This book narrates the story of the Ramakrishna Mission. At the dawn of the third Millennium, the Ramakrishna Mission reviews the story of its 109 years of loving service to humanity, or, in the words of Swami Vivekananda, service to that God who by the ignorant is called man.The book is divided into four parts under the titles: Sources of Inspiration, Historical Perspectives, Contributions of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, and Ideological Perspectives.A must for all those interested in the Ramakrishna Movement.
The important thing is how much less you think of the body, of yourself as matter -- as dead, dull, insentient matter; how much more you think of yourself as shining immortal being. The more you think of yourself as spirit, the more eager you will be to be absolutely free from matter, body and senses. This is the intense desire to be free.
-Swami Vivekananda