There is no Indian saint that is more of an archetypical prophet than Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. He was an extraordinary and mysterious man; nothing less than a phenomenon. His entire life was devoted not only to the Goddess Kali, whom he worshipped, but also to his many devotees. As he lay on his deathbed, his body in immense pain, he proclaimed, "I will give up a thousand such bodies to help one man... It is glorious to help even one man" (Schiffman 216). This was the type of man he was; he would sacrifice a great deal in order to aid others. Much in the way the Dalai Lama suffers thr…
