Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

Period of Sadhana:

Ref: Sri Ramakrishna the Great Master - Part 2 - Ch 8: Period of Sadhana of Sri Ramakrishna:

Thursday, May 31, 1855: Consecration of the Dakshineshwar Kali temple, and Sri Ramakrishna assuming the office of the priest towards the end of the year.

(A) 1856 - 1859: The first four years:
1. Sadhana of Kali (Apatya Bhava) (God as Mother)
2. Sadhana of Hanuman (Dashya Bhava) (As Servant of God)

(B) 1860 - 1863: The second four years:
3. Sadhana of Tantra (Apatya Bhava) (God as Mother)

(C) 1864 - 1867: The third four years:
4. Sadhana of Ramalala (Vatsalya Bhava) (God as Child)
5. Sadhana of Krishna (Madhura Bhava) (God as Lover)
6. Sadhana of Vedanta (God as Consciousness)
7. Sadhana of Islam (God as Allah)

Ref: Sri Ramakrishna the Great Master - Part 2 - Ch 20 to 21: Worship of Shodasi:

1873: Sri Ramakrishna worshipped the Holy Mother as Shodasi on the dark night of the new moon day of the Phalaharini Kali puja on 1873. A year later Sri Ramakrishna performed the Sadhana of Christianity.

8. Sadhana of Christanity (God as Christ)

1. Sadhana of Kali (Apatya Bhava) (God as Mother):

• Dakshineshwar Kali temple:
- About Dakshineshwar Kali temple


• Arrival of Sri Ramakrishna:
- Sri Ramakrishna becoming priest
- Sri Ramakrishna making an Image of Shiva
- Sri Ramakrishna setting the broken Image of Govinda


• Sadhana:
- Sri Ramakrishna getting initiated in Shakti Mantra
- Sri Ramakrishna seeing the mantras during worship
- Sri Ramakrishna singing devotional songs
- Sri Ramakrishna meditating in Panchavati
- Sri Ramakrishna cleaning abominable places
- Sri Ramakrishna considering money worthless
- Sri Ramakrishna cleaning leaf-plates
- Sri Ramakrishna decorating the Divine Mother
- Sri Ramakrishna offering cooked food to the Divine Mother
- Sri Ramakrishna calling on the Divine Mother
- Sri Ramakrishna meditating on the Divine Mother during worship


• First Vision of Divine Mother:
- Sri Ramakrishna having the first vision of the Divine Mother
- Sri Ramakrishna calling on the Divine Mother after first vision
- Sri Ramakrishna meditating during worship after first vision


• Merging of individual will in the Will of the Divine Mother:
- Merging of individual will in the Will of the Divine Mother
- Experiencing the world as dream against the higher Reality of Divine Consciousness
- Sri Ramakrishna seeing the living form of the Divine Mother
- Sri Ramakrishna talking to the living form of the Divine Mother
- Sri Ramakrishna reaching the state of Ragatmika Bhakti
- Sri Ramakrishna having the vision of Papapurusha getting killed
- Sri Ramakrishna punishing Rani Rashmani for worldly thoughts during worship
- Dropping off of external worship due to intense devotion


• Planting a new Panchavati:
- Arrival of Haladhari
- Sri Ramakrishna planting a new Panchavati
- Sri Ramakrishna realizing the states indicated by the scriptures

2. Sadhana of Hanuman (Dashya Bhava) (As Servant of God):

- Sri Ramakrishna intensely calling on Raghuvir with the attitude of Mahavir

3. Sadhana of Tantra (Apatya Bhava) (God as Mother):

- Arrival of Bhairavi Brahmani
- Extraordinary vision of Bhairavi Brahmani in Panchavati
- Spiritual discussions with Bhairavi Brahmani in Panchavati
- Declaring Sri Ramakrishna as Incarnation of God
- Sri Ramakrishna performing Tantra Sadhana under Bhairavi Brahmani

4. Sadhana of Ramalala (Vatsalya Bhava) (God as Child):

- Arrival of Jatadhari
- Sri Ramakrishna getting initiated in Rama mantra
- Sri Ramakrishna having vision of Ramalala
- Vision of Jatadhari and leaving Ramalala

5. Sadhana of Krishna (Madhura Bhava) (God as Lover):

- Sri Ramakrishna putting on female dress
- Sri Ramakrishna praying to Devi Katyayani
- Sri Ramakrishna longing for Krishna
- Sri Ramakrishna meditating on Srimati Radharani
- Sri Ramakrishna having the vision of Radharani
- Sri Ramakrishna becoming identified with Srimati and Mahabhava
- Sri Ramakrishna having the vision of Krishna

6. Sadhana of Vedanta (God as Consciousness):

- Arrival of Totapuri
- Approaching Sri Ramakrishna to initiate him
- Totapuri initiating Sri Ramakrishna into Sannayasa
- Sri Ramakrishna merging in Nirvikalpa Samadhi

7. Sadhana of Islam (God as Allah):

- Arrival of Govinda Ray
- Sri Ramakrishna getting initiated in Islam Sadhana
- Sri Ramakrishna succeeding in Islam Sadhana

8. Sadhana of Christianity (God as Christ):

- Sri Ramakrishna seeing the picture of Jesus
- Sri Ramakrishna getting absorbed in the mood of Christianity
- Sri Ramakrishna having the vision of Jesus