Ramakrishna Paramahansa
Continuing
with our 2007 topic of “Great Religious Leaders and Philosophers of
India”, this month, we will cover teachings of one of influential
religious leader of Nineteenth century, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa. He
fought against ritualism and superstition that was wide spread and all
pervasive in India . As such, all of our religious leaders addressed
various aspects of religion, spiritualism and issues of day-to-day life in
unique ways. Even though they addressed contemporary issues and
communicated the messages most appropriate then, they still hold very
true.
Please do
your own research on Ramakrishna Paramahansa’s teachings and, if possible,
try to relate it with your understanding of religion and Hindu philosophy.
I would also suggest you to find and paste one of his pictures in your
journal.
Here are some
of his life teachings that you can expand on:
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God-realisation – the
supreme goal of human being
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Oneness of existence
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Divinity of living beings
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Harmony of religions
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Primal bondage due to lust
and greed