Kathamrita Volume II - Swami Vivekananda

oom. As Sri Ramakrishna rightly says,Narendra appears as if he is carrying anunsheathed sword when he moves about.Hard disciplines for the monk and NarendraNarendra comes in and sits beside Thakur. Heexpresses his aversion to women withinThakur’s hearing. He says that keeping thecompany of women is a serious obstacle toGod-realization.Sri Ramakrishna doesn’t say anything; he justlistens to Narendra.Narendra continues, “I want peace. I don’teven care for God.” Sri Ramakrishna stares athim without saying a word. Narendra chants,“Brahman is Truth, Knowledge, the Infinite.”It is 8:00 p.m. Thakur is sitting on his bed. Acouple of devotees are sitting in front of him.Surendra has come to see him after completinghis office work. He brings four oranges andtwo flower garlands. First he gazes at Thakurand then at the devotees. He tells them what isin his heart.Surendra (glancing at Mani and the others) — Ihave come from the office after finishing mywork. I said to myself, ‘I shouldn’t stand ontwo boats at the same time. I had better finishmy work before going there.’ Today is the firstday of the year [8] and it is also Tuesday [9] . YetI didn’t go to Kalighat. I thought, it would beenough to see him who is Kali Herself and whohas rightly known Kali.’