Ramakrishnananda (13 July 1863 – 21 August 1911) was one of the direct disciples of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. Known for his “Gurubhakti” [Service to the Guru], he served the Baranagore Math for 12 years without missing a single day.
Do not care if you slip occasionally.To err is human.Do not lose heart.Walk firmly onward.No man can hope to get through the slimy path of the world unscathed.And it is rank foolishness to sit down in the midst of the mire for fear of falling in the attempt to get across.
If we cannot get on altogether without help,then why not ask the Lord himself.Why go to others?
When man’s vanity is puffed up by name,fame,importance,and wealth,he has on hope to reach Thee,O Lord.Thou comest to the poor,the lowly,to those who have nothing in this world.Come to me,O Lord!All I have is Thine;it was never mine.Thou art all my wealth.
weep and pray to God thus,’O gracious One!I am weak and helpless.Forgive the sins which I have committed in this[life]or in previos lives,knowingly or unknowingly.Remit the results of my evil actions.’If you can sincerely weep,with a contrite heart,He will surely paedon your sins.
In order to realize God you must worship Him with your whole heart;and the man who has realized God is perfectly happy.Even if he should go to hell,he would be in heaven,for he lives in God,and where God is,that is heaven.
