Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa - Sri Sarvari

Those who die with ignorance are born again and again.

Those who dry up in the fire of wisdom will attain permanency.

In a trial to devastate Buddhism, Acharya Sankara founded Advaitha, a concocted Philosophy. Every religion will have some block-heads. Each faith will carry some dirt in its foils. In a way Sankara failed, Hinduism as a result lost its purity. Pseudo philosophy acquired the name of useless Vedanta and helped to promote laziness among the thinkers. The theology of Sankara was misunderstood by the public and it was misinterpreted by different scholars. As a result, a great harm was done. From such mist of darkness Sri Rama Krishna arose.

Sri Ramakrishna was not a rigid philosopher. He did not accept the Advaitha philosophy of Sankara. He never bothered for the existing theories and propaganda. He was devotional. He was dip deep in devotion. The spectators interpreted his ecstasy in devotion in different ways. The mystery was not solved for a long time. Sri Ramakrishna did not belong to one cult or tradition. He derived divine pleasure out of transcendental devotion. It was divine ecstasy par excellence. It was the result of higher consciousness. It was trance conscience. In later years, he spoke from experience. He never quoted from ancient lore. He de-coded all his experiences.

© "Masters & The Art of Meditation" by Sri Sarvari, published (2000) by Yogalaya Book Trust, Plot # 90, Indiranagar Colony, Tirumalagiri, Secunderabad 500 015. Reprinted with permission.

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