Swamy Vivekananda & Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa

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I would like to narrate a little story (in fact, it is not story, it was

a real incident), though many of us know it already. Yet, to remember

the glorious acts of great souls is worth speaking again and again.

 

Narendra (later Swami Vivekananda) was such a courageous heart yet as

humble as dust but certainly not compromising truth for any material

gain even not for his own life. He was careless towards his own life, to

this Samsara, yet so much filled with immense love for the earthlings

that he never felt anguish about any human being. His devotion for His

Gurudev Sri Ramakrishna was undescribable. The fact goes like...

 

One day Dr. Mahendralal Sarkar who was treating the ailing Thakur

during His last days proclaimed that this disease of throat cancer was

incurable and not only that, whoever would roam close to the saint,

would run a high risk of getting inflicted with the same disease thus

causing same suffering to his own body. Hearing this, the disciples

started discussing what would be done. The room in which they were

standing was not big and Thakur was lying in a small bed under which

there was bowl of milk kept. This bowl of milk was given to Thakur some

time ago, but for his ailing throat would spew out puss and saliva

whenever He tried to drink the milk, so the bowl became mixed with them.

At this moment, suddenly Narendra entered. He was surprised to see the

gathering of the disciple on the other side and asked what the topic of

the discussion was. He was readily reported about the Doctor's opinion

regarding Thakur's disease and his warning towards other disciples.

Narendra hearing this, looked around the room. His eyes fell on the bowl

kept under the bed. He sped towards it, picked up and drank the milk in

no time. And then without saying anything he left the room.

 

Never the discussion of the harmful effects of Thakur's disease was

repeated among the devotees. And long before this happened, one day

Thakur said about Narendra, in his absence, that " I am Narendra's

follower. If he stays in the gathering where I am present too, I feel I

become filled with power " .