Based on M.’s English Text, Abridged Foreword by Alexander Lipski Introduction by Swāmī Vivekānanda Edited by Swāmī Abhedānanda and Joseph A. Fitzgerald This original version of The Gospel of Rāmakrishna is based on the author M.’s own English translation from the Bengali. A classic but until recently neglected work, it is presented here in an edited form for the contemporary reader. It is introduced with a comprehensive biography of Shrī Rāmakrishna (1836-1886), written by his most famous disciple, Swāmī Vivekānanda. Also included are several b/w photographs of Rāmakrishna and his disciples. “The story of Rāmakrishna Paramahamsa’s life is a story of religion in practice. His life enables us to see God face to face.... His sayings are not those of a mere learned man but they are pages from the Book of Life.... They, therefore, leave on the reader an impression which he cannot resist.” MAHATMA GANDHI