Shri Ramakrishna Kshirsagar Swamiji
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Shri Ramakrishna Kshirsagar Swamiji (1934 - 1999)
It is believed by his devotees that he was the reincarnation of lord Dattatreya and belonged to the tradition of Adya Shankaracharya. He was lifelong celibate who worked for the rejuvination and revival of Vedas, Vedic Hindu Traditions and ideology.
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[edit] Biography
Vedic ideology proposes that the purpose of spiritual knowledge is the awakening of the soul and the transformation of life itself. The Vedic tradition emphasizes that the spiritual knowledge must be transferred from the teacher who has achieved transcendental wisdom, who has experienced the Divine power, who is sinless and free from the worldly motives and having an absolute disregard of all worldly pleasures. This knowledge and tradition has come from Lord Shiva himself down to the present times through a succession of 'Gurus' (teachers). This is the Divine Guru 'Parampara' (tradition) to which Sadguru Shri Ramakrishna Saraswati Swamiji belongs.
Shri Ramakrishna Swamiji was born in 1934 in a small village of Raitale in the Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra in India. At the age of seven, he explained that he had experienced the Divine realization in form of 'Sakshatkar' (Divine Vision). Then, Shri Nrusimha Saraswati Swamiji (of Ganagapur), an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya Himself, initiated Him as His disciple and instructed Him to perform 'sadhana' (penance). Sadguru was engrossed in the 'sadhana' for 25 years after which Shri Nrusimha Saraswati Swamiji blessed Him and instructed Him to take up the mission of preserving and protecting the Vedas. He led a life of a resplendent celibate with a difficult life similar to other divine incarnations like Sant Dnyaneshwar and Shri Ramkrishna Paramhans.
Shri Ramakrishna Swamiji's devotees believe that he was a boundless reservoir of compassion, love and divine power. He would instruct them on the principles of 'Dharma' in a lucid and simple language. He did not give public discourse; His guidance always had an informal setting and was dialogue between 'Guru' (teacher) and 'Shisya' (disciple). In Guru-Shishya tradition it is believed that Sadguru's darshan is enough to remove the cobwebs of ignorance and create happiness and tranquility in one's mind. In Guru-Shishya tradition it is also believed that through mere 'darshan' of a true Guru atheists can turn into pious people.
Shri Datta Devasthan Trust was formed for the purpose of protection of Vedas. Sadguru encouraged His devotees to spread the importance of Vedas, propagate the principles of Vedanta and collect funds for this purpose through 'Bhiksha' (offerings) from the people. He asked them to go to each house to explain His mission and seek the participation of the people. To organize this effort, He formed 'Satsang Mandals' in various cities and today there are around 20 Satasanga Centers in various cities in and out of Maharashtra and new ones are coming up to participate in this movement. The Guru Parampara emphasizes the importance of the Paduka. The darshan of Shri Sadguru's Paduka give the same Divine experience to his devotees the way they used to get before He left His embodied self in 1999.
[edit] As Author
His preachings have been compiled into several books. These books explain the art of living in all aspects of life. They may provide us the opportunity to balance spiritual upliftment while continuing our family obligations. They attempt to provide answers to lots of day to day complex questions in life.
- Guruwani - Explains the Art of Living and attempts to answer several day to day questions in life, like how to perform Bhakti?, Why perform Shraddha?, How to balance family life and religion?
- Amritkalash - Explains more detailed information about specific topics like Body and Mind, Sadguru and Satpurush.
- Shriguruseva - Shriguruseva is a quarterly magazine. It contains some Question/Answer conversation between Sadguru and his prominent devotees.
- Dharmadarshan - This book is a compilation of preaching by His Holiness Shri Ramakrishna Swamiji regarding Religion.
- Sadgurusamvad - This book contains conversation with the devotees in question-answer form.
[edit] References
- Gurugauravika - This book provides the names and addresses of the people who believe in Vedic Ideology and the beliefs mentioned in the above article.
http://www.dattadevasthan.org/Books.asp
- Satsang Volunteers - This provides the names, addresses and contacts of the people who believe in the Vedic Ideology and beliefs mentioned in the above article.
http://www.dattadevasthan.org/SatsangVolunteers.asp
