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Title: Journeys with Ramakrishna
Publisher: Sri Ramakrishna Math
Publication Date: 2001
Language: English
ISBN 10: 817120919X
ISBN 13: 9788171209194
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good

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One problem in spiritual life is to get a man of God who can be followed implicitly, with absolute faith. Even in the case of Divine Incarnations the aspirant has doubts and difficulties because of the gaps in our knowledge about various aspects of their lives and teachings. Biographies of Buddha or Jesus were compiled only long after the Great Ones had passed away and so there is scope to doubt some statements in the scriptures relating to them. We of today are, however, fortunate that about Sri Ramakrishna, the Avatara Varishtha, the Supreme Incarnation, our knowledge is flawless. Both 'M', who has recorded the Great Master's sayings verbatim in the Kathamrita, and Swami Saradananda, who has given us the fully verified narrative of the Lilaprasanga, have rendered yeoman service by reproducing with great fidelity the words and deeds of the Prophet of the Age. Sri Ramakrishna walked this earth of ours only the other day and we have no reason to doubt what he is reported to have said and done. It is against this background that we welcome Swami Prabhananda's Journeys with Ramakrishna. A Jnani has no need to go from place to place, Because he finds fulfillment in 'being still'. But Sri Ramakrishna was not just a Jnani; he was a Vijnani. After climbing to the terrace and finding that the terrace is made of the same materials as the steps leading to it, he realized that he had a duty to come down the steps so that he could share with other earnest souls the riches he had discovered. That is one explanation of the pilgrimages he undertook to various places like Varanasi and Vrindavan. Pilgrimage forms one of the 'musts' in a devotee's life and Sri Ramakrishna's activities were all meant to be role models for aspirants to emulate. It was not to secure merit for himself that he undertook arduous journeys but to demonstrate to Bhaktas how a pilgrimage should be accomplished. Also, it is said that holy places derive their holiness from the visits made to them by holy persons. As we go through Swami Prabhananda's narrations, we can see how the traditional holy spots shine all the brighter by Sri Ramakrishna's paying homage to them.

Swami Prabhananda's untiring research work gives us wonderful radiant images to contemplate and enables us to feel blessed.

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