Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

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Sri Ramakrishna — In what three differentways?Mani — One, to attain knowledge; two, toteach others; and three, according to one’s ownnature.Thakur takes a betel leaf after rinsing hismouth. He offers a piece of it from his mouthto Mani as prasad [4] .Chapter <strong>II</strong>Sri Ramakrishna, Sir Humphrey Davy and theconcept of avatarThakur is talking to M. about Doctor Sarkar.The previous day M. had gone to the Doctor’shouse to report Thakur’s condition.Sri Ramakrishna — What did he talk aboutwith you?M. — The Doctor has many books in hishouse. I was reading one of them while I satthere. Then I started reading it aloud to theDoctor. The book was by Sir Humphrey Davy.It talked of the need of an incarnation of God.Sri Ramakrishna — Indeed! What did you say
to him?M. — One passage in the book says that theDivine Truth must be made human truth to beappreciated by us. That is why an incarnationof God is necessary.Sri Ramakrishna — Very good. All this is verynice.M. — The foreign author gave this illustration:one cannot gaze at the sun, but one can look atits reflected rays.Sri Ramakrishna — Yes, nice idea. Anythingelse?M. — In another passage it says that true jnana(knowledge) is nothing but faith.Sri Ramakrishna — That is a grand idea! Onewho has faith, surely has everything.M. — The author had dreamt of Roman godsand goddesses.Sri Ramakrishna — Have such books reallybeen published? It is God Himself at workthere. Did you talk of anything else?Sri Ramakrishna and ‘doing welfare work,’ orKarma Yoga
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Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamritaby Ma
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e seen in front of the College Stre
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However, during his first meeting w
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that is Thy Your will.""Mother, awa
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power; similarly, Mahendra Nath was
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a sannyasi of himself. He would oft
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December, 1897)."Revered Mahendra N
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can I speak of but his words.’He
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thinking, his own individuality, or
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platform of white marble. While pla
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PrayerOm Thakur, our beloved Father
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childhood or his states of sadhana
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AcknowledgementsSri Ma Trust offers
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and a short coat, a shirt and varni
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trees on the way to the house, Thak
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Beersingh. On the way he had to cro
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Sattvic actions of Vidyasagar -
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I take refuge in You).Another day V
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Brahman. After many years both of t
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Clarified butter in a pan set over
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Brahman by saying, ‘Not this, not
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tries to run away from even one? Wh
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“Even then, it is not spared. Las
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you one day when we are alone.” (
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into the water.“They say that Han
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as the loadstone draws the iron.Say
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Karma Yoga and selfless work [41] -
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“Work without expectation of any
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Vidyasagar (smiling) — Yes, it is
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[3] On the ceremony of taking the l
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Section IISri Ramakrishna with theD
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they have to be careful. ‘Lust an
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Conversation between the Guru and t
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won’t even want to.“When a drun
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“Shanta - the rishis had this cal
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doubtful person is ruined [20]Mani
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- it leads to ‘lust and greed’.
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[5] One of the incarnations of God[
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Section IIISri Ramakrishna withDevo
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Mani — Very highly, Sir.Sri Ramak
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jewels out’ - such reflection is
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“I had to practice disciplines of
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“Gangama used to go into ecstasy.
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I saw [11] a certain person’s fac
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Sri Ramakrishna (to Balaram) — Ma
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Section IVSri Ramakrishna on the Ma
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things, I only meditate on God. One
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“Sometimes I see the universe per
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Sri Ramakrishna — Yes, it is poss
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You abide in the six-petalled lotus
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You take a form for the sake of the
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The song comes to an end.Now, accom
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taken place.Sri Ramakrishna — Wel
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people call Him by various names. S
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maya [21] , the universe and living
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[18] For complete song, refer Volum
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Hari Babu, M.’s friend, lost his
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window. The companions don’t know
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great care.Sri Ramakrishna (smiling
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Mani — They believe in the formle
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talk about with the cook. He says,
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himself an incarnation? Is that why
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songs are!A Devotee — Right, sir.
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Sri Ramakrishna — I have the atti
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“There was a goldsmith whose tong
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“Once a big man came to me. He sa
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five gross elements?’ Later, when
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What is God’s Spirit Form? After
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away.”Mani — Should one throw a
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[1] Sä cäturé cäturé[2] The us
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Ishan’s house today. Baburam will
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“How long must one perform sandhy
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keep the milk of your mind in the w
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known by looking at the universe. B
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stay away, but appears before them
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portion of That, that You are the M
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“There are both knowledge [13] an
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Sri Ramakrishna — You should pay
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Section VIIISri Ramakrishna at theD
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All my shame and mistakes are now Y
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and its living beings to reach Sat-
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Doubts vanish after God-vision - le
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‘Rama, Nikasha’s whole clan has
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money? You can earn your livelihood
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Sri Ramakrishna — He who has mone
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Section IXSri Ramakrishna atDakshin
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well?Song -Song -My Divine Mother g
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Only when the mind is intoxicated,
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Search within yourself,You will fin
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“Hanuman said, ‘Brother, I don
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heart are cut and all doubts vanish
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Reasoning thus, he reaches the Abso
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the devotees. Thakur, seated on the
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Sri Ramakrishna — Pray to God. He
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Absolute and the phenomenal world].
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sees one expanse of water.“Shanka
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has to come down again to the lower
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Sri Ramakrishna — The Lord is a k
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But then one knows only this much a
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spiritual disciplines after attaini
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“Those who reason and discriminat
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epeated ten times. In other words,
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this path one first develops love a
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can digest fish with fried rice, so
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offering service]. Thakur says to B
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to M., “Let’s stay a little lon
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Sri Ramakrishna — You have, no do
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poison. To save mankind from the po
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[42] Akhanda[43] Refer to the parab
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Section XSri Ramakrishna atDakshine
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had finished his prayers, he asked
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contemplate Rama.’“The chatak b
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Somebody opened a sadhu’s book to
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the words of the guru. There is no
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Is Sri Ramakrishna describing his o
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God? He who has genuine faith belie
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Thakur asks the devotees every now
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there? Move over here.”The tempo
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M. (smiling) — The other day he l
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cot.Sri Ramakrishna (to M.) — If
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taking the whole burden of a minor.
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chapter of human life. You asked Sa
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watch and hear the worships.After h
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I shall now never forget You, even
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Section XISri Ramakrishna Attends a
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Narayana is worried about Prahlada.
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able to hold your organization toge
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are people who bring baskets and sp
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gods is a trifle compared to Her lo
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Haribol,’ while clapping their ha
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Search and look; search and look; s
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ent one, Krishna) cross the waves o
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devotees.Sri Ramakrishna (to Girish
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For Madan, the poet, all worship me
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[15] Nishtha bhakti[16] Ecstasy[17]
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present time. He had been in Vrinda
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Sri Ramakrishna looks at Baburam an
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“Why has the Divine Mother kept m
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finger they point out a particular
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(To Baburam) “Why don’t I pull
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ightly realizes that the body and t
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The devotees are speechless with wo
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Sri Ramakrishna (to M.) — I don
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Mohini — She becomes peaceful her
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Sri Ramakrishna.Sri Ramakrishna (to
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Sri Ramakrishna (laughing) — Is i
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Section XIIISri Ramakrishna at aDev
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written in books. But the authors o
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Kshirode.M. says, “This boy is ve
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downstairs.Thakur comes again to th
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desire for any of the three things
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Dispassion from childhood is wonder
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The gopis of Vraja find Madhava [8]
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Chapter IVSri Ramakrishna in the co
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his face and takes a seat in the si
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[5] Nangta; Totapuri[6] A Vaishnava
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idding.Sri Ramakrishna (to the devo
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“During this time (of sadhana), I
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“The sense organs cease to functi
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creature comforts. The body, mind a
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once I went to the temple to ask fo
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consciousness returned, she (the Br
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I see a man and a woman sitting tog
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Girish (to M.) — What does Pope s
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M. — Yes, sir. He has read many b
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immediately what you think is an ob
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difficulty. He takes a little water
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Vrindavan). I was there. Rakhal and
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A certain devotee says, “Perhaps
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lead a spiritual life in the househ
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Your holy feet!Listening to the son
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says to Trailokya, “Sing that son
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pursuits after God-realizationIt is
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Trailokya — One certainly require
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Chaitanyadeva.Trailokya — Chaitan
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Sri Ramakrishna (to Trailokya) —
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ecognize Ramachandra as an incarnat
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walk freely in the open - they are
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[27] Gauranga and Nityananda[28] An
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Sri Ramakrishna — Enough! Stop! W
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would also try to make money from t
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unnatural death on a Saturday or a
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weeping and wailing just a few mome
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faith alone is the proof.A Certain
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tally with facts?’ Then I said to
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incarnate [5] .Narendra — It is e
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Song -Song -You are the God of gods
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Song -Song -Song -O my mind, drink
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O my mind, drink the wine of Hari
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“After attaining the knowledge of
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The Devotee — Nine reflected suns
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human body, He too is enchanted by
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Section XVISri Ramakrishna withDevo
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phenomenal to the Absolute.” (To
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“ ‘The pestle will destroy the
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angrily, ‘I am going to kill Varu
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‘What will happen to them (wife a
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Aswini Kumar Dutta and the son of B
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Section XVIISri Ramakrishna withCap
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with some clay in my hand [to use a
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the lips of a man. Devotees enjoy H
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madness of extreme spiritual joy.
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of Rakhal, Captain said, ‘He eats
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long does one have to practice ritu
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Sri Ramakrishna — I sent for the
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nothing but very pure sattva within
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“I was so very fond of him in my
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house and home, children and family
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and about your various kinds of ara
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Captain — It seems that he doesn
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Page 455 and 456: Nanda Bose (to Sri Ramakrishna) —
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Page 459 and 460: Section XIXSri Ramakrishna atDevote
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Page 463 and 464: Sri Ramakrishna is seated in the li
Page 465 and 466: devotees, “You sing some songs, t
Page 467 and 468: Sri Ramakrishna (eagerly) — What
Page 469 and 470: dwell in such a small body.Sri Rama
Page 471 and 472: Section XXThakur with the Devotees
Page 473: eating gram lentils. It is good to
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Page 491 and 492: M. — Yes, sir. When he comes here
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Page 495 and 496: that mere love and devotion [5] wil
Page 497 and 498: The Doctor — Good gracious!M. —
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Page 503 and 504: Dr. Sarkar — Yes, no doubt in man
Page 505 and 506: prostitute. One day he was going to
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Page 519 and 520: other, let us enjoy ourselves in th
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Sri Ramakrishna (smiling) — No, l
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wonderful form of the Mother of the
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And Mother, mixing them with the sa
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[1] The darkest night of the month[
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Sri Ramakrishna — No. Those peopl
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Mani — Yes. He always says, ‘He
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peace, while my soul is so troubled
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to be a deep well and one’s relat
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one’s desires. Only then can one
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[4] Ishvarakoti[5] Jivakoti[6] The
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Rakhal, Niranjan, Sarat, Sashi, Bab
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Sri Ramakrishna (gazing at M., to t
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if I say so.“I see that it has al
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Is Sri Ramakrishna saying that he e
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Narendra — Right, sir.Sri Ramakri
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Sri Ramakrishna (to Narendra and th
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Worn under the hair, no one shall s
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saw it while he was there. Kali say
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work and the renunciation of work i
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Narendra — I eat meat just as I r
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Narendra (to M.) — When a great s
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Section XXVISri Ramakrishna at theC
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mother before I was born.But even a
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Sreenath, Rakhal Haldar and several
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Sri Ramakrishna’s hair stands on
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Will you eat something?Rakhal — I
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oom. As Sri Ramakrishna rightly say
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[4] Stored-up karma from past lives
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singing hymns. Everybody, Narendra
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Narendra — I used to see it frequ
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number of times. Didn’t you once
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M. — A gopi friend [4] of Radhika
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M. — On my first visit to Dakshin
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now reaped my actions of living in
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Dakshineswar Kali Temple. I sang th
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Divine Mother, ‘Mother, how can I
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M. — Wasn’t that the day you we
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then playing the role of Shiva - a
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meditating. Since Niranjan has retu
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Abhavamukha chaitanya : NegationAbh
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Chinmaya : Embodiment of SpiritChit
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Jnana yoga : Path of union with God
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Panchatapa : Practicing japa and me
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of a thousand petals, the abode of
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Vina : A stringed musical instrumen
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22. Dec.1882 523. Dec.1882 524. 14-
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70(b) 19-Dec-1883 571. 21-Dec-1883
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120. 27-Dec-1884 2121. 22-Feb-1885
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170. 18-Apr-1886 4171. 21-Apr-1886
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