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What did Ramakrishna Paramahamsa say?
Quotes by Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa Deva “Knowledge leads to unity, but Ignorance to diversity.” “Lovers of God do not belong to any caste.” “Never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every other is false. Know for certain that God without form is real and that God with form is also real.
What is the main message behind Sri Ramakrishna?
Ramakrishna’s main teachings included God realization as the supreme goal of life, renunciation of Kama-Kanchana, Harmony of Religions and Jiva is Shiva. Key concepts in Ramakrishna’s teachings included the oneness of existence and the unity and truth of all religions.
Who was totapuri?
Totapuri Baba was the Guru of Ramakrishna Paramhansa. He had the great realization of adwait (oneness) and his life was the manifestation of adwait. He left his body in a desolate forest in Puri, India at the age of 250 on August 28th, 1961.
Is Shiva a Jiva?
Speaking on the occasion, the President paid tribute to Swami Vivekananda and said one of the most important insights that Swami Vivekananda received from Ramakrishna Parahamsa was “Jiva is Shiva” – that is, each individual is divinity itself.
Who did Vivekananda worship?
After many such tests, Narendra started accepting Ramakrishna as his spiritual teacher. He remained with Ramakrishna till Ramakrishna’s death in 1886. In the five years since 1882, he closely observed Ramakrishna and took spiritual teachings from him.
How Vivekananda predicted his death?
Vivekananda had made a prophecy that he would not live more than 40 years which came true on July 4, 1902. Sources say that he went to his room in later that evening, asking not to be disturbed, and never came out. He is said to have died at 9:10 pm while meditating.
What would Paramhansa think of Ramakrishna?
Paramhansa would say, to be kind to human is to be kind to god – because god resides in every man. Ramakrishna even proclaimed his wife Saradamoni as the embodiment of the Divine Mother and performed the Shodashi Puja with her in the seat of Goddess Kali — and that’s how revolutionary he was.
What does Sri Ramakrishna say about the joy of Brahman?
Then one enjoys only the joy of Brahman.” Sri Ramakrishna [on chakras and kundalini]: You cannot achieve union with God when the mind dwells on ‘lust and greed.’ The mind of an ordinary person remains in the centres of awareness located at the genital, anal, and naval regions.
Why did Totapuri initiate Ramakrishna Paramahamsa?
Totapuri noticed Ramakrishna be a fit to be a student of Vedanta. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa requested Totapuri to initiate him to its mysteries. Ramakrishna taking the permission from the Mother Kali he agreed to take initiation to Sannyasa as it was the primary requirement to know the truth under Totapuri guidance.
Was Sri Ramakrishna uncompromising on the need for celibacy?
Sri Ramakrishna was uncompromising on the need for celibacy for God-realization. He used to tell devotees, “To be able to realize God, one must practise absolute continence. Sages like Sukadeva [1] are examples of an ‘urdhvareta’ (a person of unbroken and complete continence).