CommissionChapter 10
  12. XIIn Undying UnionChapter 11
  13. XIIIn Her Husband’s CottageChapter 12
  14. XIIIWith the DevoteesChapter 13
  15. XIVHer Burden-BearersChapter 14
  16. XVA Self-Imposed LimitationChapter 15
  17. XVIBereavementsChapter 16
  18. XVIIGirishchandra GhoshChapter 17
  19. XVIIISwami SaradanandaChapter 18
  20. XIXIn the SouthChapter 19
  21. XXAngle of VisionChapter 20
  22. XXIAt Belur and BanarasChapter 21
  23. XXIIIn a Rural SettingChapter 22
  24. XXIIIRadhuChapter 23
  25. XXIVMistress of the HomeChapter 24
  26. XXVA Guiding ForceChapter 25
  27. XXVIMotherChapter 26
  28. XXVIISpiritual MinistrationChapter 27
  29. XXVIIIA Transcendental PresenceChapter 28
  30. XXIXThe Mother and the MasterChapter 29
  31. XXXHer Human PersonalityChapter 30
  32. XXXIValedictionChapter 31