Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

O my mind, drink the wine of Hari’s nectar andbe intoxicated.Sri Ramakrishna is absorbed in divine ecstasy.He is sitting on a pillow, leaning against thewall and facing north, his feet hanging down.The devotees surround him on all sides.Thakur is talking alone with the DivineMother, absorbed in ecstasy. He says, “I shallgo after taking my meal. You have come?Have you found your lodging, left Yourbaggage there, and then come out?”Is Thakur saying that the Divine Mother hasarrived? Are Thakur and the Divine Motherseparate from each other?Sri Ramakrishna says, “I don’t like anybody’scompany now. Mother, why should I heardevotional songs? They will draw part of mymind to the outside world.”Thakur is gradually regaining outerconsciousness. He looks at the devotees andsays, “I used to wonder why people kept fishalive in a pot. I would say to myself, ‘Howcruel they are,’ as they would kill it later.When the state of my mind began to change, Inoticed that the body was nothing but apillowcase. It doesn’t matter if it survives ornot. There is no difference if it goes.”Bhavanath — So, can one kill a human being,murder him?Sri Ramakrishna — Yes, one can do it in thatstate of mind [7] . But not everybody attains this