INDEX
-4.'f!.7011tli,;c of the subject-ma/la of each chapter ma:, also� be
consulted f!r reference. ft The numbers .�iven below arc
and not of fhe pages. The sayings indicated by asterisks in the bo�ly
of the book are nciV ones incorporated ftom the e12/a,•ged fourth editio12
onward.)
ADVAITA. cannot I� proved by
mere dialectic, 847- 852 ; real­
isation in Samadhi alone proves
it 845--847. 851 ; Advaita cx­
pericnc:c that comes after Samadhi
(see under • Vijnani ') ; why Ad­
vaitins should also ,tccept Personal
God• 799, 803; the Master's cx­
perifnce of Advaita 984-988 ;
test of a true Advaitin 967, 1097.
1114. JI15. 1119; ,!angers of
prematufe Advaitism 742-746.
1073. 1076; a real Advaitin can
never do evil 965, 966.
ANAHATA Sound, what it is and
.who hedrs it 912.
ANGPR. its nature 1029.
ARDHANARJSV AR/',. its sii: ni­
ficancc 884.
ASPIRANTS, some types of them
229. 239. 768-773; the ever­
perfect 228, 230; excellences of
aspirants who never enter the world
231-236; aspirants following lhe
paths of Bhakti and Jnana. a con­
tras t 8qG . 802. 804-8:.�.. � true
_
aspirants constituteta lrotherhood
of their own 254--257; c�'lfac-.
leristics of advanr.ed nSpirants
of the sa:,inJls,
936-938, 973-978. 980. 1098.
I100, I 101; hindrances in the
1•ath of aspirants I. 4. 12, 18.
55. 57-61. 66-98. 99-114.
I15-128. 361-382; factors
that aid aspirants 4, 12-15, 18.
61-65, 115, 116. 308-360,
386-· 388. 393. 394; wavs and
disciplines helpful to them 383--
456; influence of the worldly­
minded harmful to them 338. 383,
1062 ; their need of protection
from evil influences 7 I. 387; re­
nouncing the '-Alarid ,advantaJeou..; 1
t1> them 237, 238 ; som� _ general
ethical maxims for them -1023-•
I04 I ; essential disciplines to be
observed by them a88--'-614; what
attitude they should have towar:fls
the different religions of the world
457-485; pr1>pcr attitude• fm·
them towards secret d!lts 486.
487 : yearning l,r God ,is the
ideal the,,, should strive after
6 I 5-638 ; the place of Gw·u in·
their life 687-702; Guru is
withj.n for advanced aspirants 978;
\ Icvotion does not nccesscJlily im­
prove the worldlJ,t posi.l;i,Jt of as­
pirants 663-666; wlra; sha.,ld
be their attitude towards the world
b'l-4 Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna
,,;).I work in it 659, 660, 814-
8 t-7 .' attitude qf true aspirants
towards the Divine 652, 653;
they should remember the Divine
always 823 ; constancy of devotion
in true aspirants 240-242, 248;
true aspirants are above sense­
attraction 243-245; their attitude
towards good and evil 246, 247;
how they behave amidst tempta­
tions 252, 253 ; they can always
depend on the love and grace of
,:-;ud 643-647; the sdurcc of
their strength 249; devotion is
not boring but delightful to them
250, 25 I ; ecstasy, its uses and
dangers for aspirants 907, 975.
BEGGING, its demeaning effect
1022, I 105.
BHAKTI, (sec under • Devotion')
BODY, why we should take care
of it 307 ; how the Lord dwells
lil it 894; how tu conquer love of
39 5, 396 ; how the body consci­
ousness is nn obstruction in the
path of Knowledge 743, 745;
right attitude towards bodily suf­
ferings 398-403; how the Master
lransce11ded body consciousness
9S l, 1007, l Jl,9: the Master's
attitu·lc towards bodily sufferings
1006; man's subtle bodies 899
-901.
BOOK-LEAR:JING. why useless
'm itself 137-150, 164, 556,
5�0. 581. 1012, 1118: limits of
its u,•,fulness 159-167, 644,
742, 990.
(sec under
BRAHMACHARYI
. �e• '),
BRAHMAN, (sec under 'The
Divine').
BUDD:-1{'-, "'-1,e Master's views
,.boul hnn 918.
CHARITY, influence of charity on
favourable conditions of rebirtb
385 ; the meaning of free feedinJ
of people at religious feasts 38'.l;
·why one should be discriminate in
charity '.383. 384. 11
CHOSEN Deity, or lshta, need for
It 526- 529: correct attitude to-
wards it 525. , • "··••
CREATlON. in whaL sen�c ',t i,·
false 2�. 54. 56; know God first
and then His creatior 1053.
DEATH, how a man dies 983:
importance of the last thought be­
fore death 43-45; death does
not destroy a man 11 I 3.
DESIRES. why they should be
eradicated 422-425, 429, 549,
749, 75 I : the danger latent in
them 207, 1059: their incom­
patibility with the path of Know­
ledge 743-745, 751; when
they die away 243-245. 350,
757, 759, 766: how they are
conquered 426-428. 430-433.
755, 756; desire for God is no
desire 434 . why the Master re­
tained some desires 986.
DETERMINATION. nature of a·
man of true determination I IO I.
DEVOTEES. their attitude i.,.
wards the Lord 652-65�; how
they are dear tu the Lord 643.
644; they are one with the Lord
651; the Lord incarnates for their
sake 730; the Lord and the
.levotees, their relation 1080-
1083: wherein the strength of de.•
voices lies 249 ; why devotees like
one another's company 254-257;
their attitude towa_rds the worltl
an : , ·ork in it 659, 660.
1
DEVOTI.JI\\' a sign of devotion
2'- 1 ; how to cultivate dcvotio'I
 Indr:r
350, 356: devotional attitudes
,hould not be openly displayed
lo6, 407 ; influence of food Oil
de"volion 388, 391: renunciation
in early Ii/c helps the growth of'
devotion 23,1 -236: h°''' to con­
serve the devotional spirit 275,
276, 348, 575--579; how devo­
tion k�uality 243-245,
350 ♦ . ev :on is never injuri-
� �Sl tt2, 762. 763•1 1054 ,
resignation and devotioi1 515-
524, 804 : ,; lace of Chosen Deity
in Jevotion 525--529; how ,le,o­
tion influences the Lord 644, 647 ;
Divine grace anJ devotion 673,
C:78, 682, 684, 685 ; devotion
helps one to see the Lord as one's
nearest relation 652, (153 ; it doc,
not necessarily change one•� posi­
tion in the world 663- -666 :
examples of the hi 1-:hest devotion
1082, 1093. 1094: dnotion, the
easiest and the most natural path
for.,mrn 349. 878: dcrntion con­
trasted with Knowledge 746. 751.
757, "800,802, 804� 813: devo­
tion and Knowledge the same in
their maturity 791-796: how
devotion can be reconciled wi'th
• Knowledge 791, 793, 795, 797
-803. BIO, 811, 880: how
devotion leads to Knowledge 800,
Ill) I. 803; devotion helpful in the
path cJ Work 818, 819, 822:
devotion and Work reconciled
814, 824 : path of d10:votion and
its vJ.rious aspect� and implications
747. 790.
li)ISCIPLE, his attitude towards
the Guru and his teaching 503,
688, 696, 697. 699-702. • of men 669-671 : an exhausfive
• knowledge of Him impossible 654
DISCRIMINATION or 'i�ka,
• two kin.ts of discriin,lio� 862:
the process of disc�1mination 541.
,543-545; its rclati1m to Je'b-
B95
tion 764 ; how it helps spi�it�a•
growth 542, 54c;_
DISPASSION or Vairagya, its
nature 546-548. 555, 558, 559,
563, 566. 1099. 1100. I IOI:
kinds of dispassion 564--566 ,
dispassion arise� hy the ptactice of
discrimination 541-545: its im­
portance in spiritual life 549-
557 : its absolute necessity for
spiritual aspirants 137, 139, 166.
556. 560-562, 742, 1118. �-
DISPUTATION. the danger of it
580; it indicates absence of God­
realisation 151-158: its useless­
ness 484.
DIVINE (The). truth of His exist­
ence I, 989. 1009: cause of
disbelief in Him 896; He is His
own proof 1112: what ohstructs
our vision of Him I, 18, 54-61,
639 -642 : all will see Him 11 :
He is the same in all religions
457-�4fi I : \\'hy He is differently
conceived 477. 478: all religions
lead to Him 462-469. 474.
476: the same Being speaks
through all rcli s-,(ons and rclig-;,us
tc.ichcrs 465, 466, 468, 469.
1079: why men qu.trrcl abt·t His
nature 47 I, 1078 : is the unseen •
cause of all 27: dwells-in all 37.
40, 41, 889-891.•!081; how he
dwells in physical bodies 894 �
He is All-intcl!i�ence 1058 ; He
is like Kalpataru 3, 1059,: nofh­
ing is impossible fl him 1087:
He looks only to men's motives
1083 : He c�res not for the wealth
-\,658'; His absolute mastery over
all 95: His impartialityt 649.
, 650, 655; His •�mm '.l1tice in
good and evil alike 889- 89.f.