Ramkrishna Vedanta Ashram

Sarada Ma

Sri Sri Sarada Devi adored and revered as Sri Sri Maa or Holy Mother by the followers of Ramakrishna monastic order, was the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa. She was an eminent woman saint of 19th century India, venerated for her high degree of spiritual consciousness and divine nature.
Sarada Devi was an embodiment of love, purity, patience, perseverance, compassion and an innate relationship with God which has always been the outstanding virtues of woman hood in India that produced pious characters like Sita, Radha, Gargi, Maitreyi, over a period of time. In Sri Ramakrishna’s absence, she guided and inspired the new spiritual movement, leading to the establishment of the Sangha that has inculcated peace and tranquility to the spiritual seekers all over the world till the present day.

Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda, a spiritual genius, eloquent speaker, a forerunner of universalism and harmony, a mesmerizing personality, yet an epitome of innocence and simplicity was born on 12th of January, 1863 in the city of Calcutta. His magnanimity lies in his unmatched concern for humanity, which was an indwelling trait of his, fervid further by the noble teachings of his Master, Sri Ramakrishna. He was literally a personification of his saying “Service to Man Is Service to God”. The fireball from Sri Ramakrishna’s Dakshineswar that exploded in the global dais was an assimilation of astounding combinations; cent percent human being yet cent percent God. The term God is not significant here in conventional way. The Swami is referred as God for his infinitude and munificence. At times he is perceived, while unintelligible sometimes.
Vivekananda’s gifted oratory, super intellect, and profound knowledge, captivated the distinguished attendees at the first Parliament of the World’s Religions held at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1893 where he represented Hinduism. He emerged as the key figure in the convocation, and was subsequently invited to speak all over America and Europe. It was his eternal broad human sympathy that had urged him to visit America, with the purpose of ushering in India the rationalism of science and logic, and reciprocating the Western world with the interpretation of India’s spiritual culture especially in the philosophy of Vedanta. A lover of mankind, he endeavored to promote peace and universal brotherhood on the spiritual foundation of Oneness of existence, the very essence of Vedanta philosophy. He was a world spokesperson for Vedanta.

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