Ramakrishna Movement's Objectives:

1. Monastic Order: Establishing a group of monks committed to renunciation and spirituality. These monks would spread Ramakrishna's teachings and serve as teachers and workers.

2. Philanthropic Work: Collaborating with lay disciples to engage in charitable and social activities, treating all people as embodiments of the Divine.

Ramakrishna Math and Mission:

• Ramakrishna Math: Paramahamsa himself laid the foundations of the Ramakrishna Math with his young monastic disciples to fulfill the first objective.

• Ramakrishna Mission: Swami Vivekananda, one of Ramakrishna's disciples, founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1897, focusing on the second objective.

• Headquarters: Both the Math and Mission are based in Belur near Calcutta, serving as twin organizations, although they are legally and financially separate.

Ramakrishna's Teachings:

• Ramakrishna recognized the fundamental oneness of all religions and believed in the universality of different paths to God.

• He coined the phrase “Service of man is the service of God” to emphasize serving humanity as a spiritual act.

Sarada Devi:

• Marriage and Role: Ramakrishna was married to Saradmani Mukherjee, known as Sarada Devi or the 'Holy Mother.'

• Sarada Devi played an important role in supporting the math and guiding the young disciples.

Swami Vivekananda's Contributions:

• At the Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, Swami Vivekananda impressed audiences with his learned interpretations and emphasized the balance between spiritualism and materialism.

• He delivered lectures on Vedanta in the USA and London before returning to India in 1897.

• In 1897, he founded the Ramakrishna Mission, and in 1898, he acquired land in Belur where the Ramakrishna Math was finally established and registered.