Ramakrishna & the Forgetful Farmer - Yogi Stories

Summary

June 13, 2025, 15 min

Guilt over never doing enough, answered with Ramakrishna's parable of a forgetful farmer and an angel carrying a bowl of oil around the earth. Also covers Ramakrishna's collapse into bliss at a white crane and his visions of Kali, Jesus and Hanuman as chosen ideals, tied to left amygdala bliss.

In this video

Teaches

GuiltRamakrishna

Discusses

BlissLeft amygdalaKaliIshta DevataHouseholder lifeHigher Self

Mentions

Gayatri MantraHRV ResonanceKriya YogaDorsal Vagal ComplexAshok SinghRoll-Up of ConsciousnessDivine MotherVisionsJesusDual and non-dualBhagavad GitaBhakti Yoga

Key moments

00:00A student's guilt that he can never do enough 00:44Young Ramakrishna collapses in bliss at a white crane 02:51Tasting left amygdala bliss with the Gayatri mantra and HRV 03:55The Kriya Yoga bliss program's one-two punch 05:07Ramakrishna won the brain lottery 05:36Serving at the Kali temple and visions of Kali Ma 06:46Switching his Ishta to Jesus, then Hanuman 08:00Choose the form of the divine that appeals to your heart 08:46The farmer who forgets the divine for hours 10:37The angel's task: carry a full bowl of oil around the earth 11:49Why the busy farmer is dearest to the divine 12:43Every effort is witnessed by the higher self