Sarada Devi
Was the spiritual-wife and spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna,
Quote:
"I tell you one thing. If you want
peace of mind, do not find fault
with others. Rather learn to see
your own faults. Learn to make
the whole world your own.
No one is a stranger, my child;
this whole world is your own."
29 December 1853 – 21 July 1920
Was the spiritual-wife and spiritual
consort of Sri Ramakrishna, a
nineteenth-century Hindu mystic
and saint.
Sarada Devi is also reverentially
addressed as the Holy Mother
(Sri Sri Maa ) by the followers of
the Sri Ramakrishna monastic order.
Sri Sarada Devi or Sri Sri Maa is one
of the notable woman saints and mystics
of the nineteenth century. She paved
the way for the future generation of
women to take up monasticity as the
means and end of life. In fact the Sri
Sarada Math and Ramakrishna Sarada
Mission situated at Dakshineshwar is
based on the ideals and life of Sri Sri
Maa. Sri Sarada Devi played an important
role in the growth of the Ramakrishna
Movement.
Sri Sarada Devi was born in Joyrambati.
At the age of five she was betrothed
to Sri Ramakrishna, whom she joined
at Dakshineswar Kali temple when
she was in her late teens. According
to her biographers, both lived lives
of unbroken continence, showing
the ideals of a householder and of
the monastic ways of life.
After Sri Ramakrishna's death, Maa
Sarada Devi stayed most of the time
either at Joyrambati or at the Udbodhan
office, Calcutta. The disciples of Sri
Ramakrishna regarded her as their
own mother, and after their guru's
death looked to her for advice and
encouragement. The followers of
the Ramakrishna movement and a
large section of devotees across the
world worship Sri Sri Maa Sarada
Devi as an incarnationof the Adi
Parashakti or theDivine Mother.
Authors Note: Sri Ramakrishna
gradually led Sarada Devi in the
spiritual path and when he died
at an early age, she became the
chalice where Sri Ramakrishna
had transferred his wisdom. He
also did a transmission of knowledge
to Swami Vivekananda. Sri Ramakrishna
was a truly extraordinary master of
many spiritual paths - much in the
tradition of Sri Ananda Mayi Ma.
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