Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

and ignorance in another?Sri Ramakrishna — It is His sweet will.Atul — Kedar (Chatterji) said something nice.Somebody asked him, ‘Why did God create theworld?’ He replied, ‘I was not present at themeeting in which He planned His creation.’(All laugh.)Sri Ramakrishna — It is God’s will.Saying this, Thakur sings –All is Your will, O Mother Tara! You haveYour own way in doing everything!You do Your works, O Mother! People,however, say that they do it.You bind the elephant in the mud, and Youmake the lame cross the hills.To some You grant the seat of Brahman, andothers You take down,I am the instrument, You are the operator; I amthe dwelling, You are the dweller within.I am the chariot, You are the Charioteer; I moveas You make me move.I speak as You make me speak.“She is the All-Blissful Mother. She creates,preserves and dissolves in Her sport. There arenumberless beings, but only one or two of themattain salvation – that alone makes Her happy.‘She claps and laughs when She sees one or