Sri Sarada Devi(1853–1920)is known as the Holy Mother among the devotees and admirers and was the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa who is worshiped as an God incarnate all over the world. Sri Ramakrishna revealed her as an incarnation of Goddess Sarasvati who came to remove ignorance of the suffering humanity.
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GREATNESS OF SRI SARADA DEVI
by Swami Abhedananda
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Swami Abhedananda, a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, born in a fairly well-to-do family. His pre-monastic name was Kali Prasad Chandra. He had a great eagerness to learn yoga from his boyhood. He gained a good grounding in Sanskrit and English. At the age of 18, when he was studying for the school final examination, he went to Dakshineswar and met Sri Ramakrishna. Under the guidance of the Master, Kali practised meditation and was soon blessed with several visions.
Swami Abhedananda, a direct disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, born in a fairly well-to-do family. His pre-monastic name was Kali Prasad Chandra. He had a great eagerness to learn yoga from his boyhood. He gained a good grounding in Sanskrit and English. At the age of 18, when he was studying for the school final examination, he went to Dakshineswar and met Sri Ramakrishna. Under the guidance of the Master, Kali practised meditation and was soon blessed with several visions.
Of
all the contributions that Swami Abhedananda made to Ramakrishna Movement, the
most widely appreciated and enduring one is his composition of sublime and
beautiful hymns (in Sanskrit) on Sri Ramakrishna and Sri Sarada Devi. His hymn
to Holy Mother beginning with Prakritim paramam abhayam varadam, which is sung
in many ashramas and homes, is unrivalled in the depth of conception and
felicity of expression.
Citing
an analogy of Brahman and Maya, Sri Ramakrishna has said, “Rama walks in front,
Sita in the middle and Lakshmana behind. Sita is the veiling Maya who screens
off Lakshmana, the Jiva. If she stands slightly aside, Lakshmana can see Sri
Ramachandra who is the indivisible Brahman.
She,
who is Sita, she who is Sri Radha, she who is the Primordial Power Kali, she incarnated herself in this
age in the form of Sri Sarada Devi. Prayer please the Mother Peaceful. She is
Vidya-maya. By taking refuge in her one gets rid of the darkness of Avidya-maya.
When the Mother is propitiated, Sri Ramakrishna, being pleased, showers his
grace on the devotee.
The
Holy Mother and Sri Ramakrishna used to mutually consider the other as Mother.
When Sri Ramakrishna entered Mahasamadhi in the Cossipore garden-house, that heart-rending
news was not communicated to the Mother on that very night. As I was the
youngest among the inmate devotees of the Master, the Mother did not hesitate
to talk with me freely. So it fell upon me to convey the news to her in the
morning. On hearing the news the Mother cried out, ‘O Mother, where are you
gone!’ I do not know whether any other example is available in the world of
such supernatural and mysterious relationship between husband and wife.
…The
Mother is Sarasvati Herself, the
bestower of knowledge, she again is Mahamaya, the giver of liberation.
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TEACHINGS OF SRI SARADA DEVI
CHAPTER-IV: JAPA AND MEDITATION
31.
When a devotee complained that the impurities of his mind were not being
removed in spite of his Japa and meditation, Mother said, "Through the
practice of Japa they will go. How can one afford to do without these
practices?"
32.
"In time the mind itself becomes the Guru. To pray to God and meditate on
Him for two minutes with full concentration is better than doing so for long
hours without it."
33.
"Repeating the Name of God once, with the mind controlled, is equivalent
to a million repetitions with the mind away from God. You may repeat the Name
for the whole day, but if the mind is elsewhere, that does not produce much
result. The repetition must be accompanied by concentration. Then alone one
gets the grace of God."
34.
"Why should not one have concentration and meditation if the mind is pure?
Why should not one have God vision? When one sits down for Japa, God's Name
will continue rising up from the mind naturally and not with effort."
35.
Disciple: "I find it impossible to meditate. Please awaken my
Kundalini."
Mother:
"It will awaken in the course of time. Do Japa and meditation. It does not
rise of itself. Continuous meditation will make the mind so steady that you
will not feel inclined to give it up. When the mind is not in a good mood to
meditate, do not force it to do so. In such conditions, get up from the seat of
meditation after making prostrations. Real meditation is of a spontaneous
nature."
36.
"The Kundalini will be gradually awakened. You will realize everything by
the repetition of God's Name. Even if the mind is not quiet, still you can sit
and repeat the holy Name a million times. Before the awakening of the
Kundalini, one hears the Anahata sound; but nothing can be achieved without the
grace of the Divine Mother."
37.
"If a person is steady in meditation, he will clearly see the Lord in his
heart and hear His voice. The moment an idea flashes in his mind, it will at
once be fulfilled and he will be bathed in peace."
SOURCE: .saradadevi.info/THM_book
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