The Glory of Sri Ramakrishna
DAILY READINGS
From Mother Radha's recordings of Swamiji
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Swamiji speaking on Sri Ramakrishna [Pictured in a state of samadhi]
You may not understand Sri Ramakrishna's ways but honestly I tell you that when Swami Vivekananda said he was an Incarnation, make no mistake, he was an Incarnation [avatar] of all the highest and positive things. Girish [Chandra Ghosh] even argued this point with Swami Vivekananda and later converted him to that very thought.
Because of Girish Babu almost all the theatres in Calcutta have Sri Ramakrishna's photograph displayed. Before Master's time people said, 'You mustn't put pictures of gods and goddesses in this kind of a place because there are dancing girls here.' But Girish said, 'What? Master is the patitapavana, the saviour and uplifter of the downtrodden.'
Once Girish told Sri Ramakrishna jovially, laughingly: 'If I had known you were such a great saviour I would have committed a little bit more sin and then come to you.' Can you imagine that kind of relationship? Who can talk to his guru like that? Only a Girish could do so. Girish Babu was very great.
Girish Babu and Sri Ramakrishna are the actors themselves. One acted the main role, the other acted the supporting role.
Pray to Sri Ramakrishna. Call him, he will come. He has to come. He must come. He is not an ordinary being. All the others renounced their wives but he said, 'My wife is my mother.' Who can say that? You may say, 'My wife is my mother,' but after two seconds she will turn out to be your wife again. Not even in a dream did Sri Ramakrishna see a woman as a woman. He saw all women as Mother. That was Sri Ramakrishna Bhagavan. Sri Ramakrishna was the only one who never gave an inkling of lust. He is purity. He is all pure.
That is the Sri Ramakrishna we are worshipping. We are not worshipping a being who can only cure your headache, make you pass an exam or show you a few flabbergasting things. No. He was simple, but in his simplicity the highest Infinite was hiding. That was Sri Ramakrishna.
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words in these postings, in context. Every teaching or instruction that
he gave was specific to the people who were with Swamiji at the time.
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Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda, Swami Nischalananda Puri, Swami Shivapadananda
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Reference websites (please mouse-over the name to connect): Ramakrishna Math and Mission, Ramakrishna Centre of SA, Ramakrishna Centre of Southern Africa, Ramakrishna Dham, Swami Shivapadananda 2