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Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

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Clarified butter in a pan set over fire makes asizzling sound as long as the water in it has notdried up. When it is well heated, it produces nosound. However, when you throw unbakedflour cake [13] in it, it again begins to make asizzling sound. When the cake is sufficientlycooked, the butter no longer makes a sound. Inthe same way a man comes down from samadhito impart instruction to mankind, and then hetalks.“A bee buzzes as long as it doesn’t sit on aflower. But when it settles down on the flowerand begins to drink honey, it becomes silent.Intoxicated by drinking honey, it may againbuzz.“When you lower a pitcher into a pool of water,it produces a gurgling sound. But when thepitcher is full, there is no sound. (All laugh.)When water is poured from this pitcher againinto another, one again hears a gurglingsound.” (Laughter.)Chapter IVJnana and vijnana – reconciliation of Nondualism[14] , Qualified non-dualism [15] andDualism [16]Sri Ramakrishna — The rishis attainedBrahmajnana [17] . But if you have the slightest

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