"The Parables of Ramakrishna is populated with grass-eating tigers, mad elephants, charlatans, simpletons, and the gods and goddesses of Hindu mythology. Born in a remote Bengal village, Ramakrishna (1836-1886) remained a country boy at heart, using common situations from rural life to deliver profound advice to sophisticated city audiences in Calcutta.As did Buddha and Christ, he chose simple stories as the vehicles for complex moral and spiritual teachings. Forty of Ramakrishna's parables have been animated and presented in his own words on this DVD."