Ramakrishna (1833-86), was a Bengali Hindu sage. Although theoretically a high-caste Brahamin by birth, he came from a poor, low-caste village and had little or no education. He did not know a word... More > of Sanskrit and his knowledge of the Vedas, Puranas, and Hindu Epics was obtained orally (in the Bengali language). In spite of this, he managed to convey in his aphorisms the essence of the Hindu religion. Ramakrishna also worshipped with Muslims and Christians, and propounded a simple approach to religious tolerance: "Creeds and sects matter nothing. Let every one perform with faith the devotions and practices of his creed. Faith is the only clue to get to God." (#200).
His often earthy sayings and short fables are immediately comprehensible to everyone, using vivid metaphors which employ everyday objects and settings to express deep Hindu philosophical concepts. This collection of sayings was collected by his followers after his death and translated by Max Müller.< Less
Ramakrishna (1833-86), was a Bengali Hindu sage. Although theoretically a high-caste Brahamin by birth, he came from a poor, low-caste village and had little or no education. He did not know a word... More > of Sanskrit and his knowledge of the Vedas, Puranas, and Hindu Epics was obtained orally (in the Bengali language). In spite of this, he managed to convey in his aphorisms the essence of the Hindu religion. Ramakrishna also worshipped with Muslims and Christians, and propounded a simple approach to religious tolerance: "Creeds and sects matter nothing. Let every one perform with faith the devotions and practices of his creed. Faith is the only clue to get to God." (#200).
His often earthy sayings and short fables are immediately comprehensible to everyone, using vivid metaphors which employ everyday objects and settings to express deep Hindu philosophical concepts. This collection of sayings was collected by his followers after his death and translated by Max Müller.< Less
MYSTICS MAGAZINE: Hindu Mystical Theology - A Conversation with Sri Ramakrishna, on the Mystical Theology of Hinduism. One of Hinduisms most fascinating mystics, Sri Ramakrishna, carries on a... More > conversation with Bhagavan about the types of spiritual seekers including 'the bound,' 'the seeker after freedom,' 'the emancipated,' and 'the eternally free.' Sri Ramakrishna's unqiue view from an interior world is represented in his conversations on Hindu Mystical Theology.< Less
This book describes the Life of Swami Vivekanand in the story format. It is specifically written for children. This book is used as a reference book for group 1 and 2 of the Dharma Bee Contest.
Swami Gambhirananda (1899 – 1988), a noted Hindu monk, was the eleventh President of the worldwide monastic-philanthropic order of the Ramakrishna Mission, better known in the West as the... More > Vedanta Society. He was a prolific scholar and a spiritual teacher and an indefatigable leader. But these only describe the visible man. His inner life was one of calm and continuous meditation. It has been said that most of the time he was carrying on a mental conversation with the spiritual masters whose lives he had chronicled. A fellow monk has said: “If you want to get close to a real holy man, you try to get close to Swami Gambhirananda.”
But this is not a story of the Swami as a lone journeyer. It is about him in a group of pilgrims walking towards light: Everyday men and women in their everyday grind; sadhus and sadhvis; and some few persons of note. Here are then modern-day stories of soarings of the human mind as old as man himself: Spirituality.< Less
The mission of Hayagrivananta was never to bring the zodiac to the western world – the western world already had it, as a mater of fact – the stars were always before everyone’s... More > nose. But the nose was cut.< Less
Diese Biografie des bekannten indischen Heiligen
Ramakrishna hat so viele Analogien zu den
hermetischen Lehrwerken von Franz Bardon, dass es nicht
nur eine Bereicherung für jeden westlichen... More > Hermetiker
darstellt, sondern auch den östlichen Esoterikern
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In daily life, the same amount of energy suffices in making us bogged down and sad or on the contrary; in high spirits as filled with uplifting impressions. In our new RTRRT series of mini... More > initiations, we render the best extract or quintessence of all that has been produced by the omnipotent Instant Magick tools. The goal of Reality Rendering is not only to make miracles, produce prosperity with love or cure diseases like cancer; but also to start and end global exorcism. A planet as infested with lies, crime and evil surely deserves a better Advantage Point.< Less
Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863–4 July 1902), born Narendra Nath Datta was an Indian Hindu monk. He was a key figure in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the... More > western world and was credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringingHinduism to the status of a major world religion in the late 19th century. He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India and contributed to the notion of nationalism in colonial India. He was the chief disciple of the 19thcentury saint Ramakrishna and the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission. He is perhaps best known for his inspiring speech beginning with "Sisters and Brothers of America," through which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893.-Wikipedia< Less
Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863–4 July 1902), born Narendra Nath Datta was an Indian Hindu monk. He was a key figure in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the... More > western world and was credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringingHinduism to the status of a major world religion in the late 19th century. He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India and contributed to the notion of nationalism in colonial India. He was the chief disciple of the 19thcentury saint Ramakrishna and the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission. He is perhaps best known for his inspiring speech beginning with "Sisters and Brothers of America," through which he introduced Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893.-Wikipedia< Less
