Ramakrishna Paramhansa

By: B.K. Chaturvedi

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Ramakrishna was perhaps the first modern saint of India who considered all the religions, many of which he himself practiced, as pathways to God. Born about two centuries ago his teachings and precepts have still their much relevance in the modern, complex life wherein man often finds himself bewildered at the confusing cross-currents of contradictory thoughts. He deprecated narrow sect differences and advocated unswerving devotion to God as the means of salvation. He could change people's life by his mere touch or presence, and actually did so in the case of many including arch disciple, Vivekananda. This small volume endeavors to give a systematic account of Ramakrishna's life and disciples and of his philosophy explained in an unbiased and simple down-to-earth manner. CONTENTS Copyright Information Introduction Editor’s Note 1. Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa: A Universal Saint 2. Important Family Events, Birth And Priest hood Ram Kumar: The Elder Brother Birth of Ramkrishna Death of Father The Event That Transformed His Life Gadadhar Becomes Priest 3. The Divine Mother The Onset of the Divine Ecstasy 4. Visions of Other Deities The Virat Vision The Vision of Christ And Mary Experiences About Other Faiths 5. Visit to the Native Place And Marriage 6. Divine Frenzy and Meeting with Bhairavi and Totapari Bhairavi Brahmani Initiation into Tantra Sadhana Jatadhari And Ramlalla The ‘Madhur-Bhav’-Sadhna Tota Pari’s Advent And The Vedantic Sadhana 7. Pilgrimage, Sadhana with Sharada Devi and Familial Bondages Sadhana Consummated Bereavements And Death 8. Illustrious Associates, Visitors And His Disciples (i) Keshab Chandra Sen (ii) Swami Dayananda Saraswati (iii) Ramachandra and Manmohan (iv) Surendra and Kedar (v) Latu (Adbhutananda) and Rakhal (Brahmananda) (vi) Gopal the Elder (Advaitananda) (vii) Harish and Bhavanath (viii) Hridaya (ix) Tarak Nath (x) Nrityagopal (xi) Balram Bose (xii) Niranjan Ghosh (xiii) Nag Mahashaya (xiv) Girish Chandra Ghosh (xv) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (xvi) Michael Madhusudan Dutt (xvii) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (xviii) Narendra or Vivekananda (xix) Jogindra Nath Chaudhary (Yogananda) Other Notable Disciples Women Devotees 9. The Beginning of The End Panihati Festival Stay In Cossipore The Soul Bids Adieu to the Body 10. His Teaching and Views Man-God Relationship Faith, Love, Devotion, Humility etc. Guru, Teacher, Mentor etc. Egotism or Egoism Worldliness Woman And Gold Kirtans and Bhajans