SWAMI NIRMALANANDA by SWAMI JAGADISWARANANDA
(Translated by Sugata Bose) ... 9
Advent : 23 December, 1863 ; Mahasamadhi : 26 April, 1938
(The life, lectures, conversations and letters of Swami Nirmalananda, direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna)
Copyright : Sri Ramakrishna-Sarada Math, Baghbazar, Kolkata 700 003
Chapter 1 : Introduction ... 4
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Swami Nikhilananda, President of the New York Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Centre, has translated 'Sri Sri Ramnakrishna Kathamrita' into English which has been published from there as 'The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna' in 1942. On page 63 of its elaborate Introduction the following account of Tulsi Maharaj (Swami Nirmalananda) has been provided :
''Two more young men, Sarada Prasanna and Tulasi, complete the small band of the Master's disciples later to embrace the life of the wandering monk. With the exception of the elder Gopal, all of them were in their teens or slightly over. They came from middle-class Bengali families and most of them were students in school or college. Their parents and relatives had envisaged for them bright worldly careers. They came to Sri Ramakrishna with pure bodies, vigorous minds and uncontaminated souls. All were born with unusual spiritual attributes. Sri Ramakrishna accepted them, even at first sight, as his children, relatives, friends and companions. His magic touch unfolded them. And later each according to his measure reflected the life of the Master, becoming a torch-bearer of his message across land and sea.''
Again on page 976 of the same book has been written :
''Hari and Tulasi, at first only visitors at the monastery*, soon embraced the monastic life and thus completed the list of the Master's sannyasi disciples.''
*Baranagar Math
(Translated by Sugata Bose) ... 9
Advent : 23 December, 1863 ; Mahasamadhi : 26 April, 1938
(The life, lectures, conversations and letters of Swami Nirmalananda, direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna)
Copyright : Sri Ramakrishna-Sarada Math, Baghbazar, Kolkata 700 003
Chapter 1 : Introduction ... 4
--------------------------
Swami Nikhilananda, President of the New York Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Centre, has translated 'Sri Sri Ramnakrishna Kathamrita' into English which has been published from there as 'The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna' in 1942. On page 63 of its elaborate Introduction the following account of Tulsi Maharaj (Swami Nirmalananda) has been provided :
''Two more young men, Sarada Prasanna and Tulasi, complete the small band of the Master's disciples later to embrace the life of the wandering monk. With the exception of the elder Gopal, all of them were in their teens or slightly over. They came from middle-class Bengali families and most of them were students in school or college. Their parents and relatives had envisaged for them bright worldly careers. They came to Sri Ramakrishna with pure bodies, vigorous minds and uncontaminated souls. All were born with unusual spiritual attributes. Sri Ramakrishna accepted them, even at first sight, as his children, relatives, friends and companions. His magic touch unfolded them. And later each according to his measure reflected the life of the Master, becoming a torch-bearer of his message across land and sea.''
Again on page 976 of the same book has been written :
''Hari and Tulasi, at first only visitors at the monastery*, soon embraced the monastic life and thus completed the list of the Master's sannyasi disciples.''
*Baranagar Math
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