Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

her mind and soul were both surrendered atRama’s feet.“And you also told the story of the chatak bird.It does not drink any water but pure water [ofrain that falls at a particular conjunction ofstars].“And about Jnana Yoga and Bhakti Yoga.”Sri Ramakrishna — What was that?Mani — As long as one is conscious of ‘thepot,’ the idea that ‘I am a pot’ persists. As longas one is conscious of one’s ‘I,’ one cherishesthe idea, ‘I am a devotee, You are Bhagavan.’Sri Ramakrishna — No. Whether you areconscious of ‘the pot’ or not, ‘the pot’continues to exist. The ‘I’ doesn’t leave you.Reason it out a thousand times, one’s ‘ego’does not vanish.Mani is silent for awhile. He again talks.Mani — You had a conversation with IshanMukherji in the Kali Temple. I was veryfortunate to be present to hear it.Sri Ramakrishna (smiling) — Yes. Let me hearwhat we talked about.Mani — You said that work is only the first