Wall Papers of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda

Sri Ma Sarada Devi

Swamiji

Sri Ramakrishna

Swamiji

Sri Ma Sarada Devi

Sri Ramakrishna

Swamiji

Sri Ma Sarada Devi

Sri Ramakrishna

Swamiji

Sri Ramakrishna

"A man wanted a smoke. He went to a neighbour's house to light his charcoal. It was the dead of night and the household was asleep. After he had knocked a great deal, someone came down to open the door. At sight of the man he asked, 'Hello!... What's the matter?'
The man replied: 'Can't you guess? You know how fond I am of smoking. I have come here to light my charcoal.' The neighbour said: 'Ha! Ha! You are a fine man indeed! You took the trouble to come and do all this knocking at the door! Why, you have a lighted lantern in your hand!' .

"What a man seeks is very near him. Still he wanders about from place to place.

( "Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna" )

In ancient India there lived a certain wise king. One day a pandit (scholar and teacher) who had studied many scriptures and holy books came to the palace and asked to see the king.
"Your Majesty," said he, "I should like it very much if you would permit me to teach you the Bhagavatam, the holy scripture on the life of Sri Krishna. I will not require an unreasonable fee." Now the king, a good judge of human nature, knew enough of that great book to realize that the pandit, scholar that he was, still had not understood what it says. Otherwise, why would he be coming to a king's palace in search of wealth instead of seeking for the Lord in the depths of his own heart.

He said to the pandit: "I perceive that you have not fully mastered the Bhagavatam as yet. I will make you my tutor only when you have learned it well." As he went on his way the scholar thought to himself, "Why, I've been studying the book over and over all these years. How foolish the king is to say that I have not mastered it!" Yet a seed of doubt had been sown in his mind. He carefully read the book again and again he applied to the king. This time the king repeated the same thing.
Mightily puzzled, the pandit reached home and shut himself in his room. He pored over the holy book day and night, and gradually the truth began to dawn on him. Then he began to see his own vanity and greed for the riches and courts of kings, and also for his own fame. Now he applied himself entirely to the worship of God and never thought once of returning to the king.

After a few years the king became curious and paid a visit to the pandit's house. There he found a changed man, radiant with divine light and love. The king fell on his knees. "I see," he said, "that you have now realized the true meaning of the Bhagavatam. I am ready to be your disciple if you will teach me."

from 'Tales and Parables of Sri Ramakrishna'

Four blind men went to see an elephant. One touched the leg of the elephant, and said, "The elephant is like a pillar." The second touched the trunk, and said, "The elephant is like a thick stick or club." The third touched the belly, and said, "The elephant is like a big jar." The fourth touched the ears, and said, "The elephant is like a winnowing basket." Thus they began to dispute amongst themselves as to the figure of the elephant. A passer-by seeing them thus quarrelling, said, "What is it that you are disputing about?" They told him everything, and asked him to arbitrate. That man said, "None of you has seen the elephant. The elephant is not like a pillar, its legs are like pillars. It is not like a big water-vessel, its belly is like a water-vessel. It is not like a winnowing basket, its ears are like winnowing baskets. It is not like a thick stick or club, but its proboscis is like that. The elephant is the combination of all these." In the same manner those quarrel who have seen one aspect only of the Deity.

Some uncommon and rare photographs I received from my friends

QUOTES FROM SRIRAMAKRISHNA

Part-2

v If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of GOD....SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v "A boat may stay in water but water should not stay in the boat. An aspirant may live in the world but the world should not live within him"..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “The spiritually minded belong to a caste of their own, beyond all social conventions”..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “The companionship of the holy and the wise is one of the main elements of spiritual progress”..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.”..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “He alone is the true teacher who is illuminated by the light of true knowledge.”.. SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v "A man attains everything when he discovers his true Self in himself"..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “Remain always strong and steadfast in your own faith but eschew   from all bigotry  &   intolerance.”….SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “There are two kinds of knowledge first, absence of pride and second a peaceful nature”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “Love you must, because God dwells in all beings. But salute a wicked person from a distance.. SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v 'The 'ego of knowledge' & the 'ego of
Devotion' can do no harm it is the 'wicked
I ' that is harmful......SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “If a man is boiled in the fire of knowledge he will not be used for new creation,he is liberated”.. SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “Be turned into gold by touching the philosopher’s stone.Aftre that you may remain buried underground a thousand years;when you are taken out you will still be gold “..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “As soon as a man finds his mind wandering away to unreal, he should apply discrimination”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “One does not succeed in any type of work as long as one has these three :SHAME, HATRED & FEAR”…SRI RAMAKRISHNA

v “The glory of light cannot be appreciated without darkness.Happiness cannot be understood without misery. Knowledge of good is possible because of knowledge of evil.” …..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “One cannot achieve anything through laziness and procrastination”….SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “A man who is himself ignorant starts out to teach others like the blind leading the blind”… SRI RAMAKRISHNA.

v “Man’s sufferings and worries spring only from his persistent thought that he is the doer”…SRI RAMAKRISHNA.

v “As long as God keeps the awareness of ‘I’ in us,so long do sense objects exist;& we can’t very well speak of the world as a dream”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v "Make your nerve strong what we want is muscles of iron & nerve of steel.We have wept long enough.No more weeping,but stand on your feet & be men."..Vivekananda

v “The man, who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does well to himself”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “All our suffering is due to this ‘I’.The cow cries ‘HAMBA’ which means ‘I’ that is why it suffers so much.This ‘I’ must remain,let the rascal be God’s servant”.. SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “A householder should not hold the view that everything is illusory,like a dream”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “This world is like fishing net. Men are the fish and God, whose maya has created the world, is the fisherman.”… SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v "The mind is like milk.If you keep the mind in the world,which is like water then the milk & water will get mixed."..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “God laughs & says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion’…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “In order to realize God, one must assume one of these attitudes ; santa,dasya,sakhya,vatsalya,or madhur.”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “One does not succeed so long as one has these three :shame, hatred and fear.”..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v "The glory of light can't be valued without darkness. Happiness can't be understood without misery. Knowledge of good is possible because of knowledge of evil”. SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “The fire of knowledge at first destroys such enemies of spiritual life as passion, anger, & so forth.”.. SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “The process of creation, preservation, & destruction that is going on day & night is due to sakti, the power of GOD.”.. SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “Are father & mother mere trifles? No spiritual practice will bear fruit unless they are pleased” SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v "Man dwells in the realm of maya [attachment].Maya does not permit him to see God.It has made him a victim of ignorance"...SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v ”Attachment keeps us in ignorance & entangles us in the world, where as compassion makes our heart pure & gradually unties our bond”.. .SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “A man attains everything when he discovers his true Self in himself”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “As long as a man feels that God is ‘there’ he is ignorant. But he attains knowledge when he feels that God is ‘here’….SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “If a man leads a householder’s life he must have unflagging devotion to truth. God can be realized through truth alone.”….SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “One should spend some time in solitude and attain knowledge. Then one can lead the life of a householder”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “The first sign of knowledge is a peaceful nature, and the second is absence of egotism”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “The companionship of a holy man is greatly needed now and then. It enables one to discriminate between the real and the unreal”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “He who forcefully says ‘I am free’ is certainly free; & he who says day & night ‘I am bound’ is certainly bound.”… SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “Never feel that your path alone is right and that the paths of others are wrong and full of errors” …SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “A house holder should not hold the view that everything is illusory, like a dream.”….SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v 'The 'ego of knowledge' & the 'ego of
Devotion' can do no harm it is the 'wicked
I ' that is harmful......SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “If a man is boiled in the fire of knowledge he will not be used for new creation,he is liberated”.. SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “Be turned into gold by touching the philosopher’s stone.Aftre that you may remain buried underground a thousand years;when you are taken out you will still be gold “..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “Flatterers gather around a worldly man. Vultures gather around the carcass of a cow”..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “The cat catches her kitten with her teeth & they are not hurt;but when a mouse is so caught it dies.Thus Maya never kills the devotee though it destroys others”..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “Be not a traitor to your thoughts. Be sincere; act according to your thoughts;& you shall surely succeed. Pray with sincere & simple heart & your prayers will be heard.”..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “One is safe to live in the world,if one has power of discrimination of the real from the unreal & dispassion,& along with these intense devotion to God.”..SRIRAMAKRISHNA