Ram Krishna Mission and Swami Vivekananda

Ramkrishna Paramhans

RamKrishna Paramhans's original name was Gadadhar Chattopadhyay born in 1863.

Rasmani constructed the Kaali temple at Dakshineshwar of which Ramkrishna was appointed caretaker/priest. Spiritual teacher of Ramkrishna was Totapuri. Bhairavi had initiated him into Tantrik sadhna mode. He laid great emphasis on dispassion and detachment and he was of the firm belief that it is required to leave line of women and gold.

On 16 August 1686, Ramkrishna entered the final samadhi from where there is no return to living world.

Swami Vivekananda was born on 12 January 1863 in a Kayastha family. His fathers name was Vishwanath Dutta and mother was bhuvaneshwari Devi. His real name was Narendra Nath Dutt.

Swami Vivekananda visited Ramkrishna at Dakshineshwar. 'Ah, you come so late, you are the incarnation of Narayan. You have come to uplift the miseries of men.'-Ramkrishna.

Swami Vivekananda

In September 1893, a parliament of religion was held at Chicago in USA. This was a part of world fare whose name was 'Columbian Exposition' and it was celebrated on the event of 400 years of discovery of America by Columbus.
Vivekananda left for America on 31st May 1893 from Bombay and reached Chicago in mid July. He was introduced to a professor of Howard, J.H. Wright, who wrote a letter to president and gave him train tickets. Mrs Hale helped him in getting to the parliament of religion, it was inaugurated on 10th September 1893 at 10:00 am. Vivekananda spoke in the assembly six times and his first statement was 'Sisters and brothers of America'.
Vivekananda stayed in America from 1893-96. In Newyork , he established a Vedant society. There he had many followers, some prominent high class followers were Miss Margaret Nobel (Sister Niveditta), J.L. Goodwin, Mrs Olewill, Sister Christine, Sarah Owedo and Josphine Macleod. From America he went to Paris and therefrom he went to France. In France, he met Max Muller. There Muller asked Vivekananda about Ramkrishna and then he wrote an article 'A Real Mahatama' and latter a biography 'Ramkrishna-his life and saying'.
On coming to India, Vivekananda published two newspapers, one in English and other in Bengali. Prabudh Bharat in English and Udbodhan in Bengali. His lectures are compiled under following titles: My master, Rajyog, Bhakti yog, Gyan yog and Karm yog.
A monastery was opened at Barabazar and latter was shifted to Alambazar during the time of Ramkrishna. When Vivekananda returned India, he shifted this monastery to Vellore and there he founded Ramkrishna Mission.