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HOLY MOTHER SRI SARADA DEVI
INSPIRES STILL—150 YEARS AFTER HER
BIRTH
Ramakrishna’s Wife and Spiritual
Companion a Spiritual Leader in Her Own Right
“No one is a stranger; the whole
world is your own.”
—Holy Mother’s last message
Last year marked the 150th anniversary of
the birth of Sri Sarada Devi, known affectionately by her
devotees around the world as the Holy Mother. As a result of
this milestone, interest in her life and teaching is greater
now than it has ever been.
Sri Sarada Devi, The Holy Mother: Her
Teachings and Conversations (SkyLight
Paths / November 2004 / Hardcover / $29.99), the first American
edition of the conversations and teachings of the Holy Mother
as recorded by her disciples—both lay and
monastic—brings to life her teachings on human
affliction, self-control, and peace in ways both personal and
profound. It illuminates her role as the power, scripture, joy,
and guiding spirit of the Ramakrishna Order and clearly
captures her unyielding devotion to God that earned her a
reputation throughout India, Europe and the world as a steady
glowing fire of God-consciousness.
Translated from the original Bengali with
notes by Swami Nikhilananda, a direct disciple of Holy Mother, Sri Sarada Devi, The Holy Mother includes an introduction by its editor,
Swami Adiswarananda, Minister and Spiritual Leader of the
Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York. The book’s
inspiring and detailed conversations offer new insight into
both the Holy Mother’s daily life and her message of
compassion that continues to influence her devotees in India
and throughout the world.
An essential spiritual guide for people of
all religious backgrounds, Sri
Sarada Devi, The Holy Mother: Her Teachings and Conversations presents:
Details of Sri Sarada Devi’s life as
both wife of Sri Ramakrishna and revered spiritual guide
An exploration of a teacher’s role in
Hindu spiritual life
Excerpts from the diaries of several
disciples, offering unique insight into Holy Mother’s
daily life and conversations with her devotees
“The Holy Mother is one of
India’s most beloved spiritual leaders,” says Jon
M. Sweeney, editor in chief of SkyLight Paths. “When
reading her teachings and conversations it is easy to see why
her message of peace and hope is so still relevant and honored
today.”
Swami Nikhilananda (1895–1973), a
direct disciple of Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, was a
distinguished monk of the Ramakrishna Order of India and a
major figure in introducing the teachings of Yoga and Vedanta
to America and the West. Swami Adiswarananda, a senior monk of
the Ramakrishna Order of India, is the Minister and Spiritual
Leader of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York, and
the author of Meditation and Its
Practices: A Definitive Guide to Techniques and Traditions of
Meditation in Yoga and Vedanta, and The Vedanta Way to Peace and Happiness (both SkyLight Paths).
Sri Sarada Devi, The Holy Mother: Her
Teachings and Conversations, translated
with notes by Swami Nikhilananda and edited with an
introduction by Swami Adiswarananda, is available at bookstores
or directly from SkyLight Paths Publishing, Sunset Farm
Offices, Route 4, P.O. Box 237, Woodstock, Vermont 05091;
Hardcover; $29.99; add $3.95 for shipping and handling for the
first book, $2.00 for each additional book. For credit
card orders, call 800-962-4544.
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