What is Srila Prabhupadas views about Sri Ramakishna and RamaKrishna Mission?
Philosophy · asked by user [] · 2010-07-08 · 1 answers
Hare Krishna Everyone,
I was wondering about the views of Srila Prabhupadas views on Sri Ramakrishna and Ramakrishna Mission.
So far my research shows that he had an ambivalent position on that.
He says in one of his talks :
" Ramakrishna Mission is not Vedic. It is a creation of Vivekanandas concoction. It is not Vedic. Just like they created a God, Ramakrishna. So that is not a Vedic sanction, that you create any fool rascal, a god." (source: http://www.salagram.net/Drug-Alcohol-page.htm )
In another discussion he seems to like the organization structure of Ramakrishna Mission:
"I wish that each and every Branch shall keep their independent identity and cooperate keeping the Acharya in the centre. On this principle we can open any number of Branches all over the world. The Ramakrishna mission works on this principle and thus as organization they have done wonderfully." - Srila Prabhupada (letter to Kirtanananda, 11 Feb. 1967)"
(source: http://iskconreview.blogspot.com/2006/08/srila-prabhupada-on-failure-of-iskcon.html )
In one of his discussions he even makes a comment that Sri Ramakrishna might be Krishna :
"In response to a question to Srila Prabhupada re Ramakrishna Swami, Srila Prabhupada replied that maybe Ramakrishna was Krishna, but we can know it for certain that Bhagavad-gita is Krishna, so why take risk?"
( source :http://krsnaworld.com/ART_NAMHATTA/SPMAY09.html )
And here he said Ramakrishna Mission is bogus propoganda:
" PRABHUPADA: But who cares for Ramakrishna Mission? Hindu monk, but who cares for the Ramakrishna Mission? For the last eighty-five years they are working. How many Hindus they have made? Simply bogus propaganda. They advertise that "We have made all Americans..." But where the Americans? They picked up two American ladies, thats all. Where is the Hindu sadhus eating meat? "
(source : http://www.hansadutta.com/ART_WSP/Hindus231207.php )
So I wanted to know if Srila Prabhupada had a good/bad impression about Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Ramakrishna mission as I am not getting a very clear picture here.
Thanks and Haribol,
Joyaditta
I was wondering about the views of Srila Prabhupadas views on Sri Ramakrishna and Ramakrishna Mission.
So far my research shows that he had an ambivalent position on that.
He says in one of his talks :
" Ramakrishna Mission is not Vedic. It is a creation of Vivekanandas concoction. It is not Vedic. Just like they created a God, Ramakrishna. So that is not a Vedic sanction, that you create any fool rascal, a god." (source: http://www.salagram.net/Drug-Alcohol-page.htm )
In another discussion he seems to like the organization structure of Ramakrishna Mission:
"I wish that each and every Branch shall keep their independent identity and cooperate keeping the Acharya in the centre. On this principle we can open any number of Branches all over the world. The Ramakrishna mission works on this principle and thus as organization they have done wonderfully." - Srila Prabhupada (letter to Kirtanananda, 11 Feb. 1967)"
(source: http://iskconreview.blogspot.com/2006/08/srila-prabhupada-on-failure-of-iskcon.html )
In one of his discussions he even makes a comment that Sri Ramakrishna might be Krishna :
"In response to a question to Srila Prabhupada re Ramakrishna Swami, Srila Prabhupada replied that maybe Ramakrishna was Krishna, but we can know it for certain that Bhagavad-gita is Krishna, so why take risk?"
( source :http://krsnaworld.com/ART_NAMHATTA/SPMAY09.html )
And here he said Ramakrishna Mission is bogus propoganda:
" PRABHUPADA: But who cares for Ramakrishna Mission? Hindu monk, but who cares for the Ramakrishna Mission? For the last eighty-five years they are working. How many Hindus they have made? Simply bogus propaganda. They advertise that "We have made all Americans..." But where the Americans? They picked up two American ladies, thats all. Where is the Hindu sadhus eating meat? "
(source : http://www.hansadutta.com/ART_WSP/Hindus231207.php )
So I wanted to know if Srila Prabhupada had a good/bad impression about Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Ramakrishna mission as I am not getting a very clear picture here.
Thanks and Haribol,
Joyaditta
user [38] · 2010-07-09
Seems very clear to me. The only good thing they have is acc to SP their organizational structure.