The importance of this book is that it was the first book on Sri Ramakrishna and his teachings written by a Western author of the eminence of Prof. Max Mueller, a contemporary and admirer of Sri Ramakrishna, a great lover of India and a renowned Orientologist.   The sayings were collected by the professor with the help of several of the Master's disciples including Vivekananda, and other contemporaries of Ramakrishna.

A short account of the history, ideals, and activities of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission throughout the world.

English translation of Sri Ramanuja's commentary closely connecting verse to text. English only.

A comprehensive condensation of Valmiki's Ramayana by an accomplished story teller.

A popular, well-presented condensation of Valmiki's Ramayana.

A brief biography and some songs of the great poet and devotee of the Divine Mother. The songs of Ramprasad were often sung by Sri Ramakrishna.

This book is derived from edited transcripts of Swami Prabhavananda's lectures on Vedanta contained in the Archives of the Vedanta Society of Southern California spanning the years 1935-1976.