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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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