Yayasriradhey quotes Ramakrishna as an authority, but is seems that Ramakrishna is mayavadi and worships demigods. In this article below it is quoted that Ramakrishna represents Lord Siva and also worships the Holy mother ( Durga )
I obviously respect Lord Siva and Durga devi, Lord Siva is the greatest devotee of Lord Krishna, but troughout the whole website Krishna is hardly ever mentioned, neither is Radharani. Bhakti is mentioned but to whom? Many nice words are written , but something is missing, a devotee will immidiately know what I mean with this by visiting their website.
I am trying to say that to be cautious and ones reading should be very selective. Many personalities appear to be vaisnava but in fact worshippers of great demigods. These people can not bring us back to Goloka Vrindavan. In fact I searched the whole site for Goloka Vrindavan, but nothing. I searched for the Supreme abode, nothing, i searched for the gopies, nothing, so i gave up searching there, its empty
The following is an article by
SWAMI ASESHANANDA a follower of Ramakrishna
http://www.sriramakrishnamath.org/vk/2000/October/remini.asp
taken from the Indian Ramakrishna website
http://www.sriramakrishnamath.org
I want to convey to you what I was blessed with--the relationship between the guru and the disciple. What I have learnt at the feet of Holy Mother as well as at the feet of Raja Maharaj, preliminary as it was, is the shining light dispelling darkness. The bond between the guru and the disciple is the mantra, the sacred word. The mantrashakti is the truth, or the spiritual potency of the mantra discovered by the Rishis. The guru in Vedanta is he who has attained Nirvikalpa Samadhi, who has realised that the Atman and the Brahman are identical. The Tantras deal with the Ishtadevata. Cultivation of devotion to the Ishta is taught. The guru in Vedanta is the symbol of the universal soul, and the Ishta of the Tantras is the symbol of a special individual soul; and that is why, the Ishta of the Tantras, which is the chosen personal ideal, is a symbol of Shakti, i.e., the Divine Mother. Sri Ramakrishna's chosen ideal, for instance, is Mother Kali; Shankara's chosen ideal is Annapurna and so on. The Divine Mother is seen through sadhana along with Her grace. Hence realization in the Tantras is through sadhana kripa samanvaya. Vedanta on the other hand is called a siddhanta shastra, the ultimate realisation.
But sadhana is the domain of the Divine Mother, the symbol of all shakti, power. All the sciences also have power but that shakti is achit shakti, which means unconscious power, while spiritual power or kundalini shakti means chit shakti, conscious power. The Holy Mother was the embodiment of this power. Although we start with the worship of Mother, the ultimate realisation is the identity of the devotee and God. Sri Ramakrishna represents Shiva, the Absolute, and Holy Mother represents Shakti. Shakti is also called karunamayi, the gracious one, because without her grace or kripa, we cannot do anything. Grace is very important. I have learnt this from my association with the Swamis of the order. Once Maharaj asked Swami Premananda, 'Baburamda, have you seen the real nature of Sri Ramakrishna?' Baburam Maharaj meditated a little intensely, then said 'Kripa, kripa, kripa!'--It is only through His grace, it is only through His grace, it is only through His grace!
At a more personal level, Mother gave us inspiration, and not only inspiration, but liberation and siddhi too, through the grace of the Great Master--the embodiment of all noble qualities of the Divine Spirit. He has left behind his compassion and heartfelt love. His life was the epitome of perfection, and he has left it behind for the good of all, for the happiness of all.
