Ramakrishna felt, from his very boyhood, a passionate yearning for the vision of God. At the age of sixteen he went to Calcutta, but was disgusted by the materialistic ideals of the people of the great metropolis. Refusing to direct his attention toe secular studies, he became a priest in the Dakshinewar temple, where God is worshipped as the Mother of the universe. By dint of intense prayer and longing, and practically without the help of any teacher, he obtained the vision of God.
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