Ramakrishna Jayanti

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Milen Shah <m.shah

18 February 2000 13:17

Ramakrishna Jayanti - 18th Feb 2000

 

 

 

Friends,

 

today is Ramakrishna Jayanti, the anniversary of one of the greatest saints

of Modern India: SRI RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHAMSA

 

Sri Ramakrishna became well known throughout the world mainly due to his

most famous disciple, SWAMI VIVEKANANDA, who has said of Him:

 

" All the knowledge of the Vedas have mingled and flowed into the heart of

Ramakrishna.

All the powers of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and all other Gods have combined

together and become His power. All the God-Incarnates, as it were, have

assumed one body, and appeared as Ramakrishna.

A full pitcher of nectar, it seems, has taken the form of Ramkrishna.

I bow down to the Guru's feet, bown down to all, and invite all to come and

taste the nectar. "

 

Sri Ramakrishna's teachings are compiled in the book, " The Gospel of Sri

Ramakrishna " , some extracts of which are below:

 

" Repeat God's name and sing His glories, and keep holy company; and

now and then visit God's devotees and holy men. The mind cannot

dwell on God if it is immersed day and night in worldliness, in

worldly duties and responsibilities; it is most necessary to go into

solitude now and then and think of God. "

 

" The rishis of old attained the Knowledge of Brahman. One cannot

have this so long as there is the slightest trace of worldliness.

How hard the rishis laboured ! Early in the morning they would go

away from the hermitage, and would spend the whole day in solitude,

meditating on Brahman. At night they would return to the hermitage

and eat a little fruit or roots. They kept their mind aloof from

the objects of sight, hearing, touch, and other things of a

worldly nature. Only thus did they realize Brahman as their own

inner conciousness. "