Guest guest Posted August 6, 2002 Report Share Posted August 6, 2002 SRI RAMAKRISHNA In Commemoration of Shree Ramakrishna's Birthday by Seema Datta Born on February 18, 1886 in a rural village of Bengal, Shree Ramakrishna, the beloved of Kali of Dakshineshwar fame was described as paramahamsa, avatar or " God-incarnate " by those who knew him. He paid little attention to those who bestowed such titles upon him. When he accidentally broke his arm, he jokingly remarked, " Have you ever heard of God breaking his arm? " Very simply, Shree Ramakrishna was a child madly in love with his Divine Mother Kali. During his early meetings with Narendra Dutta (later known as Swami Vivekananada), who was unaware of Master's divine nature, Master felt deeply anguished at the newcomer's callous comments of his exalted states of ecstasy and his outward affection toward him. Like a wounded child, he complained to the Mother who gently consoled him saying, " Why do you listen to him? In a few days he will believe your every word. " Upon his next meeting with Narendra as a triumphant child, Master retorted, " You rogue, I won't listen to you anymore. Mother says that I love you because I see God in you, and the day I no longer see God in you, I shall not even be able to bear the sight of you. " Such was Master's child-like devotion to his Mother Kali; he entrusted the whole of his being to Her. Throughout his life, Master stressed the importance of devotion as a path to God and proclaimed that devotion alone is the religion for the age of Kali yuga. His message to all spiritual seekers who came to him was that bhakti or love for God is the essence of all spiritual discipline. Similarly, in the tradition and lineage of Shree Ramakrisna's teachings, Shree Maa and Swami Satyananda instruct us to cultivate bhava or devotion to know God. To the object of our love we give attention - this is called worship. When the intensity of our love grows, we concentrate all of our thoughts on our beloved. This is what Shree Maa and Swamiji call meditation. As a tribute to the great saint, Swamiji has included in his book " Cosmic Puja " a section on the worship of Shree Ramakrisha: Om sthapakaya ca dharmasya sarvadharmasvarupine avatara varishthaya ramakrsnaya te namah Om to He who establishes the Ideal of Perfection, the intrinsic nature of all ideals; the manifestation of divinity which grants the chosen boon, to You, Ramakrisna, we bow Om namo bhagavate sri ramakrsnaya namo namah Om we bow to the Supreme Divinity, the Respected Ramakrisna, we bow, we bow (taken from Shree Maa's site) Love baba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 6, 2002 Report Share Posted August 6, 2002 Hello... A small coment from my side, Sri Ramakrishna was born in 1836 not 1886, which is the year of HIS passing away. Cheers, Bani --- baba108 <baba108 wrote: > SRI RAMAKRISHNA > > In Commemoration of Shree Ramakrishna's Birthday > by Seema Datta > > Born on February 18, 1886 in a rural village of > Bengal, Shree > Ramakrishna, the beloved of Kali of Dakshineshwar > fame was described > as paramahamsa, avatar or " God-incarnate " by those > who knew him. He > paid little attention to those who bestowed such > titles upon him. > When he accidentally broke his arm, he jokingly > remarked, " Have you > ever heard of God breaking his arm? " Very simply, > Shree Ramakrishna > was a child madly in love with his Divine Mother > Kali. > > During his early meetings with Narendra Dutta (later > known as Swami > Vivekananada), who was unaware of Master's divine > nature, Master > felt deeply anguished at the newcomer's callous > comments of his > exalted states of ecstasy and his outward affection > toward him. Like > a wounded child, he complained to the Mother who > gently consoled him > saying, " Why do you listen to him? In a few days he > will believe > your every word. " Upon his next meeting with > Narendra as a > triumphant child, Master retorted, " You rogue, I > won't listen to you > anymore. Mother says that I love you because I see > God in you, and > the day I no longer see God in you, I shall not even > be able to bear > the sight of you. " Such was Master's child-like > devotion to his > Mother Kali; he entrusted the whole of his being to > Her. > > Throughout his life, Master stressed the importance > of devotion as a > path to God and proclaimed that devotion alone is > the religion for > the age of Kali yuga. His message to all spiritual > seekers who came > to him was that bhakti or love for God is the > essence of all > spiritual discipline. Similarly, in the tradition > and lineage of > Shree Ramakrisna's teachings, Shree Maa and Swami > Satyananda > instruct us to cultivate bhava or devotion to know > God. To the > object of our love we give attention - this is > called worship. When > the intensity of our love grows, we concentrate all > of our thoughts > on our beloved. This is what Shree Maa and Swamiji > call meditation. > As a tribute to the great saint, Swamiji has > included in his > book " Cosmic Puja " a section on the worship of Shree > Ramakrisha: > > Om sthapakaya ca dharmasya sarvadharmasvarupine > avatara varishthaya ramakrsnaya te namah > > Om to He who establishes the Ideal of Perfection, > the intrinsic > nature of all ideals; the manifestation of divinity > which grants the > chosen boon, to You, Ramakrisna, we bow > > Om namo bhagavate sri ramakrsnaya namo namah > > Om we bow to the Supreme Divinity, the Respected > Ramakrisna, we bow, > we bow > > > (taken from Shree Maa's site) > > Love baba > > > Health - Feel better, live better http://health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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