Monday, February 16, 2015

18 February: Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa birth anniversary

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
“He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realise God in this very life." - Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
 
Ramakrishna (b. 18 February 1836 – d. 16 August 1886), born Gadadhar Chattopadhyay, was a famous mystic of 19th-century India. His religious school of thought led to the formation of the Ramakrishna Mission by his chief disciple Swami Vivekananda. He is also referred to as Paramahamsa" by his devotees, as such he is popularly known as Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
 

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