Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

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I would come at three o’clock – that’s why I’mhere. But it’s very hot.M. — It is, sir. You have been quiteinconvenienced.The devotees fan Thakur.Sri Ramakrishna — I have come to see theYounger Naren and Baburam. Why haven’tyou brought Purna?M. — He doesn’t want to come to a gatheringof devotees. He is afraid you might talk well ofhim before others and that members of hisfamily will hear about it.Pundits and holy men impart different instructions –company of sadhusSri Ramakrishna — Yes, that’s true. I won’ttalk about him from now on. You are givingreligious instruction to Purna. That is verygood.M. — Well, Vidyasagar’s book Selection saysthe same: love the Lord with body, mind andsoul [1] . If we instruct our students in this way,the proprietors of the school are displeased.What should we do then?Sri Ramakrishna — There are many ideas
written in books. But the authors of the booksdo not assimilate the ideas themselves. It isonly by keeping the company of holy men [2]that one can internalize them. It is only when aholy man with genuine renunciation instructsthem that people listen. When a mere punditwrites a book or lectures, people do notassimilate much. If a doctor with a pot oftreacle by his side says to a patient, ‘Don’t eattreacle,’ the patient doesn’t listen to him.“Well, how do you find Purna? Does hesometimes go into ecstatic moods?”M. — No, I haven’t found any outer signs ofecstasy in him. One day I told him what youhad said.Sri Ramakrishna — About what?M. — What you had said – that an ‘ordinaryreceptacle’ can’t contain ecstasy. A ‘bigreceptacle’ can enter into a deep ecstatic mood,but it does not show outwardly. As, you said,the surface of a big lake remains undisturbedwhen an elephant enters it, but when theelephant goes into a small pond, it produces alot of commotion and the water splashes overthe edges of the pond.Sri Ramakrishna — Outwardly Purna wouldnot show signs of ecstasy. He is an unusual
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Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamritaby Ma
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e seen in front of the College Stre
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However, during his first meeting w
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that is Thy Your will.""Mother, awa
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power; similarly, Mahendra Nath was
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a sannyasi of himself. He would oft
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December, 1897)."Revered Mahendra N
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can I speak of but his words.’He
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thinking, his own individuality, or
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platform of white marble. While pla
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PrayerOm Thakur, our beloved Father
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childhood or his states of sadhana
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AcknowledgementsSri Ma Trust offers
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and a short coat, a shirt and varni
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trees on the way to the house, Thak
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Beersingh. On the way he had to cro
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Sattvic actions of Vidyasagar -
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I take refuge in You).Another day V
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Brahman. After many years both of t
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Clarified butter in a pan set over
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Brahman by saying, ‘Not this, not
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tries to run away from even one? Wh
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“Even then, it is not spared. Las
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you one day when we are alone.” (
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into the water.“They say that Han
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as the loadstone draws the iron.Say
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Karma Yoga and selfless work [41] -
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“Work without expectation of any
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Vidyasagar (smiling) — Yes, it is
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[3] On the ceremony of taking the l
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Section IISri Ramakrishna with theD
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they have to be careful. ‘Lust an
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Conversation between the Guru and t
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won’t even want to.“When a drun
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“Shanta - the rishis had this cal
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doubtful person is ruined [20]Mani
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- it leads to ‘lust and greed’.
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[5] One of the incarnations of God[
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Section IIISri Ramakrishna withDevo
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Mani — Very highly, Sir.Sri Ramak
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jewels out’ - such reflection is
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“I had to practice disciplines of
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“Gangama used to go into ecstasy.
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I saw [11] a certain person’s fac
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Sri Ramakrishna (to Balaram) — Ma
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Section IVSri Ramakrishna on the Ma
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things, I only meditate on God. One
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“Sometimes I see the universe per
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Sri Ramakrishna — Yes, it is poss
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You abide in the six-petalled lotus
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You take a form for the sake of the
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The song comes to an end.Now, accom
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taken place.Sri Ramakrishna — Wel
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people call Him by various names. S
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maya [21] , the universe and living
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[18] For complete song, refer Volum
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Hari Babu, M.’s friend, lost his
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window. The companions don’t know
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great care.Sri Ramakrishna (smiling
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Mani — They believe in the formle
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talk about with the cook. He says,
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himself an incarnation? Is that why
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songs are!A Devotee — Right, sir.
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Sri Ramakrishna — I have the atti
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“There was a goldsmith whose tong
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“Once a big man came to me. He sa
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five gross elements?’ Later, when
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What is God’s Spirit Form? After
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away.”Mani — Should one throw a
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[1] Sä cäturé cäturé[2] The us
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Ishan’s house today. Baburam will
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“How long must one perform sandhy
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keep the milk of your mind in the w
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known by looking at the universe. B
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stay away, but appears before them
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portion of That, that You are the M
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“There are both knowledge [13] an
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Sri Ramakrishna — You should pay
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Section VIIISri Ramakrishna at theD
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All my shame and mistakes are now Y
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and its living beings to reach Sat-
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Doubts vanish after God-vision - le
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‘Rama, Nikasha’s whole clan has
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money? You can earn your livelihood
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Sri Ramakrishna — He who has mone
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Section IXSri Ramakrishna atDakshin
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well?Song -Song -My Divine Mother g
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Only when the mind is intoxicated,
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Search within yourself,You will fin
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“Hanuman said, ‘Brother, I don
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heart are cut and all doubts vanish
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Reasoning thus, he reaches the Abso
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the devotees. Thakur, seated on the
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Sri Ramakrishna — Pray to God. He
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Absolute and the phenomenal world].
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sees one expanse of water.“Shanka
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has to come down again to the lower
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Sri Ramakrishna — The Lord is a k
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But then one knows only this much a
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spiritual disciplines after attaini
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“Those who reason and discriminat
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epeated ten times. In other words,
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this path one first develops love a
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can digest fish with fried rice, so
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offering service]. Thakur says to B
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to M., “Let’s stay a little lon
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Sri Ramakrishna — You have, no do
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poison. To save mankind from the po
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[42] Akhanda[43] Refer to the parab
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Section XSri Ramakrishna atDakshine
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had finished his prayers, he asked
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contemplate Rama.’“The chatak b
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Somebody opened a sadhu’s book to
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the words of the guru. There is no
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Is Sri Ramakrishna describing his o
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God? He who has genuine faith belie
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Thakur asks the devotees every now
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there? Move over here.”The tempo
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M. (smiling) — The other day he l
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cot.Sri Ramakrishna (to M.) — If
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taking the whole burden of a minor.
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Page 271 and 272: [15] Nishtha bhakti[16] Ecstasy[17]
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Page 313 and 314: [5] Nangta; Totapuri[6] A Vaishnava
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pursuits after God-realizationIt is
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Trailokya — One certainly require
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Chaitanyadeva.Trailokya — Chaitan
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Sri Ramakrishna (to Trailokya) —
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ecognize Ramachandra as an incarnat
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walk freely in the open - they are
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[27] Gauranga and Nityananda[28] An
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Sri Ramakrishna — Enough! Stop! W
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would also try to make money from t
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unnatural death on a Saturday or a
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weeping and wailing just a few mome
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faith alone is the proof.A Certain
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tally with facts?’ Then I said to
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incarnate [5] .Narendra — It is e
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Song -Song -You are the God of gods
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Song -Song -Song -O my mind, drink
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O my mind, drink the wine of Hari
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“After attaining the knowledge of
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The Devotee — Nine reflected suns
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human body, He too is enchanted by
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Section XVISri Ramakrishna withDevo
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phenomenal to the Absolute.” (To
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“ ‘The pestle will destroy the
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angrily, ‘I am going to kill Varu
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‘What will happen to them (wife a
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Aswini Kumar Dutta and the son of B
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Section XVIISri Ramakrishna withCap
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with some clay in my hand [to use a
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the lips of a man. Devotees enjoy H
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madness of extreme spiritual joy.
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of Rakhal, Captain said, ‘He eats
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long does one have to practice ritu
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Sri Ramakrishna — I sent for the
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nothing but very pure sattva within
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“I was so very fond of him in my
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house and home, children and family
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and about your various kinds of ara
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Captain — It seems that he doesn
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other words, means a finite form, G
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trampled the clothes. Seeing it, th
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time people used to give their resp
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what will they do?’ Once a man lo
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peace, it made no more effort to fl
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may also find a frog and a snake.
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“It is not good to be a professio
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talk. Turning to M. Thakur says,
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Section XVIIISri Ramakrishna atDevo
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slippers. Then he gets out of the p
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and ragini [7] in ecstasy.Having se
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Nanda Bose — But God does not see
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and ignorance in another?Sri Ramakr
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as the servant of God. (All laugh.)
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God is momentary - no longer than t
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hour of death. King Bharata quit hi
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Nanda Bose (to Sri Ramakrishna) —
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“Rama asked Hanuman, ‘Hanuman,
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Section XIXSri Ramakrishna atDevote
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death. I was afraid that he [meanin
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Sri Ramakrishna is seated in the li
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devotees, “You sing some songs, t
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Sri Ramakrishna (eagerly) — What
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dwell in such a small body.Sri Rama
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Section XXThakur with the Devotees
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eating gram lentils. It is good to
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to him?M. — One passage in the bo
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you have conquered lust. The Doctor
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‘Bombay’ mango tree? How great
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of the Absolute and the phenomenal
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of light is also aware of darkness.
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talking about? You must explain it.
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king saw that a rider on horseback
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shells. (All laugh.)Chapter VPurush
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M. — Yes, sir. When he comes here
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Chapter ISection XXISri Ramakrishna
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that mere love and devotion [5] wil
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The Doctor — Good gracious!M. —
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again with bricks and pieces of bri
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meditates? There is the boundless s
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Dr. Sarkar — Yes, no doubt in man
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prostitute. One day he was going to
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understand?”The Doctor remains si
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alls were thrown at the birds, one
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the room. After some time Thakur sp
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from him. Thakur is introspective a
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with form and also formless. He is
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Chapter ISection XXIISri Ramakrishn
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other, let us enjoy ourselves in th
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attitude.”After talking with the
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Song -I am running ceaselessly, lik
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Sri Ramakrishna (smiling) — No, l
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wonderful form of the Mother of the
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And Mother, mixing them with the sa
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[1] The darkest night of the month[
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Sri Ramakrishna — No. Those peopl
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Mani — Yes. He always says, ‘He
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peace, while my soul is so troubled
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to be a deep well and one’s relat
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one’s desires. Only then can one
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[4] Ishvarakoti[5] Jivakoti[6] The
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Rakhal, Niranjan, Sarat, Sashi, Bab
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Sri Ramakrishna (gazing at M., to t
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if I say so.“I see that it has al
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Is Sri Ramakrishna saying that he e
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Narendra — Right, sir.Sri Ramakri
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Sri Ramakrishna (to Narendra and th
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Worn under the hair, no one shall s
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saw it while he was there. Kali say
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work and the renunciation of work i
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Narendra — I eat meat just as I r
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Narendra (to M.) — When a great s
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Section XXVISri Ramakrishna at theC
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mother before I was born.But even a
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Sreenath, Rakhal Haldar and several
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Sri Ramakrishna’s hair stands on
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Will you eat something?Rakhal — I
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oom. As Sri Ramakrishna rightly say
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[4] Stored-up karma from past lives
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singing hymns. Everybody, Narendra
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Narendra — I used to see it frequ
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number of times. Didn’t you once
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M. — A gopi friend [4] of Radhika
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M. — On my first visit to Dakshin
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now reaped my actions of living in
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Dakshineswar Kali Temple. I sang th
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Divine Mother, ‘Mother, how can I
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M. — Wasn’t that the day you we
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then playing the role of Shiva - a
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meditating. Since Niranjan has retu
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Abhavamukha chaitanya : NegationAbh
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Chinmaya : Embodiment of SpiritChit
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Jnana yoga : Path of union with God
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Panchatapa : Practicing japa and me
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of a thousand petals, the abode of
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Vina : A stringed musical instrumen
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22. Dec.1882 523. Dec.1882 524. 14-
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70(b) 19-Dec-1883 571. 21-Dec-1883
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120. 27-Dec-1884 2121. 22-Feb-1885
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170. 18-Apr-1886 4171. 21-Apr-1886
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