Priceless, Invaluable Excerpts From The Gospel of SriRamaKrishna

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Jai Kali Maa

Jai Sri RamaKrishan

 

Hi All,

 

Thakur says, " Chanting of the Lord's name with love is the one thing

needed. All the rest is of little value.

 

Thakur says, I don't like such discussions. Please stop! I used to

cry to the Divine Mother, `Oh, Mother, one man says, `It is thus,

it is thus,' another man says, `It is something else.' Reveal to

me, Mother, what the truth is!'

 

Thakur says, We come to earth to develop love of God for His lotus

feet.

 

Thakur says, the attitude of a servant to the Lord is the right

attitude. The perception that I am He is not right.

 

Vidyasagar did not instruct anyone in religion. He had studied

philosophy but when M. once asked him what he thought of Hindu

philosophy, he replied, " I think that what they wanted to explain,

they were unable to explain. " However, he would perform all Hindu

rituals, such as funeral ceremonies. He wore the sacred thread

around his neck and whenever he wrote a letter in Bengali, he wrote

as a letterhead: " Sri Sri Hari Sharanam " (Lord, I take refuge in

You).

Another day Vidyasagar had told M. his idea about God. He said, " He

cannot be known. So what is our duty? In my opinion it is to conduct

ourselves in such a way that if others followed us, the earth would

become heaven. Everyone must try to do good to the world. "

While talking of vidya and avidya, Thakur speaks of the knowledge of

Brahman. Vidyasagar, a very learned man who has studied the six

Hindu systems of philosophy, has perhaps concluded that it is

impossible to know anything about God.

Sri Ramakrishna — Brahman is beyond vidya and avidya. He transcends

maya.

 

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