GOSPEL OF GOSPEL OF SRI SRI

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

The Gospel of Sri The Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaRamakrishna

The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is the The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is the English translation of the English translation of the Sri Rāmakrishna Sri Rāmakrishna Kathāmrita,Kathāmrita, the conversations of Sri the conversations of Sri Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees, Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees, and visitors, recorded by and visitors, recorded by Mahendranāth Mahendranāth GuptaGupta, who wrote the book under the , who wrote the book under the pseudonym of "M." The conversations in pseudonym of "M." The conversations in Bengali fill five volumes, the first of which Bengali fill five volumes, the first of which was published in 1897 and the last shortly was published in 1897 and the last shortly after M.'s death in 1932. after M.'s death in 1932.

Sri Ramakrishna Sri Ramakrishna ParamahamsaParamahamsa

Sri Ramakrishna ParamahamsaSri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and and His religious school of thought led to the His religious school of thought led to the formation of the Ramakrishna Mission formation of the Ramakrishna Mission by his chief disciple Swami Vivekananda by his chief disciple Swami Vivekananda - both were influential figures in the - both were influential figures in the Bengali Renaissance as well as the Bengali Renaissance as well as the Hindu renaissance during the 19th and Hindu renaissance during the 19th and 20th centuries. He was considered an 20th centuries. He was considered an avataravatar or incarnation of God by many of or incarnation of God by many of his disciples, and is considered as such his disciples, and is considered as such by many of his devotees today. by many of his devotees today.

The Almighty Teaches The Almighty Teaches

Every Every OneOneWho are you to teach others?

He who is the Lord of theUniverse will teach everyone.

If they need teaching, then He

will be the Teacher. He is our inner Guide.

In any form God is trueIn any form God is true

To fix the mind on God is very difficult, in the beginning, unless one practices meditation in solitude.

God with form is just as true as God without form. But hold fast to your own conviction

Meditate on himMeditate on him

There are three ways of meditating: think of God while doing your duties, or meditate on Him in a secluded corner of your house, or contemplate Him in a wood.

Meditation leads to Divine Meditation leads to Divine KnowledgeKnowledge

By meditating on God in solitude, the mind acquires knowledge, dispassion, and devotion.

Do all your duties, but keep your mind on God.

See God in EveryoneSee God in Everyone

God undoubtedly dwells in the hearts of all - holy and unholy, righteous and unrighteous; but a man should not have dealings with the unholy, the wicked, the impure.

Do not harm any oneDo not harm any one

A man living in a society should make a show of anger to protect himself from evil-minded people. But he should not harm anybody in anticipation of harm likely to be done to him.

Do Good to every one in Do Good to every one in UniverseUniverse

Compassion, love of God, and renunciation are the glories of true knowledge.

Everyone should try to do good to the world.

Believe you are only Believe you are only servant of Godservant of God

Those who cannot give up attachment to worldly things and who find no means to shake off the feeling of 'I', should rather cherish the idea, 'I am God's servant; I am His devotee'. One can also realize God by following the path of devotion.

Loving Co-humans is the Loving Co-humans is the Best KnowledgeBest Knowledge

The way of love is as good as the way of knowledge. All paths ultimately lead to the same Truth, the almighty GOD

Renounce the Renounce the MaterialismMaterialism

As the All-pervading Spirit, God exists in all beings, even in an ant. But the manifestations of His power are different in different beings.

Renounce everything and seek God alone. Whether a man is a monk or a householder, he has to shake off all attachment from his mind.

““I” I” is Ignoranceis Ignorance“You”“You” the God is the God is

KnowledgeKnowledge Even after the

attainment of knowledge, this 'I-consciousness' comes up, nobody knows from where. All our suffering is due to this 'I'.

But when, O Rama, I have the knowledge of Truth, then I realize that Thou art I, and I am Thou.

Certain is DeathCertain is DeathFaith in God is the solution Faith in God is the solution

for safe for safe JourneyJourney One should constantly

remember death. Nothing will survive death. We are born into this world to perform certain duties.

One must have faith and love. If a man has faith in God, then he need not be afraid though he may have committed sin - nay, the vilest sin.

Selfless serviceSelfless service is the Best is the Best self serviceself service

Faith and devotion. One realizes God easily through devotion.

He is grasped through ecstasy of love. The man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.

Do act without any Do act without any anticipation of fruitsanticipation of fruits

Unless the mind becomes steady there cannot be yoga. It is the wind of worldliness that always disturbs the mind.

Perform your duties in an unselfish spirit. Always try to perform your duties without desiring any result.

Honestly earned money Honestly earned money brings brings HappinessHappiness

You may try to increase your income, but in an honest way.

The goal of life is not the earning of money, but the service of God. Money is not harmful if it is devoted to the service of GOD

Bhakti Bhakti is the solution to is the solution to Higher Higher AchievementsAchievements

One sees God alone everywhere when one loves Him with great intensity. Bhakti, love of God, is the essence of all spiritual discipline.

Through love one acquires renunciation and discrimination naturally

Sincere love for God make Sincere love for God make you a you a HeroHero

If a man has sincere love for God, then all come under his control - the king, wicked persons, and his wife.

There is no hope of salvation for the worldly-minded. But he has nothing to fear if he remains in the world after realizing God

Remember God while Living Remember God while Living in the Worldin the World

Do your duty with one hand and with the other hold to God.

After the duty is over, you will hold to God with both hands.

Bondage and liberation are of the mind alone.

Worshipping makes you Worshipping makes you PurePure

If a man repeats God's name, his body, mind, and everything become pure

It is extremely difficult to teach others. A man can teach only if God reveals Himself to him and gives the command.

Real knowledge of God is Real knowledge of God is true all else istrue all else is

Illusionary TeachingIllusionary Teaching But mere lectures?

People will listen to them for a few days and then forget them. They will never act upon mere words.

To teach others, one must have a badge of authority; otherwise teaching becomes a mockery

God is doing everything we God is doing everything we are only are only SpectatorsSpectators

A man verily becomes liberated in life if he feels: 'God is the Doer. He alone is doing everything. I am doing nothing'. Man's sufferings and worries spring only from his persistent though that he is the doer

In Kaliyuga Bhakti is best In Kaliyuga Bhakti is best salvationsalvation

Karma yoga is very hard indeed. In the Kaliyuga, it is extremely difficult to perform the rites enjoined in the scriptures. In the Kaliyuga, the best way is Bhakti yoga, the path of devotion - singing the praises of the Lord, and prayer.

EgoismEgoism leads to leads to Self Self destructiondestruction

The traits of a worldly man endowed with tamas are sleep, lust, anger, egotism, and the like.

The ego and the universe are both illusory, like a dream.

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

Hold hand with both hands, Hold hand with both hands, You never fall in life You never fall in life

Bondage is of the mind, and freedom is also of the mind.

If a man repeats God's name, his body, mind, and everything become pure.

Do your duty with one hand and with the other hold to God.

After the duty is over, you will hold to God with both hands.

He alone doing He alone doing everythingeverything

A man verily becomes liberated in life if he feels: 'God is the Doer. He alone is doing everything. I am doing nothing'. Man's sufferings and worries spring only from his persistent thought that he is the doer

““I” makes you aloneI” makes you alone““He” can make you more than He” can make you more than

you areyou are The ego and the

universe are both illusory, like a dream

For the Bhakta, He assumes forms. But He is formless for the Jnani.

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

God is the real doerGod is the real doer As a man makes

progress toward God, the outer display of his work diminishes, so much so that he cannot even sing God's name and glories

A man becomes liberated even in this life when he knows that God is the Doer of all things.

Give up Lust, Anger and Give up Lust, Anger and GreedGreed

God cannot be realized without purity of heart. One receives God's grace by subduing the passions - lust, anger and greed.

The impurity of the mind is destroyed through the performance of duty.

Belief in God makes you Belief in God makes you jivanmukta

If by God's grace, a man but once realizes that he is not the doer, then he at once becomes a jivanmukta: though living in the body, he is liberated. He has nothing else to fear.

Faith in Sri Ramakrishna Faith in Sri Ramakrishna guides the Humble and guides the Humble and

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Essence of GospelEssence of Gospel God is one Beliefs are ManyGod is one Beliefs are Many

The Teachings inThe Teachings in Gospel of Sri Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaRamakrishna Inspires the Inspires the

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