Ramakrishna

Also known as Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Gadadhar Chattopadhyay, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

Ramakrishna (18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886), also called Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (; ; ), born Ramakrishna Chattopadhyay (his childhood nickname was Gadadhar), was an Indian Hindu mystic. He was a devotee of the goddess Kali, but adhered to various religious practices from the Hindu traditions of Vaishnavism, Tantric Shaktism, and Advaita Vedanta, as well as Christianity and Sufi Islam. His parable-based teachings advocated the essential unity of religions and proclaimed that world religions are "so many paths to reach one and the same goal". He is regarded by his followers as an avatar (di

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Ramakrishna (1836–1886) was an Indian Hindu mystic whose spiritual teachings emphasized that different world religions are essentially different paths toward the same ultimate truth. He is widely venerated by his followers as a divine incarnation and remains influential for his message of religious unity and his synthesis of practices drawn from Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam.

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Born: 1836
Died: 1886
Works: 47

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: India
Active from: 1836
Active to: 1886

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Quotes

“Knowledge leads to unity, but Ignorance to diversity. So long as God seems to be outside and far away, there is ignorance. But when God is realised within, that is true knowledge.”
“Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal, and you will also have bliss. The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance. The less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God.”
“Those who wish to attain God and progress in religious devotion, should particularly guard themselves against the snares of lust and wealth. Otherwise they can never attain perfection.”
“Iron, after it is converted into gold by the touch of philosopher's stone, may be kept under the ground or thrown into a rubbish heap; it will always remain gold and will not return to its former condition. Similar is the state of the man whose soul has touched, even once, the feet of the Almighty Lord. Whether he dwells in the bustle of the world, or in the solitude of the forest, nothing ever contaminates him.”
“It's enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form. That is very good. But 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. Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.”
“In the Kaliyuga, man, being totally dependent on food for life, cannot altogether shake off the idea that he is the body. In this state of mind it is not proper for him to say: "I am He". When a man does all sorts of worldly things, he should not say, "I am Brahman". Those who cannot give up attachment to worldly things, and who find no means to shake off the feeling of "I", should rather cherish the idea, "I am God's servant; I am His devotee."”

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Key facts

Hindu leader.name: Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Hindu leader.image: Ramakrishna.jpg
Hindu leader.caption: Ramakrishna at Dakshineswar, 1883–84
Hindu leader.birth_place: Kamarpukur, Bengal Presidency, Company India(now West Bengal, India)
Hindu leader.birth_name: Ramakrishna Chattopadhyay
Hindu leader.death_place: Cossipore, Bengal Presidency, British India(now West Bengal, India)
Hindu leader.death_cause: Throat cancer
Hindu leader.nationality: Indian
Hindu leader.spouse: Sarada Devi
Hindu leader.guru: Totapuri, Bhairavi Brahmani, and others
Hindu leader.school: Vedanta
Hindu leader.lineage: Daśanāmi Sampradaya
Hindu leader.founder: Ramakrishna Order
Hindu leader.disciples: Swami Vivekananda and others
Hindu leader.religion: Hinduism
Hindu leader.philosophy: Advaita VedantaShaktism
Hindu leader.honors: Paramahamsa
Hindu leader.parents: Khudiram Chattopadhyay (Father)Chandramani Devi (Mother)

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date of birth: 1836-02-18
date of death: 1886-08-16

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Contents

Early life
Birth and childhood
First "superconsciousness experience"
Education
Priesthood and marriage
Lead up to priesthood
Officiation as priest
Vision of the Goddess Kali
Marriage
God-realisation via various traditions
Rama Bhakti
Tantra
Vaishnava Bhakti
Tota Puri and Vedanta
Initial meeting
Initiation into sannyasa
Experience of samadhi
Maya and the Divine Mother
Tota Puri humbled
Perception in samadhi
Islam and Christianity
Islam
Christianity
Popularisation and final years
Keshab Chandra Sen and the "New Dispensation"
Swami Vivekananda
Other devotees and disciples
Last days
Reception and teachings
Transformation into neo-Vedantin
Analysis of samadhi
Psychoanalysis
Romain Rolland and the "Oceanic feeling"
''The Analyst and the Mystic''
''Kali's Child''
Teachings
Influence and legacy
See also
References
Explanatory notes
Footnotes
Sources cited
General and cited bibliography
External links

Ramakrishna was born in Kamarpukur, Bengal Presidency, India. He described going through religious experiences in childhood. Around the age twenty, he became a temple priest at the Dakshineshwar Kali Temple in Calcutta. While at the temple, his devotional temperament and intense religious practices led him to experience various spiritual visions. He was assured of the authenticity and sanctity of his visions by several religious teachers.