sri sarada devi, the holy mother (her teachings and conversations) by swami tapasyananda and swami...

CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE

PREFACE v

BOOK I

LIFE OF THE HOLY MOTHER

I. Ancestry 3 II. Birth and Education 7

ni. Marriage 12 IV. Visit to :Dakshineswar . 23 v. The Fiery Ordeal 32

VI. The Ascent to Motherhood 40 VII. At the Feet of the Master 47

VIII. In the Service of the Master 57 IX. In the Passing of Events 88 X. The Master's Demise and After 102

XI. Pilgrimage to Brindavan 111 XII. Life at Kamarpukur and After 120

XIII. In the Setting of Domestic Life 132 XIV. Her Spiritual Ministry 161 XV. Glimpses of her Personality 196

XVI. More Pilgrimages 228 XVII. Her Later Life . 238

XVIII. Her Message 270 XIX. The End 284

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BOOK II

CONVERSATIONS OF THE HOLY MOTHER

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TRANSLATOR'S NOTE XX. Conversations : First Series

From the Diary of a Woman Disciple XXI. Conversations : Second Series

From the Diary of a Monastic Disciple XXII. Conversations: Third Series

From the Diaries of Several Disciples, Monastic and Lay

APPENDICES : 1. Chronology 2. The Horoscope of the Holy Mother 3. Bibliography

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INDEX AND GLOSSARY . 569