3!)!
� Egotism ') ignorance as ' woman
·md !(old · ( see under ' Sex ' and
' Riches ') ; effects of ignorance
on man 1108 ; • how it makes the
unreal seem real 1110, 11 rI : •
how it 'fstructs God o,ision I, 4.
18. 640, 641 ; how it is removed
488,561.627, 1109. 1111.
IMA�r U\•eJiSHIP, justification
., 1!I rn',agc-worship 322-327, 330,
f
33', ; im�es worshippc arc divine
328--33�; how long image-wor­
ship is necessary 322, 323 ; how
a man of rcali-;ation vicv...·s an
image 332.
1NCARNATIONS. lnc,,rnations
and the Ahsolutc 7�. 718, 872;
purpose of Incarnations 703, 715
-717, 719--730 , Incarnations a
revelati<>n of God 715-717 ;
they are historical 704 ; in what
5cnsc the Incarnation i:, only one
705 ; how the spiritual state of
Pncarnations differs from that of
th� ordinai·y perfect man 707,
708. 714, 719-726. 729, 735.
770. 773; Incarnation a combi.
n,1tion of humanity and Di�inity
1011-1017 ; the Master declares
himself an Incarnation 1015, 1018,
1019; Incarnations difficult to be
recognised by persons living close
to them 709-714, 718; souls
that• come with Incarnations as
helpers 731.
.INDIVIDUAL SOUL or Jiva,
types of souls 34·--37; soul's re­
lation to the Divine 16, 17, 19-
27; how M,,ya obstructs its vision
55-61 ; its real nature 16-28,
30-32, 118: its unreality 843;
after Samadhi it is rea\'" ) as a
manif.,_iation of the ,t-ivine 862,
864-867: Puri,ic • view of it
809.
INEQUALITIES. how in�U.:l!!ics
of the worldeare to be explained
869.
(SLAM, how the Master pract1<cd
it 981. 982.
ISVARA. (sec under 'The
Divine').
JNANA. (sec urnlcr 'Knowledge·).
KALPATARU. how God is like,.
Kalpataru 3, I 059.
KNOWLEDGE or Jnan,,. wh!t ,t
19-25, 28-32, 107,
consists in
109. 138. 494. 657. 736-738.
793, 794. 913-919. 984-988.
996. 1004. 1007, 1008. 1111-
1119; eradication of egotism, the
most essential condition for the
awakening of it 99- !09, 494,
736. 809. 917. 922, 923. 949,
its effects on man 243-245, 277,
950, 951. 1111, 1112. 1114.
1115 : its effect on reincarnation
46,47 ; how it destroys the nature
of the mind 490; how it dawns in
man 62--64. 115-128. 230.
347, 429. 557. 560-562. 624.
627, 742-745; the p.trt of mind
in producing it 922-925; experi­
ence of Samadhi essential tor it"'
rise 844. 8116, 84'7. 849, 851,
880, 917; the dawn 1of it in
Samadhi 913-919: utgrees ,A'
Knowblgc 734, 735 ,I Knowledge
of the lncarnatiori 708, 728. 729,
735, ·773; Knowledge (Jna�a)
and Vijnana compared and co11-
trastd 740, 862, 864-869,' 926
·-930; book-knowledge �s infenor
to it (Jnana) t37-146.160-
165; hov-• far hook-knowledge cau
help in its production 159 r162.
734, 742: the path of Knowledge
'and<its ,lifferent aspects 732-746;
'path of Knowledge contr..�tcd with
path of devotion •391 J ,46. 75 I,
757, 812, 813; Knowrl,dge-\rnd •
400 Sayings of Sri Ramal.:1·isliua
dtv,1.ionreconciled 746, 791,
793, 795. 797- 1803. 81 I. 880;
Knowledge contrasted with faith
495 ; Knowledge and morality
742, 895-898, 915--967; is
there danger for one having Know­
ledge in living in the world'/ 89.
237, 277; Knowledge and extern­
al ohservanees like caste 310-
3 I 7; influence of food on Know­
ledge 388, 391.
K'�ISHNA, why His complexion is
blue 885 ; why His body is bent
in three parts 886; why He is
coupled with Radha 887 ; what
one has to learn from his life 785.
KUNDALINI, its rousing essential
for spiritual awakening 902, 903;
the Master's experience of its
awakening 904. 905, 980; its in­
terpretation in terms of V cdanta
906.
LIFE, its ultimate purpose 1--15.
LOVE, insincerity of worldly love
1106, 1107; love of God (sec
under ' Devot ion ' ) .
MEN, types of men 35�-37;
men who come along with lncar­
m,•,ions 731 ; worldly-minded men
(see under • 'Worldly-minded
Men � ; c4uality and inequality of
' men )7-41 ; why men are of
different ' natures 33, 34 ; why
some men •\'.e respected 893 ;
�ause of men's spiritual insensitive­
ness 12, 563; what determines
m'an' s spiritual progress 4 ; Puranic
view wof the nature of man 809 ;
how man's riaturc as Atman is
hidden 1111; gene!•al reflections
oil\ the nature of men 1020, 1022,
1024--1028.
MASTER'S EXPERIEWCF�.
glim�j;es of t;he Master's experien­
feS /rf2- t'lJl 9 : his vision of ,
'1vfay� 52 ; why he discarded the
sacred thread 317; his experience
nf Viraha (separation from God)
789; his experience of the awake'!i­
ing of Kundali,ti 904-906.
MAY A, its binding influence 54-
6 I ; its" twofold asp�U of hindin!(
and liherating the individual soul
18- 21, 54-- 65, 128, l 004,
1108; Maya as,,' 1•;,;,1_1pl),'. (sec
under • Sex.) ; l,vlaya. a;, ·r,ii;bi:,,.
(sec ,: der • Riches'� : M,aya as
cgotisn{ (see under • Egotism ') ;
how tl.e bondage of �1aya operatcs-
28-41 ; Maya at the root of the
duality of Paramatman and Jivat­
man 21 ; it hides the Lord from
the view of man 640, 61! J ; i.s­
naturc ins�rutable 1110 ; it ,loes
not affect Brahman 842 ; how In
he free from it 627, 1 111 ; it
disappears when its existence is
recognised 6 I, 488, 1 I 09 ; the
effect of Jnana and Hhakti on it
796 ; when it disappears there is
no universe any more 845 ;1. hc,w a
man free from it feels 1097 ; is
there Maya in a man of realisa•
tion? 948, 949; Maya as creative
f0rce of the Lord 48-53, 887 ,
Maya means also Personal God
853 ; the Master's vision of Maya
52, 1005 ; Maya contrasted with
Daya 1035.
MEDITATION, how to mcdita,c
593. 596-- 605. 973 ; why we
fail in meditation 216-219,
595 ; me<fitation and suspension of
breath 605 ; what constitutes per­
fection in meditation 607-614;
how it reveals truth 606.
MIND, different aspects of it 899-
901 ; how it determines man's
�piritual growth 491-493, 1071,
lG;-,1 � when its innate nature is
destroy� 490.; how (<,'recoup its•
strength 29'5 ; how to keep it
peaceful (j, 574 : can God b"
 lu.de;r
realised with it? 923-925 , how
the Master kept his mind at the
• physical level 985-986.
MORALITY. it1 cardinal princjple
1021 ; an immoral man cannot •
practise 'tcdanta 742. •
MORAL RESPONSIBILITY.
moral responsibility of man and the
natu,rc of,,.(iod 125, 128, 889.
ll9J'-tl'98. ·:,60. 961. 963. 967;
the, Abs1lutc is above the idea of
moral responsibility !38- 842.
999 -- 101'4 ; a perfect man, though
above mor.il rc�pon-;ihility. never
docs evil 742, 965, 966 , fallacy
of � o-centrcd men '.--hitking moral
responsibility 1074.
NAME OF GOD.• power of the
Divine 'name' 351 ; usefulness of'
its repetition 349. 350. 352-
355, 357, 360 ; the rationale of
repetition or Japa of it 35D ; how
it destroys sins 357, 360; it is
sure to have effect 353-355 ,
,,w,c mcchanicaJ repetition 'of it
wi♦l not do 352, 356; how to feel
joy in it 350 ; how the truly <lcvot­
c,l chant it 358.
OBSTACLES IN SPIRIHJAL
LIFE, book-learning 147---149,
159-164 ; egotism 99--109,
494; ignorance (Maya or Avidya)
1, 4. 18, 55, 57-61 , lack of
pcr\.cvercncc 13 ; occult powers
372--- 382 ; past impressions 72,
368- 370; riches J:1-74, 90-
92 ; sex (see unctcr •Sex•) ,
worldliness 12. 362 (sec under
· Worldly-minded Men') some
obstacles in general: (timidity,
hatred and fear 361 ; criticising
others 363; restlessness 364 ;
proximity lo worl<lly ohjects"70,
71, 365; narrowness c,' ,,utlooi
366. el 077-1079 ; & unintelligen
imitation 367 ; 'atlachfnent to rel'\
tives 371, 1035).
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OCCULT POWERS. theii i_,ria­
lity 375.381.1103; true clevotees
do not, and should not, seek them •
372-�374. 376. 381. 382; why
they should not he sought 374-
381. 1104; the Master dissuacles•
disciples from seeking them J.79,
381. 382.
ONE. (The). how It has become
the many 869.
PARABLES. the chameleon m�the
palm tree 471 ; the Divine dyer
8 73 , the traveller and the wish- •
yielding tree 1059 ; the fisher­
women in florist's house 1060 ;
the sage in trance 1061 ; fisher­
men's trance and rice from the
houses of priests 1062 ; the vain
stcwdnl 1063 ; the Larher and
seven jars of gold 1064 ; the kid
aml feast of Ras-flowers 1065 ;
the 'uncontaminated' familv man
1066; the priests of J;ypore
temple 1067; Bara Babu and the
unemployed Brahmin 1068; the
poor Brahmin mi<l his rich merchant
disciple 1069 , God Kartikeya
and his Divine Mother 1070; two
friends, the Bhagavata recit.d anJ
the house ,fP pleas�rc 1071 ; the
Sannyasin and the har,!,t 1072;
the Raja .md the dodrfi1c of AJ.
Vdita 1 !J73 : the Br dun in and the
sin uf.cow-1,illin.� 1074; the sn1ake
that would not hiss 1075 ; the
Advaitin disciple and the elephant
1076 ; Gh.rntakarna the 'bigot
1077 ; the hlin1 men a,�d the �le­
phant 107 8 ; tlte frog of the well
1079 ; thl Lord and the persecutd
devotee 1080 : Yasoda. .i3adha
and Gopal., 1081 , Sri Kama•
d13'1dra and the frog 1082 ; the
rich master and his lovi1� servant
1083 ; the man; ti" • .v'ind-god
and the cottage 1084 ; the ma.. and ·