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4 Essential teachings

· Spirituality/Ramakrishna Paramhamsa/Teachings · 1 min read

Four essential teachings of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsa

https://advaitaashrama.org/the-four-essential-teachings-of-sri-ramakrishna/

Points touched upon

  • Swami Vireshananda’s Prabuddha Bharata editorial from March 2023 on the essence of Sri Ramakrishna’s teachings, given through parables and conversations rather than books or lectures.
  • Their three hallmarks, trustworthiness, authenticity and practicability, and spiritual life built stage by stage like a mansion.
  • Mon mukh ek kora, making mind and words one, with morality and truthfulness as the foundation.
  • Kamini-kanchan tyag, giving up lust and greed as the roots of all desire, and Shankaracharya’s chain of avidya, kama, karma and janma.
  • Ishware anurag, vishaye virag, love for God and dispassion for worldly things, as the answer to the pain of worldly love.
  • Shivajnane jiva seva, serving people as God, seeing God within and without, and why these teachings matter even more today.
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