Ramakrishna As Lighthouse

 He was perpetually in divine ecstasy of sachchidananda in Samadhi. The consequential gospel of Sri Ramakrishna flowed from the depth of transcendental realisation, exploring the fourth dimension beyond existential finitudes of diverse forms, traits and dogmatic tenets of divisionism. Surprisingly, this simple temple priest was neither proficient in scriptures nor adept in puja performance. Yet, by dint of incredible spiritual yearning, he realised the Absolute in and through temple goddess Kali as mysterious manifestation of Spirit and nature in joyful cosmic play. Ramakrishna delved deep into diverse religious paths and found sanctity and fundamental unity underlying all major religions. Thus, he became an embodiment of harmony of religions in diversity, non-sectarian highway of spirituality and sublime self-dedication for realisation of supreme reality. Ramakrishna promoted intense love for God along with nonattachment using discrimination between the apparent and real, periodic seclusion in inner silence, soulful prayer and association with divine thoughts. As long as the mind is sense-bound and drawn downward by desires, it cannot soar higher on the spiritual plane. Hence, he advised everyone to develop mental renunciation in view of the transitory nature of apparent reality and extremely fragile outcome of attachments causing human bondage. Unless the flame of desire is extinguished we cannot enter the state of blissful divine stillness beyond egobound worldly achievements and activities

Source: Economic Times, 25/02/2020