Tuesday, April 5, 2011

IDEOLOGY of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission

The ideology of Ramakrishna Math and Mission consists of the eternal principles of Vedanta as lived and experienced by Sri Ramakrishna and expounded by Swami Vivekananda. This ideology has three characteristics: it is modern in the sense that the ancient principles of Vedanta have been expressed in the modern idiom; it is universal, that is, it is meant for the whole humanity; it is practical in the sense that its principles can be applied in day-to-day life to solve the problems of life.

The basic principles of this ideology are given below:
1. God realization is the ultimate goal of life:
2. Potential divinity of the soul:
3. Synthesis of the Yogas:
4. Morality based on strength:
5. Harmony of Religions:
6. Avatarhood of Sri Ramakrishna:
7. A New Philosophy of Work:

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Sri Ramakrishna Guruji....

Shri Guruji Ramakrishna was born in 1836, in the village of Kamarpukur, in the Hooghly district of West Bengal, into a very poor but pious, orthodox Brahmin family. Located far from the railroad, Kamarpukur was untouched by the glamour of the city and contained rice fields, tall palms, royal banyans, a few lakes, and two cremation grounds. His parents were Khudiram Chattopâdhyâya and Chandramani Devî. According to his followers, Ramakrishna's parents experienced supernatural incidents, visions before his birth. His father Khudiram had a dream in Gaya in which Lord Gadadhara (a form of Vishnu), said that he would be born as his son. Chandramani Devi is said to have had a vision of light entering her womb from Shiva's temple.

Please read more about Shri Guruji from the Official website Belurmath.org

You can read with above link about:
• His birth and progress…
• Chronology of Main Events related to Sri Ramakrishna’s Life
• Message of Sri Ramakrishna
• Contributions of Sri Ramakrishna to World Culture
• Some sayings of Sri Ramakrishna
• Recommended for further reading