Cover of Ramakrishna and His Disciples

Ramakrishna and His Disciples

by Christopher Isherwood · 1965

+ Want to read

The history of Ramakrishna's unusual spiritual attainment, observed by many trustworthy witnesses less than a hundred years ago in a temple compound on the banks of the Ganges River just four miles from Calcutta.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishealthhealthMore like thisLess of this
Themes
spiritualityspiritualityMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

BuyAmazonGoogle Books

BorrowOpen LibraryA library near you

MoreCompare pricesHardcover

Liked Ramakrishna and His Disciples? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked Ramakrishna and His Disciples. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. Play of Consciousness: A Spiritual Autobiography Muktananda · 1971 Shares spirituality, yoga, spiritual
  2. The Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi Ramana Maharshi · 1959 Shares hinduism, spirituality, yoga
  3. Chant and Be Happy: The Power of Mantra Meditation A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada · 1987 Shares spiritual, hinduism, spirituality
  4. The Journey Home: Autobiography of an American Swami Radhanath Swami · 2008 Shares yoga, spirituality, spiritual
See more recommendations →

“People who read Ramakrishna and His Disciples tend to reach for these next.”

  1. Miracle of Love: Stories about Neem Karoli Baba Ram Dass · 1979
  2. Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna Ramakrishna · 1942
  3. Silence of the Heart: Dialogues with Robert Adams Robert Adams · 1997
  4. Kundalini: The Evolutionary Energy in Man Gopi Krishna · 1971

“If you want more of the same (biography about spirituality), start with these.”

  1. Moonlight Sonata at the Mayo Clinic Nora Gallagher · 2013
  2. Hildegard of Bingen: A Spiritual Reader Carmen Acevedo Butcher · 2007
  3. Living with the Himalayan Masters Swami Rama · 1899
  4. The Mantram Handbook Eknath Easwaran · 1988

“If it was the spiritual that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. Chants of a Lifetime: Searching for a Heart of Gold Krishna Das · 2010
  2. Essence of the Bhagavad Gita: A Contemporary Guide to Yoga, Meditation, and Indian Philosophy Eknath Easwaran · 2011
  3. Autobiography of a Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda · 1946
  4. Paths to God: Living the Bhagavad Gita Ram Dass, Richard Alpert · 2004

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Minnow on the Say Philippa Pearce · 1955
  2. Tantra: The Path of Ecstasy Georg Feuerstein · 1998
  3. Captain Slaughterboard Drops Anchor Mervyn Peake · 1939
  4. Stonehenge (English Heritage Guidebook) Julian C. Richards · 1991

Report a problem