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The Philosophy of Ramakrishna Paramahansa
Dyuti J. Yajnik
Contemporary Relevance of Understanding The Philosophy of Ramakrishna Paramahansa
It is believed that there has not been a single culture and civilization without having one or the other form of religion as its basic constituent. Thus, on the one hand, religion constitutes the hard-core of culture, and another hand, we find that almost all quarrels and wars occur under the name of religion only. The global issue of terrorism is nothing but the outcome of the misapprehension of true religion. This shows that in contemporary age, mankind needs true religious understanding whereby he can practice his own religion thoroughly, and at the same time, he may develop truly universal attitude towards other religions too. Modern man, living in the age of anxiety, stress, and competition, can't afford to be an atheist and sacrifice the healing
and supporting power of religion under the name of secularism, nor can he : afford to become fanatic to survive with scientific temper in the 21st century of
globalization. Thus the knowledge and respect for other religions together with the practice of the universally applicable tenets of one's own religion (upāsanā) are very relevant and inevitable in modern age for peaceful coexistence.
Thus, in the modern era of nineteenth century, Ramakrishna provided the spiritual leadership to the cognitively confused and rootless mentality to millions of people. To use Festinger's words, Ramakrishna, through his logically consistent and coherent philosophy and through practice of spirituality, removed “Cognitive Dissonance” of people at large, generated by triumph of modernity. Long-felt Need for Research on the Philosophy of Ramakrishna
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