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discuss the contribution of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa in the growth of Indian nationalism

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Ramakrishna Paramahansa : Ramakrishna Paramahansa was a mystic and saint. He was also a great reformer of the Nineteenth Century. He derived his inspiration from Indian thought and culture and aimed to bring a spiritual awakening in India.

Ramakrishna was born in 1836 in a 'Brahmin family at Karmarpukur a village in the Hoogly district of Bengal. His father was Khudiram Chattopadhya and mother was Chandra Devi.

They were deeply religious minded. The original name of Ramakrishna was Gadadhar Chattopadhva. During his childhood Ramakrishna had gained sufficient knowledge in Hindu religious doctrines.

Simultaneoulsy he took great interest in devotional practices. He had no formal education. At the age of twenty he became the Priest of the Dakshineswar Kali temple. He was very much devoted to Goddess Kali.

He considered Goddess Kali the supreme Divine mother as the Absolute force and the source of creation of the universe Ramakrishna led an intense spiritual life and through yogic discipline and meditation he attained the supreme realisation.

Ramakrishna considered religion as an all embracing spirituality. 1 The soul object of life according to him is the realisation of God. So devotion to God should be the supreme goal of mind.

According to him one can conceive God in forms or as form less, but his supreme goal should be the realisation of God. Religion is a path towards the realisation of the supreme goal of life Ramakrishna did not condemn image worship as he considered it as a means to an end and not an end itself.

The end is the realisaton of God. He said that the Vedas, Uapnishads, the Sutras and Sharstras deal with the eternal quest or the eternal being (God). He assimilated the various Hindu cults and forstered the spirit of unity within Hinduism Ramakrishna thought of God both as formless and informs.

He said "Those who believe -that God is without form attain Him Just as well as those who believe that he has form. The only two essentials are faith and self surrender."

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