Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

had finished his prayers, he asked the fakir whyhe had been going to leave. He replied, ‘Youwere praying for wealth and riches. I thoughtthat if I have to beg, why ask a beggar, why notAllah?’ ”Vijay — I saw a sadhu in Gaya who nevermade any effort to obtain food for himself. Oneday he wanted to feed some devotees. Specialwheat flour and clarified butter arrived fromsomewhere. There were fruits and other foods,too.Storing for future and three classes of holy men [2]Sri Ramakrishna (to Vijay and others) — Thereare three classes of sadhus: superior, mediocreand inferior. The superior class makes no effortto obtain food. The mediocre and the inferiorkinds of holy men – among them dandis [3] –beg for alms, saying, ‘Namo Narayana,’ andstand patiently waiting. The inferior sadhuskick up a row if they are not given alms. (Alllaugh.)“The superior sadhu has the nature of a python.It does not move – it sits at one place and foodcomes to it. A young sadhu, who had been abrahmachari from boyhood, went to beg alms.A girl came up to give him some food. Seeingher prominent breasts, the sadhu thought shehad abscesses on her chest. He asked about