SRI RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHAMSA -(1836-1886)
======================================================================== ======================================================================= Wednesday, August 10, 2022. 07:40. Direct spiritual experience :The goal of human life is the realization of the Ultimate Reality which alone can give man supreme fulfilment and everlasting peace. ========================================================================= BELUR MATH Sri Ramakrishna was born on 18 February 1836 in the village of Kamarpukur about sixty miles northwest of Kolkata. His parents, Kshudiram Chattopadhyaya and Chandramani Devi, were poor but very pious and virtuous. As a child, Ramakrishna (his childhood name was Gadadhar) was dearly loved by the villagers. From early days, he had strong disinclination towards formal education and worldly affairs. He was, however, a talented boy, and could sing and paint well. He was fond of serving holy men and listening to their discourses. He was oftentimes found to be absorbed in sp