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Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamritam
CHAPTER 2 IN THE COMPANY OF DEVOTEES 2nd visit of Ch. 2 - March 1882.
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| The mind's inability to comprehend God. |
A few days later M. visited the Master at Dakshineswar. It
was between four and five o'clock in the afternoon. The Master and he were
sitting on the steps of the Siva temples. Looking at the temple of Radhakanta,
across the courtyard, the Master went into an ecstatic mood.
Since his nephew Hriday's dismissal from the temple, Sri Ramakrishna had been living without an attendant. On account of his frequent spiritual moods he could hardly take care of himself. The lack of an attendant caused him great inconvenience. Sri Ramakrishna was talking to Kali, the Divine Mother of the Universe. He said: "Mother, everyone says, 'My watch alone is right.' The Christians, the Brahmos, the Hindus, the Mussalmans, all say, 'My religion alone is true.' But, Mother, the fact is that nobody's watch is right. Who can truly understand Thee? But if a man prays to Thee with a yearning heart, he can reach Thee, through Thy grace, by any path. Mother, show me some time how the Christians pray to Thee in their churches. But Mother, what will people say if I go in? Suppose they make a fuss! Suppose they don't allow me to enter the Kali temple again! Well then, show me the Christian worship from the door of the church." |
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