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why does this article only list the monks and not the householder disciples? — goethean ॐ 17:15, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am removing the NPOV tag as the issue seems to be resolved Skapur 04:09, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Why "Apostles"?

Any thoughts or opinions about moving this to Disciples of Ramakrishna? Apostle sounds somehow Biblical. And, I feel it reflects a POV more than Disciples would. But I see that the page redirects from Direct Disciples... Was it moved? Devadaru (talk) 03:27, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

yes Disciples is a better term, and moreover, he never wanted his disciples to go and preach, as the word apostle indicate. -- vineeth (talk) 08:14, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes and No. Disciples is no problem but Apostles is not wrong. Sri Ramakrishna did instruct his disciples to go and preach. I will cite for now two well known instances. He asked Holy Mother Sarada Devi, his Wife to look after the spiritual needs of people. He wrote in his own hand that Vivekananda (Naren) would teach people, not only India but also outside. That is why Ramakrishna Mission is a missionary organisation. But it doesn't convert people away from any other religion. It teaches them to realize the real spiritual truths in whichever path they find suitable for their growth and salvation. (Swami1980 (talk) 20:50, 3 July 2009 (UTC))[reply]

Rakhal Chandra Ghosh

Just letting you know that somewhere there must have been a main article about Swami Brahmananda in Wikipedia, because when searching in Opera following Wikipedia excerpt is shown on the 12th of July 2020 at the right column: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=swami+brahmananda&ia=web&iax=about

″Swami Brahmananda Brahmananda, born Rakhal Chandra Ghosh, was one of the direct disciples of Ramakrishna and the first president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. He was born in Sikra Kulingram near Basirhat, Kolkata. Ramakrishna recognised him as his 'spiritual son'. He became the first president of the mission. Reverentially known as "Raja Maharaj", he was largely responsible for the initial development of the mission, which was remiss due to the death of Vivekananda. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Brahmananda (Link to his non-existent site)

Born: Rakhal Chandra Ghosh, Jan 21, 1863, Basirhat, Calcutta, British India Died: Apr 10, 1922, Belur Math Order: Ramakrishna Mission Guru: Ramakrishna Paramhansa Philosophy: Advaita Vedanta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disciples_of_Ramakrishna#/media/File:Swami_Brahmananda_in_Madras.jpg (Embed of this picture)

Notable disciple(s): Swami Madhavananda, Swami Prabhavananda, Swami Satprakashananda, Swami Shambhavananda, Swami Shankarananda, Swami Siddheshwarananda, Swami Vishuddhananda, Swami Vireshwarananda, Swami Yatiswarananda″ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.192.195.130 (talk) 13:48, 12 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]