SRI RAMAKRISHNA KATHĀMRITA: As I have understood (Volume-3) First Edition

Infinitely kind ALMIGHTY GOD deigned in human form in 19th Century with the name SRI RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHAMSADEVA to restore dharma (धर्म) in all its meanings – righteousness, to sustain, religion etc. HIS talks, songs contain eternal truth essential for existence of human civilization. Incarnation of GOD does not come alone. His Divine Consort Holy Mother Mā Sāradā Devi, 16 of HIS monastic disciples and a handful of domestic disciples came with HIM. Eventually, Ramakrishna Mission and Ramakrishna Math and Sri Sarada Math and Ramakrishna Sarada Mission were founded. Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathāmrita is a book originally published in five volumes in early 20th Century in Bengali language. The book is the recorded speeches and songs in the form of conversations and dialogues between the Incarnation of God SRI SRI RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHAMSADEVA and HIS devotees exactly as they were. The author treats this book - Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathāmrita, as the gist of all the wisdom available in the world so far. It appears that presently the world has entered into the 'annihilation' stage evidenced by increase in urge of fire – by way of war, climate change, extinction of species, environmental degradation, enslavement of humanity by digital world and surrender of human intelligence to artificial intelligence. Post truth is dislodging truth; dichotomy is camouflaging the facts. Sixth Extinction is knocking at the door. Arousal of soul-force through infusion of SPIRITUALITY is the only remedy for reversal of the process leading to sixth extinction and for continued existence of human civilization on Earth. This book is part of an effort to alleviate the sufferings of humanity and for arousal of good sense on the basis of life and teachings of SRI SRI RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHAMSADEVA by explaining the pieces of contents of Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathāmrita. - Ashim Kumar Mukherjee