BELUR MATH : The heart of Ramakrishna Movement

 Belur Math: The Heart of Ramakrishna Movement

Belur Math, sprawling over forty acres of land on the western bank of the Hooghly (Ganga), in Howrah district, an hour’s drive from Kolkata, is a place of pilgrimage for people from all over the world professing different religious faiths. Even people not interested in religion come here for the peace it exudes.

It was at Belur Math that Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), the foremost disciple of Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886), lived the last years of his brief life. He consecrated the grounds in 1898 by worshipping the urn containing the sacred relics of Sri Ramakrishna, which he himself carried on his shoulders to the place of worship. On that occasion he uttered these prophetic words about Belur Math: “The blazing light of universal harmony that will emanate from here will flood the whole world.” On another occasion he said that “the power that will have its rise from here [Belur Math] will flood the whole world and turn the course of men’s lives into different channels; from this place will spring forth ideals which will be the harmony of Knowledge, Devotion, Yoga, and Work … all true seekers of spirituality will in course of time assemble here.” True to that prophecy, Belur Math has become the hub of a worldwide spiritual movement known as the Ramakrishna Movement.

The serene campus of Belur Math on the Ganga includes temples dedicated to Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda, in which their relics are enshrined, and the main monastery of the Ramakrishna Order. The place has been sanctified by the stay of Swami Vivekananda and most of the monastic disciples of Sri Ramakrishna who spent several years here. Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi also visited this place on several occasions. The room in which Swamiji attained Mahasamadhi has been preserved here. The headquarters of the worldwide twin organizations known as Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission are also situated here. An added attraction is the Museum which contains articles connected with the history of Ramakrishna Math and Mission. The green lawns and lush growth of trees and bushes everywhere add to the serenity and beauty of the place. All this has contributed to an elevating spiritual ambience that has made Belur Math an important place of pilgrimage for people all over the world. A degree college, a polytechnic, and several other educational institutions of the Ramakrishna Mission are situated in the vast campus adjacent to Belur Math.

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1886 October Calcutta the then capital

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of India a group of young men came to

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live together in a dilapidated house at

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Borana war in North Calcutta

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they were forsaken as some worthless

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destitute boys but they were molded by

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the ideas and ideals of their spiritual

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master Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

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sri ramakrishna had passed away a few

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months ago but before that he had

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instilled in them the love for God the

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spirit of renunciation and brotherly

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love one day at the Kashipur garden

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house sri ramakrishna distributed aqua

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robes to them and send them out to beg

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food in this way he himself initiated

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them into a life of renunciation and

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laid the foundation of a new monastic

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order the resolve of these youngsters to

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form a brotherhood was strengthened a

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couple of months later at art war on a

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Christmas Eve in Verona Gore Mott the

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days were of extreme struggle and

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hardship they lived on what chance

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brought to them

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but it could not shake their resolve Sri

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Ramakrishna's words constantly rang in

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their ears the goal of human life is God

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realization

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forgetting sleep they spent the nights

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in spiritual practices they immersed

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themselves in meditation they studied

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various scriptures to quench their

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thirst for truth their love and longing

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for God found expression in their

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devotional songs

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under the able leadership of Swami

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Vivekananda these young men took the

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vowels of monasticism and started a

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monastic Brotherhood in the name of Shri

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Ramakrishna

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the determination of those young men has

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borne fruit in the form of balloon mud

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today valu-mart has become the heart of

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the worldwide spiritual movement known

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as the Ramakrishna movement once swami

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vivekananda uttered these prophetic

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words about balloon wat the blazing

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light of universal harmony that will

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emanate from here will flood the whole

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world

 

 

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