Early Life At the time when Sri Ramakrishna was attracting devotees— old and young—to the temple-garden at Dakshineswar, a young man in his teens, belonging to a neighbouring family, used to visit …
What is Religion? – Swami Vivekananda
A huge locomotive has rushed on over the line and a small worm that was creeping upon one of the rails saved its life by crawling out of the path of the locomotive. Yet this little worm, so …
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Coming to Calcutta
At the age of sixteen Gadadhar was summoned to Calcutta by his elder brother Ramkumar, who wished assistance in his priestly duties. Ramkumar had opened a Sanskrit academy to supplement his income, …
Boyhood
Gadadhar grew up into a healthy and restless boy, full of fun and sweet mischief. He was intelligent and precocious and endowed with a prodigious memory. On his father's lap he learnt by heart the …
Birth
SRI RAMAKRISHNA, the God-man of modern India, was born at Kamarpukur. This village in the Hooghly District preserved during the last century the idyllic simplicity of the rural areas of Bengal. …
Introduction
By Swami Nikhilananda BirthBoyhoodComing to CalcuttaBread Winning EducationKali Temple at DakshineshwarSivaRadhakantaKaliSri Ramakrishna as a PriestThe First Vision of KaliGod Intoxicated …