1. Adbhutananda, born Rakhturam, was a direct monastic disciple of Ramakrishna, a Yogi of nineteenth century Bengal.
14 Facts About Adbhutananda
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Adbhutananda is familiarly known as Latu Maharaj among the followers of Ramakrishna.
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Adbhutananda was the first monastic disciple to come to Ramakrishna.
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Adbhutananda was a servant boy of a devotee of Ramakrishna, and he later became his monastic disciple.
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Adbhutananda was born in Chhapra district of Bengal Presidency, British India, around the middle of the nineteenth century.
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Adbhutananda was given the name Rakhturam, meaning "child who is protected by Lord Rama".
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Adbhutananda's life was a literal example of the teaching of the Gita:'In that which is night to all beings, the man of self-control is awake; and where all beings are awake, there is night for the sage who sees.
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Adbhutananda later moved on with Ramakrishna to Cossipore on 11 December 1885.
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Adbhutananda led the life of a wandering monk around the Calcutta area, unattached to people and places.
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Adbhutananda went on several pilgrimages to North India with his brother disciples including Vivekananda.
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In October 1912 Adbhutananda left Balaram's house for Varanasi, never to return again.
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Adbhutananda spoke occasionally with people, and when he spoke it was generally of spiritual matters.
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Adbhutananda's face beamed with light and an intelligence unspeakable, as if he were taking leave from his friends for the last time with an exhortation of affectionate benediction.
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Adbhutananda, being illiterate, did not write any books; his teachings and discourses have been recorded by his disciples and devotees.