Drawn by the magnetism of Sri Ramakrishna's divine personality, people flocked to him from far and near - men and women, young and old, philosophers and theologians, philanthropists and humanists, atheists and agnostics, Hindus and Brahmos, Christians and Muslims, seekers of truth of all races, creeds and castes. At a time when the very foundation of religion, faith in God, was crumbling under the relentless blows of materialism and skepticism, Sri Ramakrishna, through his burning spiritual realizations, demonstrated beyond doubt the reality of God and the validity of the time-honored teachings of all the prophets and saviors of the past, and thus restored the falling edifice of religion on a secure foundation. When God-consciousness falls short, traditions become dogmatic and oppressive and religious teachings lose their transforming power. The God-man of nineteenth-century India did not found any cult, nor did he show a new path to salvation. In him, deepest spirituality and broadest catholicity stood side by side. Through his God-intoxicated life Sri Ramakrishna proved that the revelation of God takes place at all times and that God-realization is not the monopoly of any particular age, country, or people. He is a figure of recent history and his life and teachings have not yet been obscured by loving legends and doubtful myths. Sri Ramakrishna, as a silent force, influences the spiritual thought currents of our time. Seekers of God of all religions feel irresistibly drawn to his life and teachings. He reached a depth of God-consciousness that transcends all time and place and has a universal appeal.
His whole life was literally an uninterrupted contemplation of God. Sri Ramakrishna, who was born in 1836 and passed away in 1886, represents the very core of the spiritual realizations of the seers and sages of India.
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