Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

“Hanuman said, ‘Brother, I don’t know thephases of the moon, or the position of theplanets. I only contemplate Rama.’“Seeing is far better than hearing. All doubtsvanish when you see. The scriptures talk of somany things. It is all futile without having thedirect vision of God, without having love anddevotion for His lotus feet, without purificationof the heart. The almanac forecasts twentymeasures of rainfall. But squeeze the almanacand not a single drop of water falls out. Noteven one drop falls.”How long does one have to reason? Till one realizesGod – who is a vijnani?“How long does one have to reason about thetext of the scriptures? As long as one does nothave the direct realization of God. How longdoes the bee hum? As long as it does not sit ona flower. When it sits on a flower to drinkhoney, it doesn’t make any sound.“The truth is that one may talk with others evenafter God-realization. But this conversationonly revolves around the divine Bliss of God –it is like a drunkard crying, ‘Victory toKali.’ [22] Besides, even a bee humsindistinctly after sipping honey from a flower.”Is Thakur perhaps hinting of his own state byreferring to a vijnani?