Guest guest Posted December 24, 2000 Report Share Posted December 24, 2000 Swami Vivekananda = Narendra = Narendranath = Naren Sri Ramakrishna = Master = Thakur * Forward these mails to your as many friends as you want/can. * Swami Vivekananda: Part 6 Narendra was sure that this was no hypnotism, for he thought himself endowed with solid will power and self-confidence, and that his mind could not be affected by anyone. But equally true was the fact, he realized, 'how could I consider this person (Sri Ramakrishna) mad, when he could shatter to pieces the structure of a mind like mine, possessing a strong and powerful will and firm convictions! As if he could refashion my mind like a ball of soft clay into any pattern as it pleased him!' Still Narendra decided to remain on guard and to further explore the reality about the Master. He kept the final judgment about this 'wonderful madman' pending for the future. The third visit followed much earlier than the second one. This time Sri Ramakrishna asked Narendra to accompany him to the nearby garden of Jadu Mallick. Thakur had full permission to enter the garden anytime he wished. Thus, here these two persons, the Master and his would be disciple, were left all alone. Sri Ramakrishna went into ecstatic mood and elevated Narendra to such a state of consciousness where although Narendra forgot himself bodily, he could answer the questions put by Sri Ramakrishna. Narendra did not remember anything about this episode, but Thakur later told his devotees that on that day he put many intimate questions to Narendra and got answers to them all. He asked Narendra about the purpose of his descent on the earth, the nature of his work in the future, his plans and mission in life and so on. On the basis of these questions, the Master came to know that Narendra would life of a monk, and would leave his body when he comes to know his true nature. Sri Ramakrishna knew that Swami Vivekananda was ever-perfected soul -nitya siddha - in meditation. Continued part 7... C S Shah ==================== For e-zine on Vedanta and Science, do Visit: http://www.neovedanta.org ========= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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