Swami Shivapadananda on Rani Rasmani
SWAMI SHIVAPADANANDA
DAILY READINGS
Taken from Mother Radha's notes, written at Swamiji's feet.
Day 432
It was a fisherwoman, Rani Rasmani, who built the Temple [pictured] at Dakshineswar and brought the Highest there. She built the Temple for Mother Kali. (You cannot become an ocean of nectar if you do not understand this.)
The best pundits failed to find a priest to officiate at the Temple – Rani Rasmani was of the sudra caste so they could not easily get a Brahmin priest for the Temple.
In a dream God said, "Why not donate the Temple to some high priest, then we will all come here?" So that is what she did and people came and worshipped. This is how Sri Ramakrishna became the Temple priest – and he worshipped all the gods and goddesses.
Master gave the spiritual answers out of his own experience, his own heart, so the answers uplifted and benefited all.
Sri Ramakrishna opened the door to the western world through Swami Vivekananda.
The Upanishads were not previously given to the low classes in India. But Swami Vivekananda brought them out and gave them to all the people of India and the people of the world.
Sri Ramakrishna followed the qualities of sattva, and he was sattvic.
This Ramakrishna, in this yuga, manifested Himself.
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Reference websites: Ramakrishna Math & Mission, Ramakrishna Centre of Southern Africa, Sri Ramakrishna Dham