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Ramakrishna

American  
[rah-muh-krish-nuh] / ˌrɑ məˈkrɪʃ nə /

noun

  1. Sri 1836–86, Hindu religious reformer and mystic.


Ramakrishna British  
/ ˌrɑːməˈkrɪʃnə /

noun

  1. Sri (sriː). 1834–86, Hindu yogi and religious reformer. He preached the equal value of all religions as different paths to God

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But he rarely took that much time off, according to his father Ramakrishna.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

SolarWinds CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna is scheduled to testify before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence alongside Microsoft President Brad Smith and representatives from the cybersecurity firms CrowdStrike and FireEye.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 22, 2021

As the Hindu sage Ramakrishna said, “I want to taste sugar, I don’t want to be sugar.”

From Scientific American ● Nov. 17, 2018

The company “went back and forth and went back and forth” with the F.D.A. over the study, said Mr. Ramakrishna, the company’s chief medical officer.

From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2014

Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna was born with God-consciousness, and he went into the highest state of Samâdhi when he was four years old; but this state is very difficult for other Yogis to acquire.

From Five Lectures on Reincarnation by Swami Abhedananda

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