What does the Ramakrishna Mission stand for?
The Emblem Designed and explained by Swami Vivekananda The wavy waters in the picture are symbolic of work, and the lotus of devotion, and the rising sun of knowledge. The encircling serpent is indicative of yoga and the awakened power dormant in us, while the swan in the picture stands for God. Therefore, the idea of the picture is that by the union of work, knowledge, devotion, and yoga, the vision of God is obtained. The Ramakrishna Movement (Excerpts from article by Swami Lokeshwarananda) When it started in 1897, the Ramakrishna Order consisted of a dozen monks or so and had practically no assets. Even at its present stature, in numbers of centres and the monks it has, it is small compared with the Christian organizations, but it is a name that commands respect all over India and even outside. These monks try to make ‘a Hindu a better Hindu, a Muslim a better Muslim, a Christian a better Christian’ and so on. In other words, they ask people to go to the root of religion, which is t
