Gospel of Sri Ram a Krishna

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GOSPEL OFGOSPEL OFSRISRI

RAMAKRISHNARAMAKRISHNADr.T.V.Rao MDDr.T.V.Rao MD


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The Gospel of SriThe Gospel of Sri

RamakrishnaRamakrishnaThe Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is the EnglishThe Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is the English

translation of thetranslation of the Sri RmakrishnaSri Rmakrishna Kathmrita,Kathmrita, thethe

conversations of Sri Ramakrishna with hisconversations of Sri Ramakrishna with his

disciples, devotees, and visitors, recorded bydisciples, devotees, and visitors, recorded by

Mahendranth GuptaMahendranth Gupta, who wrote the book under, who wrote the book underthe pseudonym of "M." The conversations inthe pseudonym of "M." The conversations in

Bengali fill five volumes, the first of which wasBengali fill five volumes, the first of which was

published in 1897 and the last shortly after M.'spublished in 1897 and the last shortly after M.'s

death in 1932.death in 1932.


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Sri RamakrishnaSri Ramakrishna

ParamahamsaParamahamsa Sri Ramakrishna ParamahamsaSri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa andand

His religious school of thought led to theHis religious school of thought led to theformation of the Ramakrishna Mission byformation of the Ramakrishna Mission by

his chief disciple Swami Vivekananda -his chief disciple Swami Vivekananda -both were influential figures in theboth were influential figures in theBengali Renaissance as well as the HinduBengali Renaissance as well as the Hindurenaissance during the 19th and 20threnaissance during the 19th and 20th

centuries. He was considered ancenturies. He was considered an avataravatar

or incarnation of God by many of hisor incarnation of God by many of hisdisciples, and is considered as such bydisciples, and is considered as such bymany of his devotees today.many of his devotees today.


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The Almighty TeachesThe Almighty Teaches

EveryEveryOneOne

Who are you to teach others?He who is the Lord of the

Universe will teach everyone. Ifthey need teaching, then He

will be the Teacher. He is our

inner Guide.


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In any form God is trueIn any form God is true

To fix the mind on Godis very difficult, in thebeginning, unless onepractices meditation

in solitude. God with form is just

as true as God withoutform. But hold fast to

your own conviction


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Meditate on himMeditate on him

There are three waysof meditating: think ofGod while doing yourduties, or meditate on

Him in a secludedcorner of your house,or contemplate Him ina wood.


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Meditation leads to DivineMeditation leads to Divine

KnowledgeKnowledge By meditating on

God in solitude, themind acquires

knowledge,dispassion, anddevotion.

Do all your duties,

but keep your mindon God.


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See God in EveryoneSee God in Everyone

God undoubtedlydwells in the hearts ofall - holy and unholy,

righteous andunrighteous; but aman should not havedealings with theunholy, the wicked,

the impure.


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Do not harm any oneDo not harm any one

A man living in asociety should makea show of anger to

protect himself fromevil-minded people.But he should notharm anybody in

anticipation of harmlikely to be done tohim.


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Do Good to every one inDo Good to every one in

UniverseUniverse

Compassion, love ofGod, andrenunciation are the

glories of trueknowledge.

Everyone should tryto do good to the

world.


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Loving Co-humans is theLoving Co-humans is the

Best KnowledgeBest Knowledge The way of love is

as good as the wayof knowledge. All

paths ultimatelylead to the sameTruth, the almightyGOD


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Renounce theRenounce the

MaterialismMaterialism As the All-pervading Spirit,

God exists in all beings,even in an ant. But themanifestations of His powerare different in different

beings. Renounce everything and

seek God alone. Whether aman is a monk or ahouseholder, he has toshake off all attachment

from his mind.

II ii I


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II is Ignoranceis IgnoranceYouYou the God isthe God is

KnowledgeKnowledge Even after theattainment ofknowledge, this 'I-consciousness' comes

up, nobody knows fromwhere. All our sufferingis due to this 'I'.

But when, O Rama, Ihave the knowledge of

Truth, then I realize thatThou art I, and I amThou.

C t i i D thC t i i D th


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Certain is DeathCertain is Death

Faith in God is the solutionFaith in God is the solution

for safefor safeJourneyJourney One should constantlyremember death.Nothing will survivedeath. We are born into

this world to performcertain duties.

One must have faithand love. If a man hasfaith in God, then he

need not be afraidthough he may havecommitted sin - nay, thevilest sin.


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Selfless serviceSelfless service is the Bestis the Best

self serviceself service Faith and devotion.

One realizes Godeasily throughdevotion.

He is graspedthrough ecstasy oflove. The man who

works for others,without any selfishmotive, really doesgood to himself.


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Do act without anyDo act without any

anticipation of fruitsanticipation of fruits Unless the mind becomes

steady there cannot beyoga. It is the wind ofworldliness that alwaysdisturbs the mind.

Perform your duties in anunselfish spirit. Always tryto perform your duties

without desiring any result.


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Honestly earned moneyHonestly earned money

bringsbrings HappinessHappiness You may try to

increase your income,but in an honest way.

The goal of life is notthe earning of money,but the service of God.Money is not harmful ifit is devoted to the

service of GOD


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BhaktiBhakti is the solution tois the solution to

HigherHigher AchievementsAchievements One sees God alone

everywhere when one lovesHim with great intensity.Bhakti, love of God, is theessence of all spiritualdiscipline.

Through love one acquiresrenunciation anddiscrimination naturally


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Sincere love for God makeSincere love for God make

you ayou a HeroHero If a man has sincere love

for God, then all comeunder his control - theking, wicked persons, andhis wife.

There is no hope ofsalvation for the worldly-minded. But he hasnothing to fear if heremains in the world after

realizing God


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Remember God while LivingRemember God while Living

in the Worldin the World Do your duty with one

hand and with the otherhold to God.

After the duty is over,

you will hold to Godwith both hands.

Bondage andliberation are of

the mind alone.


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Worshipping makes youWorshipping makes you

PurePure If a man repeats God's

name, his body, mind,and everythingbecome pure

It is extremely difficultto teach others. A mancan teach only if Godreveals Himself to him

and gives thecommand.

Real kno ledge of God isReal knowledge of God is


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Real knowledge of God isReal knowledge of God is

true all else istrue all else is

Illusionary TeachingIllusionary Teaching But mere lectures?People will listen tothem for a few daysand then forget them.

They will never actupon mere words. To teach others, one

must have a badge ofauthority; otherwise

teaching becomes amockery


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God is doing everything weGod is doing everything we

are onlyare only SpectatorsSpectators A man verily becomes

liberated in life if hefeels: 'God is the Doer.He alone is doing

everything. I am doingnothing'. Man'ssufferings and worriesspring only from his

persistent though thathe is the doer


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In Kaliyuga Bhakti is bestIn Kaliyuga Bhakti is best

salvationsalvation Karma yoga is very

hard indeed. In theKaliyuga, it isextremely difficult to

perform the ritesenjoined in thescriptures. In theKaliyuga, the bestway is Bhakti yoga,

the path of devotion -singing the praises ofthe Lord, and prayer.


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EgoismEgoism leads toleads to SelfSelf

destructiondestruction The traits of a worldly man

endowed with tamas aresleep, lust, anger, egotism,and the like.

The ego and the universe

are both illusory, like adream.

If one analyses oneself,one doesn't find any suchthing as 'I'.


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Hold hand with both hands,Hold hand with both hands,

You never fall in lifeYou never fall in life Bondage is of the mind,

and freedom is also ofthe mind.

If a man repeats God's

name, his body, mind,and everything becomepure.

Do your duty with onehand and with the other

hold to God. After the duty is over,

you will hold to God withboth hands.


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He alone doingHe alone doing

everythingeverything A man verily becomes

liberated in life if hefeels: 'God is theDoer. He alone is

doing everything. Iam doing nothing'.Man's sufferings andworries spring only

from his persistentthought that he is thedoer

I k lI makes you alone


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I makes you aloneI makes you aloneHe can make you more thanHe can make you more than

you areyou are The ego and theuniverse are bothillusory, like a dream

For the Bhakta, Heassumes forms. ButHe is formless forthe Jnani.

If one analysesoneself, one doesn'tfind any such thingas 'I'.


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God is the real doerGod is the real doer

As a man makes progresstoward God, the outerdisplay of his workdiminishes, so much so thathe cannot even sing God's

name and glories A man becomes liberated

even in this life when heknows that God is the Doerof all things.


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Give up Lust, Anger andGive up Lust, Anger and

GreedGreed God cannot be realized

without purity of heart.One receives God'sgrace by subduing the

passions - lust, angerand greed.

The impurity of themind is destroyed

through theperformance of duty.


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Belief in God makes youBelief in God makes youjivanmukta

If by God's grace, aman but oncerealizes that he is

not the doer, thenhe at once becomesa jivanmukta:though living in the

body, he isliberated. He hasnothing else to fear.

Faith in Sri RamakrishnaFaith in Sri Ramakrishna


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Faith in Sri RamakrishnaFaith in Sri Ramakrishna

guides the Humble andguides the Humble and

InnocentInnocent


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Essence of GospelEssence of GospelGod is one Beliefs are ManyGod is one Beliefs are Many

Gospel of Sriospe o r


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Gospel of Sriospe o rRamakrishnaRamakrishnaInspires theInspires the

Humanity forHumanity for

realizing therealizing the

purpose of ourpurpose of our

Creation in thisCreation in this

WorldWorld


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