Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

The devotees sit silently.Sri Ramakrishna — Whom shall I tell? Whowill understand what I say?After awhile, Thakur speaks again.“He incarnates as a human being, as Godincarnate,and is accompanied by devotees[intimate companions]. The devotees departwith him.”Rakhal — ‘But please don’t leave us now!’Thakur smiles sweetly and says, “A troupe ofbauls [4] came out of the blue – they danced,they sang, and then they suddenly left. Theycame and then left. No one recognized them.”(Thakur and the devotees smile momentarily.)After remaining silent for few moments,Thakur speaks again –“When one takes up a body, there is bound tobe suffering.“I say time and again, ‘May I not have to return[to the mortal world]!’“Even so, the fact remains that one does notenjoy a meal of urada lentils and rice at homeafter having enjoyed a feast.“Besides, this assuming of a human body is forthe sake of the devotees.”