Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

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a sannyasi of himself. He would often quote: ‘We ought tohave the only aim. To be as perfect as our Father in heaven isperfect[170].’After the demise of Thakur, he used to visit Barahnagar Mathnow and then to live with his brother disciples, so that theideal of their seva (service) and sadhana, renunciation andhard life may get firmly rooted in him.With the aim of cultivating the spirit of complete dependenceon God he would, at times, spend nights in front of the SenateHall like the indigent.At times he would go to Uttar Pradesh to live in a hut[171]and practise austerities like sadhus.Sometimes he would go to the Howrah Station to see peoplecoming back from their pilgrimage and would pay hisobeisance to them. He would ask for prasad from them, take ithimself and also give it to his companions, if there was wereany, saying ‘Tthe prasad brings you in contact with BhagavanHimself.’Whenever he found time or opportunity, Mahendra Nathwould seek the company of Thakur in Dakshineswar, or in thehouse of some devotee. He would be with Thakur evenduring the recess time in his school whenever Thakur came toa devotee’s house. Once the result of the Shyampukur schoolwas rather low because of his frequent visits to Thakur.Vidyasagar Mahashay said to him rather sarcastically, ‘Master(M.) is busy with the Paramahansa. He has no time to thinkof the schools affairs.’ As this remark involved his guru’sname, he immediately resigned his job. When Thakur came
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Page 18 and 19: not satisfying to me. Being an eyew
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Page 22 and 23: Publisher’s NoteBy the grace of S
Page 24 and 25: Life of Thakur from his own HolyLip
Page 26 and 27: Usage of expression 'kamini kanchan
Page 28 and 29: Section ISri Ramakrishna’s meetin
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Page 32 and 33: cut [2] hairstyle. His gleaming whi
Page 34 and 35: Vidyasagar says, “He is a child o
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Page 38 and 39: “The sun sheds light on the good
Page 40 and 41: “Do you know how the Vedas and th
Page 42 and 43: desire for worldly things, you cann
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Page 46 and 47: ‘No, Master, I do not understand
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Page 52 and 53: ecstasy of love [35] .Saying this,
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[28] Spirit of Eternity[29] Muladha
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what is within himself. Gold lies h
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“I used to assume a rajasic attit
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Sri Ramakrishna — Everybody perfo
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the path is a beginner. He who prac
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disciplines, one develops a special
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now comes and reveals herself.”Ma
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attitude of a child.“A bride is t
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[28] Ramana[29] Maya
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Sri Ramakrishna — You did indeed!
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Mani — But sir, one still has to
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monkey.’ (Smiling) I am a believe
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ank of the Jamuna. Cows would be re
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comes to the Kali Temple. After he
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me the other day. I hear that he ma
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[2] Kutichaka: an aspirant who sett
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he returned home and thought about
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somebody that God is truly amazing,
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the words ‘Gita’ a number of ti
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Noticing Thakur’s eagerness to se
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Then O Divine Mother, You go upward
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Jadu Mallick’s house - before God
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I will be pacified only when You ta
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Auspicious visit at Khelat Ghosh’
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lifetime. But not everybody has suc
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“An ignorant man says, ‘The Lor
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Section VSri Ramakrishna atDakshine
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Sri Ramakrishna — But it is good
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a feast, they say they would like a
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seated for dinner. He is facing sou
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His earlier story - vision of his i
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worldly things.Sri Ramakrishna —
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Section VIAt the Dakshineswar Templ
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Chapter IITantrik spiritual discipl
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intelligence!“Money should be uti
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him why he had given the money. Ram
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senses. He says that he will not ma
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matters. A widowed aunt says, ‘Mo
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and Sita is Indrani. You are Naraya
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experienced.”Mani — As you say,
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Section VIISri Ramakrishna is Invit
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outwardly he seems to know nothing.
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the women of carpenter families sel
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it is all futile unless one has lov
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Give your power of attorney to the
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the Lord’s vision, can commit no
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ice melts and becomes the same wate
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Sri Ramakrishna (laughing) — Than
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[2] Seeing, experiencing; paying re
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Mother.May I see your face and cry,
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The life of man is only the shadow
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the world is not born of God, you m
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is!Sri Ramakrishna — Oh no, it wa
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“Then why do I try to take care o
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Bhishma Deva was lying on a bed of
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There is no knowing who is going to
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Existence-Knowledge-Bliss Absolute
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Song -Song -O my mind, do tell me h
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Song -versed in it.O Mother, I have
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Thakur, seated on the smaller cot,
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“The jnani reasons, ‘Not this,
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course, one does not have to be reb
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is ‘a veil of deception’. Rampr
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merged with the Absolute. The jnani
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somehow is able to float on water,
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aised. She continued to dance and s
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always chant the name and glories o
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made a brick grave and buried him i
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“Bhakti yoga and Jnana Yoga are b
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is brought inside a room that has b
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unaffected even when hit by a sword
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nonattachment [62] , and love for G
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that of the sun - the radiance of t
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Thakur then laughs and says, “Man
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Brahman.Reaching the shrine, Thakur
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merge in Him when repeating ‘Om
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By this time the Pundit has returne
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everything?”It is the 7 th day of
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[30] Nitya[31] Lila[32] Ramprasad b
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[67] Knowledge and discrimination[6
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I ask you to bring?M. — You asked
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them. The ladies of the family expl
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(To Vijay and the other devotees)
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and sorrow. He who has realized God
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leave. For instance, think of a lim
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he who is ever-perfect [19] . It is
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ancestral generations ever grown gu
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ises and follows. He wants to feed
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I am so afraid of Yama, the god of
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says, “Are there any sweets?” M
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story about Emperor Akbar?Mani —
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her mind and soul were both surrend
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‘Ravana died in Lanka while Behul
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of the world.You are Shiva’s cons
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[13] Bhakti Yoga[14] Raga Bhakti[15
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devotion for God in his heart.“As
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surface, but deep, still waters bel
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Sri Ramakrishna — I say, ‘Mothe
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What more can I say? As for me, I m
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possessions, the chaste wife’s at
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see God as one Being and himself as
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woman of easy virtue attends to all
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of the Lord [25] . I had the attitu
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O Mother, I have found a man from t
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of tenderness, “Mother, please st
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Section XIISri Ramakrishna with the
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often go there.Sri Ramakrishna —
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it. It would create such a disturba
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Sri Ramakrishna is swimming in a se
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He is still in ecstasy. He addresse
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“Knowledge can go to the outer ga
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For establishment of righteousness,
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poisonous snake. Had it been caught
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Hari — Girish Ghosh sees many vis
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Having had the darshan of Kali, Sri
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‘Don’t go to Dakshineswar and s
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low voice.Sri Ramakrishna — You w
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I would come at three o’clock - t
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‘receptacle’. All his signs are
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Sri Ramakrishna (to Binode) — How
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laughs, as if he knows nothing. He
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Sashi [4] had just begun visiting T
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The singing of devotional songs is
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Let it continue. It is good that al
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Ram — I sent him word, but he did
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neighbourhood sleeping on a wooden
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Section XIVSri Ramakrishna in theCo
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ideals, Purusha and Prakriti. In th
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times it even dipped down. Taking t
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of things. A pure devotee wants not
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evealed Herself to me and I asked H
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efers to Purna)M. (hesitatingly)
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Girish (smiling) — You, too, have
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get a job.’ Golap asked the brahm
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Devendra’s Samaj in Jorashanko an
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“Janaka was a jnani - he attained
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“This is intense dispassion. No s
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at heart. And you have love and dev
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Sri Ramakrishna (to Mahendra, point
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Sri Ramakrishna — Do you see anyt
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Sri Ramakrishna — Ah, that day yo
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two brothers have come.They who emb
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It is the home of the nectar of Har
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they derive more bliss from spiritu
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Girish (to Trailokya) — Then it i
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Girish — All may be His power, bu
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Sri Ramakrishna — There is no dan
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into a beautiful piece of jewelry.
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[4] Viveka[5] Image of baby Rama ma
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Section XVSri Ramakrishna at Balara
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minded devotion [2] to his ideal.
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has everything: a house, furniture,
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mistaken. I am going to teach you a
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said, ‘The body can’t be taken
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magistrate. (All laugh.)All are sil
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A Certain Devotee — The Lord has
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Samaj say that the duties of family
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Paltu —When I have seen Your peer
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Song -The Anahata Shabda, the uncau
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state, the state of the knowledge o
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(To Ram) “You are a doctor. You k
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present here. He who sincerely trie
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eaking the bonds of maya?[1] She wa
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Sri Ramakrishna — Kishori. And ar
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Nirvana [1] sometime?His earlier st
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“When one has realized God, one k
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holy men and listening to spiritual
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the world ephemeral - this idea, in
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[11] Virat[12] The presiding deity
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are you?M. — I am feeling a littl
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part from them (the devotees).“I
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Sri Ramakrishna (to M.) — You sho
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Captain’s character and Sri Ramak
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Having said this, Thakur begins to
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But he does not say the same thing
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Thakur instructs a devotee to show
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The Pundit — The market is very d
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with bereavement, the sorrow-strick
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your grieving?”They are all silen
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surrendered their all to me - body,
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‘That might be true, but since it
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curled hair ever be straightened? I
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eaten.’ Noticing it, Mathur Babu
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one’s own children mean? He looks
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the holy mantras while taking a dip
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sorrow the greater part of life. Th
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attaining spiritual knowledge. They
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along. Suddenly he says to M., “O
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[11] Chidakasa[12] Karma[13] The fo
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Whenever Thakur comes to Balaram’
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The fourth picture is of Vamana [2]
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Sri Ramakrishna (smiling) — It is
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worldly enjoyments, or is it by His
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two kites out of millions breaking
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communion with God - practicing pur
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all these things - does an after-li
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mother the other day, ‘Look here,
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caution. Your courtier friends hove
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I said in reply, ‘If there was no
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Naren and many other devotees join
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It is about 8:00 p.m. and Thakur is
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Song -Song -O Keshab, wandering in
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Chapter IIISecret message - ‘the
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there except one? It is He alone wh
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Mani enters the mosquito net and fa
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Surendra — I ran away from the ho
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Sri Ramakrishna — In what three d
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M. — He says that he works for th
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M. — Yes, sir, I did. And I talke
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“As long as one entertains the fe
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The Doctor — You have only seen t
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his faith in the words of his guru,
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“Well, you like to reason and dis
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process of ‘Neti, neti [12] ’.
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Sri Ramakrishna — It all depends
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continues to eat them. A worldly pe
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Purna Chandra is a schoolboy, 15 or
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Munger.The Doctor — All right, wh
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liberation [10] , dear. But I don
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Sri Ramakrishna (to Doctor Sarkar)
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the DoerSri Ramakrishna (to the Doc
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your own words.Sri Ramakrishna —
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king, ‘Sir, have you understood i
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When Thakur attended the festival a
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M. is seated close to Sri Ramakrish
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mother.’Sri Ramakrishna — What
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you peel an onion, you find the out
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[14] Compare P.B. Shelley’s ‘To
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give to Doctor Sarkar.M. says, “I
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“ ‘Go [7] ’ also began to act
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systems of philosophy cannot give a
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Song -Song -of distress?I am becomi
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It is Amavasya in autumn, time 7:00
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Think of You alone and meditate on
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Song -O my Mother! Your effulgent f
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Section XXIIIWith Devotees at theCo
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last Saturday. Suddenly there was a
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oad. My shoes fell off somewhere. I
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Narendra has gone to Dakshineswar t
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three gunas [8] [sattva, rajas and
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he is in a state of intense dispass
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Section XXIVSri Ramakrishna at theC
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That he who is their father and mot
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seems to melt with love and affecti
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The devotees sit silently.Sri Ramak
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and devotion for God - all these ar
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understands you pretty well.Thakur
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Who knew, my dear friends, that a l
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Section XXVSri Ramakrishna atCossip
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M. (to Narendra) — What did the B
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more about the Buddha with great en
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devotee now - after living all the
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current jumps like a monkey in the
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Sri Ramakrishna — What about the
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and saluted Thakur, then took his s
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esult of one’s actions. (Dr. Sree
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her, she doesn’t stop.Sashi — I
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Song -Song -Song -floating away?I g
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Sri Ramakrishna smiles a little.Sur
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AppendixChapter ISri Ramakrishna’
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and Monday. The brothers of the mon
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else present. Please don’t tell t
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Brahmo Samaj?”M. — Yes, I knew
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very hard. Ram Babu says privately
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weep in yearning to see him?’ Som
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eathed heavily on his food. He said
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Will my life end in vain? O Lord, d
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M. — There is a special reason fo
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Narendra — He had such great fait
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Narendra — We didn’t get the mo
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[12] Nirvikalpa Samadhi[13] Bhava[1
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Avyapadesyam : Indescribable, and i
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Gandharvas : Celestial musiciansGan
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Mahat : Cosmic mindMahatma : Great
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Prarabdha : Stored-up karma from pa
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Tabasheer : Hard substance extracte
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M.'s Visits to SriRamakrishnaS. No.
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47. 25-Jun-1883 548. 14-Jul-1883 54
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94. 20-Jun-1884 495. 25-Jun-1884 19
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145. 20-Sept-1885 5146. 24-Sept-188
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