Guest guest Posted August 18, 1999 Report Share Posted August 18, 1999 It seems to me that in a " chatroom " of people with such varying backgrounds, we shall have to be more specific about who we are referring to. Descendents in the Ramakrishna line call Ramakrishna Master, Premadevi calls Truth Master; there is bound to be someone out there who calls someone else Thakur. I see no other way around than to be specific. Edith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 1999 Report Share Posted August 19, 1999 I think the list being a Ramakrishna list lets reserve the titles used to refer Shree Ramakrishna Paramhansa as for him only to avoid confusion. If use the same titles for other saints , yogis or personaltilites lets be specific abt them as Edith as mentioned Shankar wrote: > > Why ? Is not the word, 'Thakur', especially used for Sri > Raamakrishnaa? > Again, it is a 'Bengali' word, meaning 'God'. The most appropriate > one, I presume. > > It is also less likely to be used for other saints or incarnations of > God, unless hailing from Bengal, I suppose! > > Even the word 'Paramahamsa' is used in relation to Sri Sri Yogananda > of the Yogoda Satsang Society of India, as well. > > > Vivekananda Centre <vivekananda > jody <Premadevi; Anurag Goel <anurag; > tom omtatsat > <omtatsat; ramakrishna > <ramakrishna > > Wednesday, August 18, 1999 3:21 PM > [ramakrishna] Master > > > " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda > > > >I was surprised why Tom was worked up by some of the postings from > Jody. > >Now it has clicked - he was getting worked up by the word 'Master' > being > >used for anyone else but Sri Ramakrishna. I understand his feelings - > he has > >read the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna with such intensity that the word > >'Master' brings to his mind no one else but Sri Ramakrishna. Bravo to > him > >for his one pointed devotion. > > > >I am not worthy of commenting on:- What title one uses or reserves > for 'Sri > >Ramakrishna' ? - Is there anyone on this list who knows what title > would do > >justice to > >'Sri Ramakrishna' ? Perhaps they can illumine the rest of us. > > > >jay > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 1999 Report Share Posted August 19, 1999 Vivekananda Centre wrote: > > " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda > > I was surprised why Tom was worked up by some of the postings from Jody. > Now it has clicked - he was getting worked up by the word 'Master' being > used for anyone else but Sri Ramakrishna. I understand his feelings - he has Jay bravo to u for understanding his love with love > read the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna with such intensity that the word > 'Master' brings to his mind no one else but Sri Ramakrishna. Bravo to him > for his one pointed devotion. > > I am not worthy of commenting on:- What title one uses or reserves for 'Sri > Ramakrishna' ? - Is there anyone on this list who knows what title would do > justice to > 'Sri Ramakrishna' ? Perhaps they can illumine the rest of us. > > jay > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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