Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The holy Parshads of Sri SriThakur had had great impact amongst the devotees and the spiritual seeker at that time and this legacy still continues.But here in this article it has been tried to unravel the influence of these holy Parshads on the youth especially at that time who came in contact with them and found out their way of living. Key words: Devotees, Spiritual Seekers, Way of living.Self-liberation or the welfare of others?This was the question continuously absorbing the minds of the young minds who wished to dedicate their lives to the lotus feet of God and wanted self 'moksh'.But their intimacy with the Thakur and their quest for God gave them answer to their question.Swami Vivekananda had the prolong quest to see God and He always searched for God and asked many persons but all answers or reply he got were futile.But it was the contact with Sri Sri Thakur in the holy place of Dakshineswar that Swamiji got His answer from Thakur that one can find and see God if he wishes.But here was a trick because Thakur wanted His disciples to be as big as banyan trees (as He advised Swami Vivekananda) where so many poor, poverty-stricken, exhausted, morally void people would find peace and liberation.So when Sri Thakur declared to serve people is like serve to God, Swamiji announced in His firm voice that if God mercy on Him He would make His Guru's words executed.The motto of Ramakrishna Mission thus says "Atmano Moksharthang Jagatdhitay Cha" which means self liberation and with it the welfare of others.Because self liberation is not the motto and goal of a monk in Sri Sri Thakur's view and He wanted His disciples to work for the welfare of others and their welfare becomes the welfare of them.
Authors: Shubhajit Majumder, Ayan Biswas, Rana Mondal, Shuvajit Hazra, Gopal Biswas, Tuhin Chatterjee
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4412763818