Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa saint of dakshineswar

King of the Kings... the savior of mankind... Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa was one of its kinds. Ramkrishna Paramhans... the priest of the dakshineswar temple realized god within his lifetime. He was a contemporary of Maharishi Ramana who also realized god. In the last about 150 years only two persons realized God. They were Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana. Sri Rama krishna Paramhans the famous spiritual master of Swami Vivekananda started his journey towards God traveling the bhakti yoga path.

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa... the devoted so-called husband of Ma sri sarada Devi (Ramakrishna Paramhans treated his wife Ma sri sarada Devi as holy mother) was a truly devoted saint of the highest order mankind has ever produced. His path of bhakti yoga (that was always addressed to god) was full of humility and absolute Faith in Almighty God. Nothing ever deterred him to abandon his goal of life... a one-to-one meeting with god in present life.

With none to guide... he sought blessings of God Almighty himself and tried searching for god using every conceivable means within his reach. Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa had unflinching Faith in existence of god and his manifestation. Ramkrishna Paramhans realized early in life that if he kept moving... one day life would come full circle. He never regretted that decision in life.

The mankind unable to grasp the depth of the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa as of today... feels contented with the teachings of Swami Vivekananda... his famous disciple! Having such a famous disciple as Swami Vivekananda... one can imagine the depth of the teachings of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa... his spiritual master. Ramkrishna Paramhans was far ahead of his times. The community where he lived... unable to understand the gist of his teachings considered it all a waste of time and energy.

Many times it so happened that children threw stones at Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa... his actions made the community think he had gone mad. None came to his rescue ever. Left to fend on his own Ramakrishna Paramhans confronted all situations good and ugly. He was all the time so immersed in the thoughts of God that happenings around him never bothered the inner Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa.

This rather infuriated the community even more. Once Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa during the peak of his bhakti yoga saw a dog (who had sneaked into the kitchen) running away with a few chapattis held in mouth! In India chapattis are normally first soaked in ghee (butter) and then served for eating. Seeing the dog running away with dry chapattis... Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa thought that dog being a reflection of god (reverse the spelling of god and you would understand better) would not be able to digest the dry chapattis. He took some ghee (butter) in a big spoon and ran after the dog to serve him better.

When the dog saw the owner of the chapattis coming after him stick in hand... he ran faster. What a contradiction in the thinking of two living beings. Ramakrishna Paramhans only wanted to serve god that existed in miniscule form inside the dog... as his soul atman. The journey of god realization is truly tough. With none to guide... it is totally an uncharted territory... with no end in sight! The complete cosmic journey right from the first manifestation as an amoeba to the last... the enlightened one, is to be completed in a maximum of 8.4 million manifestations! God Almighty meant it so.

Whatever stage of manifestation one be (as a human being)... one can always cut short the journey and reach the 8.4 millionth manifestation provided one has the capability of sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa or Maharishi Ramana. The pathway to God was not meant by God Almighty to be completed by a human being in one lifetime. Even in the human being phase of life we have 1.1 million different manifestations. The moment the first manifestation as a human being occurs one has already crossed the threshhold of over 7.3 million manifestations.

Each human being has been given unlimited privileges by God Almighty. We need to search them... if reaching stage of god realization is our goal of life. However simple the task seem... search for god demands unlimited sacrifices and utmost humility (that can ever be practiced by a human being).

As one proceeds ahead on the spiritual journey of life the search for God becomes more and more complicated. On earthly plane one seems to lose all relationships (without exceptions). Even animals become friendly... for people like Ramakrishna Paramhansa realize the divinity within all living beings (no mention that animals and plants also have a soul atman within).

Unable to differentiate between man and an animal... the true seeker of spirituality seeks the solace of the jungles (deep dense forests). Even in the present Kali Yuga (the metal age) one may find numerous saints and sages in search of God... living beyond the reach of livable habitats in the inner confines of the Himalayas. The best form of practicing spirituality is achieving the end goal while living in Grihastha Ashram (family life). A really tough task indeed! This is the best mode of going after God... a fact that has been corroborated by Bhagavad Gita... the famous doctrine put forward by Lord Krishna in the battle of Mahabharata.

I started in search of God at a young age of 11 years. By the time I reached 13 I had finalized my decision of going after God in present life come whatever may! By 15 years of age I gave notice to my mother that I wanted to leave the confines of the family and go in search of God wherever the search takes me. My mother did not permit me to leave the family. I continued the journey while living within the family. How I completed my engineering and finally graduated by grace of God is a miracle...It was the will of God that kept me going!

Exactly 25 years later I reached the level of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and on the 3rd of August, 1993... I realized God. It was a journey completed absolutely by the grace of God. I had reached the pinnacle of cosmic life. I had reached the Mount Everest of my spiritual pursuit. Nowhere else to go further... I retained my body to disseminate the pearls of wisdom I had gathered while pursuing God.

The best part of life were moments when I could lay hands on written material concerning Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Swami Vivekananda and Maharishi Ramana. A single glance on the written material was sufficient to realize that Ramkrishna Paramhans and Maharshi Ramanna... both had realized God. Normally people read scriptural texts literally. I devoured them at the first opportunity. Having seen the sun... It is never difficult to differentiate between the light of a candle and a bulb. As I proceeded on the spiritual journey... the concepts became more and more clearer. The dross within me reducing as I added years... I inherently knew that taking the spiritual path was not a wrong choice.

Every moment of my life... I have been guided by God Almighty directly. This happens when you have absolute faith in the system of God. Truly when you need him most... he is always there to guide you.

Those who indulge in materialistic wants... want their wanton desires fulfilled at all costs... Not prone to rhyme or reason, can such people ever be entrusted with the responsibility of becoming an enlightened one! Never... not only in this life but many lives ahead would such people while away their life. God is never found in the domains of worldly life... he lives in the heart of dogs (man's best friend) and in the heart of the cobbler of the town who keeps busy in his work but never deters from saying his prayers daily.

The search for God is not a scientific mission... you shall not find proofs on this journey! Most part of the journey is traveled based on the indomitable will of the seeker... 100 per cent faith in existence of god being an essential must!

It is simple to say, "God is every where" but very difficult to practice! Even the best of practitioners... Fathers in churches, the Maulvis in mosques and priests in temples have not found God... Inspite of them being confined in service of god day and night. Anyone who desires proceeding on the path of self realization must seek literature related to Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Swami Vivekananda and Maharishi Ramana. Beyond these three the only refuge if required further... is the sacred bhagavad gita... the sermon by lord krishna.

Bhagavad Gita can never be understood by literal reading. One needs the guidance of an enlightened spiritual master for disseminating the wisdom contained in the sacred Bhagavad Gita. Ramakrishna Paramhans obtained this wisdom by traveling the bhakti yoga path. All three paths namely... karma yoga; bhakti yoga and jnana yoga lead towards the same goal!

In the present Kali Yuga so much literature is available on mother earth that if one truly desires company of God in present life... all is possible... We only need to transgress the boundaries of senses and the mind to reach the stage of Nirvikalpa Samadhi. Practicing celibacy for a minimum period of 12 years, following the path of Neti (not this, not this) as practiced and advocated by Maharishi Ramana are some of the tidbits required further. The Shavasana pose in yoga is also a must.

May God bless all who earnestly seek guidance from Ramakrishna Paramhans and embark on their journey towards God!

Be it Raja Yoga, sarada debi math or sarada devi mutt... everything bogs down to... whether or not we see reach the stage of sri ramkrishna paramhansa in our life time!

By: Vijay Kumar "Atma Jnani"

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Hinduism Eternal Sanatan Dharma People in the west look with awe at the Teachings contained in Bhagavad Gita. The depth of the Teachings makes them completely bewildered. Those intelligent ultimately realize having reached the final document required for one to proceed towards the journey of Salvation (moksha).

Moksha You become one with God ... the Creator! How noble for an atman soul to get liberated from the body it so badly desired to shed!! Taking Moksha Salvation ... An onward journey to the abode of birth ... The Cosmic Abode from where all Atmans start their journey at the time of Big Bang!!!

Big Bang- the big bang theory Unless and until every single soul atman becomes enlightened and gains Salvation Moksha in Hinduism... they shall not become pure and regain their original pristine state. Unless that happens... the start of a new Cosmos with a big bang cannot occur.

Acharya- Guru Teacher The first line addresses paying obeisance to Arihants... the spiritual masters who had reached the stage of enlightenment. The second line addresses the Tirthankars in Jainism... those spiritual masters who having gained enlightenment sought Salvation Moksha in hinduism within their lifetime.