----------ramakrishna Paramahamsa -----------

With His blessing am planning to write about His teachings.....


He is a great devotee of Mother Kali.
Guru...Totapuri.
Spouse ...... Ma Sarada Devi (a realized soul).
Dates ...18 February 1836 to 16 August 1886 (aged 50).
Philosophy.....Advaita,Bhakti,Tantra.
Place....West Bengal,India.

Quotation ..."He is born in vain who, having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realise God in this very life".

 

The Saint talks about " Types of Aspirants" ......

1.....Out of the myriads of paper kites that are seen flying in the air , only one or two get free by the snapping of the string. So out of hundreds of aspirants practicing spiritual disciples only one or two get free from worldly bondage.

2......Their is a fabled species of birds called 'Homa'.They live so high up in the heavens and love those high regions so dearly that they never come down to earth. Any it is said that they lay their eggs in the sky, and that their young ones are hatched in the mid- air as the eggs fall, pulled down by gravity. No sooner do these fledglings find out that they are falling downwards , then they immediately change their course and instinctively fly up towards their home. Men like Sukadeva, Narada, Jesus and Shankaracharya are like these birds. Even in their boyhood they became free from all attachment to the things of the world and betook themselves to the highest regions of True Knowledge and Divine light.

 

@jskls .... No not at all. It is just Divine grace on you if it is answered.
You're welcome.

 

@Justanotherwife ......you are right "G stands for GOD THE GREAT"!

 

3..... Though it is the general rule that flowers appear first and fruits then, there are some plants and creepers which bear fruits first and then flowers. Similarly, ordinary persons have to go through sadhanas before they realize God but there is a class of aspirants who realize God first, and then perform the sadhanas.

4......The man who worships from the very depth of his heart without the least ostentation or vanity is a SATTVIC WORSHIPPER. The man who gives much attention to decorating his house, makes much fuss about music and dancing and makes all costly and elaborate arrangements for a rich feast when celebrating the worship of the Deity, is a RAJASIC WORSHIPPER. The man who immolates hundreds of innocent goats and sheep on the altar, has dishes of meat and wine for offering and is absorbed only in dancing and singing while conducting worship, is a TAMASIC WORSHIPPER.

 

The saint talks about ..." Characteristics of True Aspirants".....

1....The flint may remain for myriads of years under water and still not lose its inner fire.Strike it with steel whenever you like, and out flashes the glowing spark. So is the true devotee firm in his faith. though he may remain surrounded by all the impurities of the world, he never loses his faith in , and love of God .He warms up with devout enthusiasm as soon as he hears the name of the 'Lord'.

2.....The water of a rapid stream moves round and round in eddies and whirlpools in some places; but passing these it resumes again a straight and swift course. So the heart of the devotee is caught every now and then is the whirlpool of despondency grief and unbelief;but this is only a momentary aberration and does not last long.

 

The saint says about..... "Spiritually - Inclined ".....

1.... The spiritually minded belong to a caste of their own, beyond all social conventions.

2..... A true devotee of God does not like to relate to any one but a true bhakta the ecstatic joy that he experiences in Divine communion; and , sometimes he is impatient to relate his experiences to such a person and feels happy to do so .