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sumitsehrawat
July 2nd, 2005, 09:06 AM
The majority of people call themselves believers in God. They visit temples, read religious texts listen to discourses and observe religious practices and feel satisfied. However, it is for each one of them to judge how far his varied day-to-day activities conform to his faith, in the existence of the all-pervading and all knowing God. There is another class of people, rationalists, who dispute the existence of God. They are guided purely by "reason". As a matter of fact, "reason" and "faith" are like the two eyes of a person. Both are necessary for acquisition of true knowledge and wisdom. The spiritual aspirant should have his feet firm on the strong and secure foundation of faith.
The doubting and questioning Narendran, who later came to be known as Swami Vivekananda, was completely transformed by Sri Ramakrishna. The illustrious discipline came to regard his master as a Divine incarnation. All rationalists cannot have the rare good fortune that Narendran had. Hence, the importance and relevance of Sri Ramakrishna's teachings to the rationalists. The teachings of Sri Ramakrishna, who experienced the presence of God, have a message for the believers too. The Bengali saint only re-discovered and re-interpreted the eternal truths handed down to mankind by the ancient seers and sages of India. The incidents in his life confirmed the spiritual experiences and exhortations of those venerable sages.

March 18, 1983
The Hindu

dchhill
July 2nd, 2005, 09:32 AM
Sumit saheb ,
Carry on ................... service for the master ..................... Hope we succeed in practice ...................

Regards
Divya