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RAMAKRISHNA ANANDA

The Marks of Enlightenment

What is it like to be enlightened?

What are the characteristics of an enlightened person? Ramakrishna Ananda references the Bhagavad Gita in describing a realized person.

Spiritual Development, Enlightenment

The Four Excellences

Here are the four excellences that are marks of an enlightened person (Swami Chidbhavananda’s Commentary on the Bhagavad Gita).

1 — Deep Discrimination. You think deeply about life and important issues. You have very good judgment.

2 — Benign Mentation. Your mind isn’t troubling you. Your mind is comforting and inspiring you. When there are problems, your mind inspires you with solutions.

3 — Solemn Bearing. You live with dignity. You are a knower of Spirit. You have this wonderful quality of being happy and fulfilled as you walk the earth. You’re a person of spiritual substance and it shines through you.

4 — Happiness. These excellences arrive in happiness, unbroken joy, joy that just goes on and on like a river through you.

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Where was Ramakrishna Ananda born?
1. California
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2. Bangalaru, India
2. Bangalaru, India
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3. Canada
3. Canada
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4. Mumbai, India
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