Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

laughs, as if he knows nothing. He has nodesire in his mind for anything; he does notwant any of these three – property, wife, ormoney. One does not realize God unless ‘lustand greed’ have vanished from the mind.”Thakur is proceeding toward Devendra’shouse. Once he told Devendra in Dakshineswarthat he was thinking of visiting him at hishouse. Devendra had said, “I came todayspecifically to ask you to. Kindly come thisvery Sunday.” Thakur had said, “But you arenot earning much. Don’t invite many people.And it is so costly to hire a carriage.”Devendra had laughed and replied, “What doesit matter if my income is small? ‘One must eatghee even though one has to borrow. Onemust, however, definitely eat ghee.’ ” Hearingthis, Thakur began to laugh. He couldn’tcontrol his laughter.When he reaches the house, Thakur says,“Devendra, please don’t prepare anythingspecial for me to eat – just an ordinary mealwill do. I am not feeling very well today.”Chapter IIIn Devendra’s house with devoteesSri Ramakrishna is seated in the drawing roomon the ground floor of Devendra’s house. Thedevotees sit around him. It is already dusk. Alamp has been lit in the room. The YoungerNaren, Ram, M., Girish, Devendra, Akshay,Upendra and other devotees are sitting close tohim. Thakur is looking at a young devotee andis beaming with joy. While instructing him,Thakur says to the other devotees, “He has no