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Sri Ramakrishna used to say that if a man frequents a wine shop and still has his mind fixed on God, he is a superior devotee to one who puts on external marks of religion, but whose mind is deeply… Continue Reading →

Sri Ramakrishna used to describe his attitude towards scriptures, etc in the following manner.  He used to say that the holy texts only point out the way to reach God.  After knowing about the way, there is no need for… Continue Reading →

There was a milkmaid, one of whose customers was, a Brahman priest.  He was living on the other side of river.  Because the boat service was irregular, she could not supply milk to him punctually every day.  Once on being… Continue Reading →

Sri Ramakrishna had a wonderful way of explaining the evanescent nature of this world.  He used to impress upon people that they should have a proper understanding about the true nature of existence.  He conveyed this idea though a beautiful… Continue Reading →

Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsa was formally married to Sri Sarada Devi, who in her later life was acclaimed as the Holy Mother by her devotees.  But, he had a very unique relationship with her.  He looked upon her as the veritable… Continue Reading →

Sri Ramakrishna had a unique way of conveying lofty truths of Vedanta through examples from daily life. There was a young girl, brought up in rural settings, who was married to a young man of city.  Because of her background… Continue Reading →

Sri Ramakrishna would emphasize that true devotion is a matter of experience and feeling and it does not depend upon one’s intellectual abilities and knowledge.  To illustrate this idea, he narrated this incident from the life of Sri Chaitanya. It… Continue Reading →

The following parable of Sri Ramakrishna conveys beautifully man’s real nature. Once a pregnant tigress attacked a flock of sheep.  In that effort she gave birth to a cub, but died on the spot.  The cub grew up in the… Continue Reading →

Sri Ramakrishna often used to emphasize that total and complete faith is absolutely essential for progress in spiritual life.  To highlight the power of faith, he narrated the following story. A young boy, Jatila, was studying in a school.  To… Continue Reading →

Sri Ramakrishna used to explain beautifully the theory of reincarnation (rebirth) using a parable.  The theory of Karma is deeply linked to this idea. There was a man who was practising Sava Sadhana (Tantrik practice using Sava or corpse as… Continue Reading →