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Tales and Parables of Sri Ramakrishna

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<strong>Tales</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Parables</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Ramakrishna</strong><br />

'BEHOLD, O KING! BEHOLD'<br />

ONCE, a king asked a yogi to impart Knowledge<br />

to him in one word. The yogi said, "All right; you<br />

will get knowledge in one word." After a while a<br />

magician came to the king. The king saw the<br />

magician moving two <strong>of</strong> his lingers rapidly <strong>and</strong><br />

heard him exclaim, "Behold, O king, Behold." The<br />

king looked at him amazed when, after a few<br />

minutes, he saw the two lingers becoming one. The<br />

magician moved that one finger rapidly <strong>and</strong> said,<br />

"Behold, O king! Behold."<br />

The implication <strong>of</strong> the story is that Brahman <strong>and</strong><br />

the Primal Energy at first appear to be two. But<br />

after attaining knowledge <strong>of</strong> Brahman one does not<br />

see the two. Then there is no differentiation; it is<br />

One, without a second—Advaita—non-duality.<br />

(124)<br />

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