Koneru Ramakrishna Rao, a past President of the Parapsychological Association, has written that the lack of any agreed-upon theory of parapsychology is one reason for the general skepticism of the scientific community regarding the existence of paranormal phenomena.

The house of 3, Gour Mohan Mukherjee street, Kolkata, where Vivekananda was born, now it is maintained by the Ramakrishna Mission.

When young Narendra Nath doubted Ramakrishna's claim of avatar, Ramakrishna said, " He who was Rama, He who was Krishna, He himself is now Ramakrishna in this body.

Swami Vivekananda, the founder of the Ramakrishna Mission is one of the greatest Hindu missionaries to The West

Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa often spoke of Mother māyā and combined deep Hindu allegory with the idea that māyā is a lesser reality that must be overcome so that one is able to realize his or her true Self.

Ratnam grew up in Chennai, doing his schooling there completed his graduation with a degree in commerce at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College which is affiliated with Madras University, Chennai and then obtained an MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, after which he worked as a management consultant before becoming a filmmaker.

This is observed in various centres of Ramakrishna Math and Mission in a traditional Hindu manner which includes mangalarati, special worship, homa ( fire-ritual ), meditation, devotional songs, religious discourses, sandhyarati ( versper service in the evenings ), and so on.

There is also a branch of Ramakrishna Mission in the UK in Bourne End.

This is the only centre in the UK which is affiliated to the Ramakrishna Missio.

The Bhairavi also taught Ramakrishna the kumari-puja, a form of ritual in which the Virgin Goddess is worshiped symbolically in the form of a young girl.

At some point in the period between his vision of Kali and his marriage, Ramakrishna practiced dāsya bhāva, during which he worshiped Rama with the attitude of Hanuman, the monkey-god, who is considered to be the ideal devotee and servant of Rama.

According to Sri Ramakrishna, madhura bhava is practised to root out the idea of sex, which is seen as an impediment in spiritual life.

" Under the guidance of Totapuri, Ramakrishna reportedly experienced nirvikalpa samadhi, which is considered to be the highest state in spiritual realisation.

Branch centers in Navadwip, Ghiridhi, and Mothers Trust Mothers Place, Ramakrishna Sarada Ashram, Lakeshore Interfaith Community is an affiliated branch center in Ganges, MI., USA which was inaugurated by the President, Mataji Bandana Ma of Sri Sri Saradeshwari Ashram in 1998.

The principal source for Ramakrishna's teaching is Mahendranath Gupta's Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita and is regarded as a Bengali classic.

The most popular translation of the Kathamrita is The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna by Swami Nikhilananda.

Ramakrishna taught that kamini-kanchana is an obstacle to God-realization.

The Ramakrishna Math and Mission is one of the main organizations founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1897.

Ramakrishna is considered as an important figure in Bengali Renaissance of 19th-20th Century.

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa had sixteen disciples ( other than Swami Vivekananda ) who became monks of the Ramakrishna Order ; they are often considered his apostles.

His trait of humility was evident by his refusal to proclaim himself as the president of Ramakrishna Mission after the demise of Swami Brahmananda as he considered himself as merely a representative of Swami Brahmananda.

The plot was bought from an Englishman, John Hastie and was then popularly known as Saheban Bagicha, partly old Muslim burial ground shaped like a tortoise, considered befitting for the worship of Shakti according to Tantra traditions, it took eight years and nine hundred thousand rupees to complete the construction, and finally the idol of Goddess Kali was installed 31 May 1855, amid festivities at the temple formally known as Sri Sri Jagadishwari Mahakali, with Ramkumar Chhattopadhyay as the head priest ; soon his younger brother Gadai or Gadadhar ( later known as Ramakrishna ) moved in and so did nephew Hriday to assist him.

Ramakrishna Math is a religious monastic order, considered part of the Hindu reform movements.

Ramakrishna acknowledged the left-hand tantric path, though it had " undesirable features ", as one of the " valid roads to God-realization ", he consistently cautioned his devotees and disciples against associating with it.

During the practise of this bhava, Ramakrishna dressed himself in women's attire for several days and regarded himself as one of the Gopis of Vrindavan.

Romain Rolland described the mystical states achieved by Ramakrishna and other mystics as an "' oceanic ' sentiment ", one which Rolland had also experienced.

As has been noted by the Hindu saint Ramakrishna, the secret of the invocatory path is that God and his Name are one.

Ramakrishna Mission has one centre in Russia.

It is reported that after Ramakrishna's death in August 1886, when Sarada Devi tried to remove her bracelets as the customs dictated for a widow, she had a vision of Ramakrishna in which he said, " I have not passed away, I have gone from one room to another.

Ramakrishna gorged both the curd and the milk. Kali was furious. But Ramakrishna explained to Kali that what is one without the other. Kali was impressed by his wit and said that he will become a Vikatakavi. Meaning a jesting poet. with his Knowledge he left to Vijaynagara.

Tenali Ramakrishna remains one of the most popular folk figures in India today, a quick-witted courtier ready even to outwit the all-powerful emperor.

He was one of the pillars of the Ramakrishna Movement's service activities.

Similarly, Vivekananda's teacher Ramakrishna Paramahansa, using an analogy said that man is like a cow tied to a pole with a rope — the karmic debts and human nature bind him and the amount of free will he has is analogous to the amount of freedom the rope allows ; as one progresses spiritually, the rope becomes longer.

After the passing away of Sri Ramakrishna in 1886, the small group of direct disciples who decided to embrace monastic life gathered round in a dilapidated house in Baranagar and Tarak was one of the first to settle down there.

Swami Brahmananda () ( January 21, 1863 – April 10, 1922 ), born Rakhal Chandra Ghosh, was one of the direct disciples of Ramakrishna and the first president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission.

He stayed back in Dakshineswar one night upon request from the Master and later he divulged that on that night Sri Ramakrishna granted him special spiritual favours.

It is also the first biography of Sri Ramakrishna written by one of his monastic disciples.

In 1965, Swami Bhuteshanandaji was appointed as one of the Trustees and a Member of the Governing body of Ramakrishna Mission.

" and referred to The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna as " translation of one of the world's most extraordinary religious documents.

He was a disciple of Swami Shivananda, one of the eminent disciples of Sri Ramakrishna.

The Principles of Upanishads and Yoga in Bhagavad Gita reinterpreted in the light of Ramakrishna's Life and Teachings is the main source of inspiration for the Ramakrishna Mission.

The main Ramakrishna temple in Belur was started in 1935 and in view of the deteriorating health condition of Swami Vijanananda, it was planned to have the installation ceremony just after the completion of the main shrine.

AIJD was launched on December 11, 2002 by several leaders of Janata Dal ( Secular ) and Janata Dal ( United ) in Karnataka, including the main JD ( U ) leader in the state Ramakrishna Hedge and JD ( S ) leader S. R. Bommai.