Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

Sri Ramakrishna — There is no danger ofthorns, if one is wearing shoes. One has no fearof ‘lust and greed’ when one knows that ‘Godis the only Reality and all else ephemeral.’Balaram takes Trailokya to another room whenhe is asked to serve the latter somerefreshments. Sri Ramakrishna describes to thedevotees the state of mind of Trailokya andpeople of his views. It is 9:00 p.m.Who can recognize an incarnation of God?Sri Ramakrishna (to Girish, Mani and otherdevotees) — Do you know what these peopleare like? A frog in a small well who has neverseen dry land. It only knows its own small well.It will never believe that there is dry land. Hehas not tasted the bliss of God, so he goes onharping about the world.(To Girish) “Why do you waste your breath onthese people? They are living both a worldlyand a spiritual life. Unless one has tasted thebliss of God, one cannot understand that bliss.Can one explain sex pleasure to a boy of five?Worldly people talk about God only fromhearsay. Children, hearing their two old auntsquarrelling, learn to say, ‘I believe in God,’ ‘Iswear by God ...’“Let it be. It is not their fault. Can everybodyconceive of Indivisible Existence-Knowledge-Bliss Absolute? Only twelve rishis were able to