^168:+ Sankaracharya was the commentator of the "Vedanta Sutras" and the greatest exponent of the Advaita (monistic) Vedanta. He lived in India in the eighth century A.D.

^171:* Babu Shambhu Charan Mullik was a Hindu multimillionaire of Calcutta. He had a large garden-house near the Temple of Dakshineswara where many a time he entertained Bhagavan Ramakrishna. It was in this garden-house Ramakrishna had the vision of Christ who entered into His body and remained with Him for three days and three nights. Ramakrishna said to His disciples that during that time He was not conscious of His being a Hindu and that He could not enter into the Temple compound.

^177:* Babu Suresh Chunder Mitra was a devoted householder disciple of Ramakrishna. The Bhagavan used to call him Surendra. See Chapter VIII.