Mahendranath Gupta, the author of Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita/Vachanamrit)

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Master Mohashoy, a highly dedicated school teacher who, frustrated with life, wanted to commit suicide when someone directed him to Sri Ramakrishna. Master Mohashoy remained the steadfast disciple, writing down whatever the Guru said. His writings are now famous as Kathamrita.

Writer of kathamrit. Mahendra nath Gupta. In short mastermashai ( teacher) or M

Priyaji, 'M' is the pen name of the person who wrote the biography of Sri Ramakrishna, Mahindra Nath Guptha, the best and most comprehensive work on Sri Ramakrishn called 'The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna.' Book published by Ramakrishna Mission, available in Amazon

There are gems in all order, we just tend to see our order as more endearing

Ramakrishna is better then Ramana Maharshi... Just Joking... Same teaching, different way of teaching it...

@@mikefromromeit Same truth ,wise ones explained differently. One should follow that ,which suits his temperament. Infinite is the way to Supreme Brahman, but one should approach Him through one path of his likings ,otherwise ,that will be messy.

Also do listen to Swami Atmapriyananda of Sri Ramakrishna order.

Raman Maharshi also says only one consiousnesss is there and this world is appearing taking different names and forms. Consiousnesss is a Movie screen and this world is like a movie. And Advaitha Vedanta and Sarvapriyananda Says the same thing only one Reality Brahman appearing as many forms.

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pranam Maharaj

I am blessed to hear your talk about this great subject consciousness.

I am blessed to hear your talk about this great subject consciousness.

Depends on the person listening. You can always self pace. It's the great thing about videos.

Namaskaar. No word is sufficient to Express my feelings. Thanks to the almighty and channel. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Is he still Kolkata/ India?

Not any more. He was on a brief visit enroute Singapore. 🙏

He is!

It's quite tempting intellectually to come to such a conclusion but only when we assume that if he saw Sri Ramakrishna in that Sadhak his behaviour would be in a way particularly different from what he actually did. There's a saying if God comes in the form of a straydog He better get ready to get kicked as well(at least in India).

Knock the door & it will be opened . The sincere knocking is that what requires, but who knocks sincerely! Sri Ramakrishna said ,all can shed plenty of tears for their own children ,but how many shed tears for God ??

Keep enjoying things, but with a sense of detachment.

Namaste. While it is absolutely true that no-one can rightfully claim to know what you should be doing with 'your' life, a certain level of intellectual clarity regarding who we are can clear a lot of confusion. Thought is dualistic in nature. So any attempt to grasp our real nature through the mind is bound to fail as our real nature is SatChitAnanda or Absolute Existence, Absolute Awareness, Absolute Bliss. In spite of this, the mind continues its attempt which we call desire. Due to whatever reason, ignorance or Maya or anything you may call it doesn't matter, I get identified as a person seperate from the rest of the universe and with that feels a tremendous sense a lack within. The real nature within is constantly telling us that we are free and whole and perfect, and so my mind tries to get rid of the lack by attempting to fulfill the desires. However, since the lack was caused by delusion, no amount of fulfilling desires can remove that lack. Now you'll not ask if it's wrong to have desires, name and fame etc etc. Regarding grace, your very attempt to find out as to what should be doing in life is itself the first glimpse of grace. How few even think about these fundamental questions? Regarding satisfying desires, Sri Ramakrishna says one may fulfil simple desires concerning food etc. But deeper samsakaras are created by fulfilling lust, i.e. and attachment to our bodily identity becomes stronger. So if possible, try to refrain from that sort of desires and divert that energy towards self realisation. Should you choose to ignore the inner call for freedom and plunge headlong into enjoyments and name and fame, you may get some temporary fulfilment and enjoy/suffer birth and death for a billion years to come but ultimately, at some point you'll have to return to this enquiry and be free. It's your very nature to be independent and free, so nothing short of that can fulfill you. So if you feel the need to be a person and fulfill desires, nothing wrong with that as long as you're ready to accept the consequences. Running away from pain and pursuing pleasure, is the primordial ignorance in action. Once you fully see through that trick of nature, and accept it all or reject it all, you are free that very moment. One more thing, other's insights can inspire you but the wisdom that arises from within alone can transform you. That alone is your own! All the very best, Swami Jnanishananda

@@ImmortalBliss Thank you all and thank you to Swami Jnanishananda for this comprehensive reply. The pleasures and desires of before are becoming more and more meaningless. It is a hard period as there is a part which wants to enjoy as before but the happiness of these pursuits are disappearing all the while I am looking for something tangible on the spiritual journey as "proof" that this is real. I will persevere... I don't think I have a choice. All the best to you all on the journey ✨

@@oln3678 Be like Child, When you're born in your childhood you were just witnessing the world with curiosity. You're not behind any desires right. Be Childlike.

Mahendranath Gupta was a disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. He recorded in his diary, interactions he had with his Guru. He published his diary notings to the world as a book, titled " Ramakrishna Kathamritha ". Translated into English as " Gospel of Ramakeishna Paramahamsa ". He Published this book under the name "M", as he had no desire of name o Fame for himself.

Sri Ramkrishna Kathamrita

M is Mahendranath, the writer of Ramkrishna Charitamrita. Sri Ramakrishna is scolding him

Mahendranath Gupta ,disciple of Shri Ramakrishna and author of kathamrita

The biographer of Sri Rama Krishna Paramhansa, who recorded the messages of the sage/ avatar.

This 'ME' is not just limited to living being it is everywhere It is like how everything you see in dream is nothing but one single Mind

If only everyone realizes this, the world would be peaceful place

What it means is that we often miss to pay attention to the gold when we get caught up in the necklace or ring (ie, we miss to observe the Divinity pervading in the names and forms of the world). So live in the world as if the world is also God, but don't get caught up in it so much that you fail to see the Divinity pervading it. This is my limited understanding. Jai Gurudev

Sri Krishna Sarda has correctly stated it. Sri Ramana Maharishi has said: The world as we see it with duality is mithya but real as Brahman.