Tag Sri Ramakrishna
Sri Ramakrishna was very compassionate towards householder devotees and would always talk to them very encouragingly. He would say that there is nothing great or praiseworthy if a monk, who is supposed to have given up everything for the sake… Continue Reading →
[Speech delivered at the 108th birthday anniversary of Sri Ramakrishna (Mar 1943) at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, New Delhi. ] It seems to me that if we consider the teachings of the Paramahamsa, we can find three or four distinct… Continue Reading →
JESUS CHRIST AND HIS MESSAGE – By S. R. DAS GUPTA, M.A., B.L. [Address delivered on the occasion of the Christmas celebrations (1940) at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, New Delhi.-Ed.] At the present crisis in the world’s history when the… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would often discuss with his devotees about the nature of life on earth. He would lament how people are extremely wedded to the idea of body. But he himself was quite conscious that body was separate from the… Continue Reading →
Narendra Nath, who later became the world renowned Swami Vivekananda came under the influence of Sri Ramakrishna as a teenager. At that time he was deeply possessed by the question, “Whether God really existed and if so is it really… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would draw the devotees’ attention to the nature of the world. He would say that it is extremely important to have a proper worldview. People often entertain wrong notions about the existential world and suffer. He would narrate… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would emphasize upon the role of guru in one’s spiritual life. Such a guru is unique and only one. However, one can learn from many upagurus or secondary teachers in ever so many ways so as to advance… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would describe to his devotees the nature of a man of true knowledge. He would say that such a person goes beyond the idea of distinctions. To illustrate this idea he used to narrate a story from Ramayana…. Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would explain to his devotees that God is truly merciful and would come to the rescue of his true devotees whenever they are in danger. But he would lay emphasis on the word “true”. He would explain that… Continue Reading →
Sri Ramakrishna would often extol the power of the company of the holy. He would say that holy company is capable of taking one very high in the ladder of spirituality. To illustrate the idea he used to narrate a… Continue Reading →