[Sri Ramakrishna] Digest Number 938

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This is in response to K C Burrows -

 

I interpret the 'desire' passage from the Gospel in

the same manner.

Yes, desires must be fulfilled before one moves on or

is free from them.

A desire like sex, if suppresses will ultimately win

over any renunciation or promise one makes. These

desires are more powerful than all the promises we

make for ourselves.

 

The secret is 'discrimination'.

Thakur emphatically states this over and over again.

Do it but with awareness, for example smoking, do it

but watch and watch and watch.

 

There is that brief 'split second' that one gets -

where he can see the desire as a desire and a non

essential thing. That discrimination is important in

order to give up or rather 'get over' desires.

 

My take on it is that at some time, Thakur had a

desire for food, therefore, he asked Mathur Babu for

lot's and lot's of food. I am told that Thakur eat for

3 days !

 

From then on he didn't care too much for food.

 

What happened ?

 

I am sure he eat with awareness, with consciousness.

In fact, this is probably the only way to get over

desires, i.e. to do it but with consciousness and

discrimination.

 

Also, i am told that this planet is only for the

imperfect. Perfect people like Thakur cannot and do

not decent on this plane. In order for them to do so,

the 'create' a desire or a flaw in themselves in order

to take birth.

 

I am told Thakur created a desire for food.

 

Apparently, once Sarada Devi (his wife) asked him

about his 'food habit'. He would constantly enquire

what was for dinner, what was there for everyone to

eat, he always had food and sweets lying around him.

It was almost embarassing !

 

So Sarada asked him why the constant 'greed' for food

?

Ramakrishna told here that the day he would loose

interest in food, would be the time for him to leave

this earth. He had created an imperfection for himself

in order to stay on this plane.

 

I am told that one day, when Thakur's throat cancer

was advanced, Sarada Devi came in with a tray of food

and juice and Thakur turned his back on the food.

this was the first time Sarada Devi had seen him do

that to food !

Sarada Devi remembered what Thakur had told here and

dropped the tray on the floor !

 

Thakur passed away shortly thereafter.

 

Desires, i think must be overcome but discrimination

and awareness, perhaps there is no other way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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