Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

Captain — It seems that he doesn’t accept thedivine sport of God.Sri Ramakrishna — And he also says that lustand other passions are necessary.Teacher from Damdama — Bankim has writtenin the Navajivan (magazine) that the purpose ofreligion is to energize the physical, mental andspiritual dimensions of man.Captain — He says that lust and other passionsare necessary but he doesn’t accept the divinesport of God. God incarnated Himself as ahuman being in Vrindavan to enact the sport ofRadha and Krishna. Why doesn’t he accept it?Avatar is full manifestation of Brahman – differencebetween mere book-learning and realizationSri Ramakrishna (smiling) — The newspaperdoes not talk of these things. How, then, couldhe accept such ideas?“Someone said to his friend, ‘Yesterday I waspassing though a certain neighbourhood when Isaw a house crash to the ground.’ The friendsaid, ‘Wait a minute. Let me check thenewspaper.’ There was no mention in the paperof a building having crashed to the ground. Sothe fellow said, ‘Well, the paper doesn’tmention it, so it’s of no significance.’ The firstman said, ‘But I saw it myself!’ His friend said,