Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

Surendra — I ran away from the house.Sri Ramakrishna (to M.) — Though the imagemay be immersed in water, let the DivineMother reside in the heart.Quietly repeating, “Mother, Mother,” Surendrasays a few things about the Supreme Goddess.Thakur looks at him and sheds tears. Lookingat M., he says in a voice choked with emotion,“What bhakti! What love and devotion he feelsfor God!”Sri Ramakrishna — Around seven or seventhirtyyesterday evening, I had a vision of theworship hall in your home. The image of thedeity was bathed in divine light. This place andyour worship hall were joined by a stream oflight that illumined both places.Surendra — At that time I was crying ‘Mother,Mother’ in the worship hall. My elder brothershad gone upstairs, leaving me alone. I felt thatthe Mother said, ‘I will come again.’Sri Ramakrishna and the Bhagavad GitaIt is nearly eleven in the morning. Thakur haseaten the food prescribed for him. Mani ispouring water into his palms so that he canrinse his mouth.Sri Ramakrishna (to Mani) — Rakhal fell sick