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Dear Members,

 

Once Swami Vivekananda was traveling in a train and next to him was seated a

business man who happened to travel along with Swami Vivekananda. During their

travel the co-passenger commented that " I do not like the so called Sanyasis,

though they have good health

and physique - they never work, they beg for their food and since they are lazy

they pretend to act as if they are Sanyasis and will make an easy living. In my

case, I work and earn for my living and would prefer to lead a comfortable life

than being like a Sanyasis

and continued cursing all the Sanyasis

 

Swami Vivekananda never bothered those comments and kept quiet. The train

stopped in one station and both Swami Vivekananda and the businessman alighted

from the train.

 

Swamiji came out of the station and sat under a tree and the businessman

followed the Swami and sat in front of him, opened his food packet and started

to eat his food and while eating he commented that, " You Sanyasis always act as

if you chant the divine name all the time and waste your time but remember

without work, you will not get your food "

 

The business man noticed some stranger carrying a food carrier with banyan leaf

approaching Swami Vivekananda and said, " swamiji, I all the time chant Rama Nama

and worship Sri Rama in my home and

yesterday night in my dream – I had the darshan of Rama and he instructed me

that tomorrow one Sadhu from Kolkata will be visiting this place and hence you

prepare Bengali food and offer him and Lord Rama gave me the vision of you

also, though initially I

neglected the dream, it was a shocking that today morning I had the same dream

and Lord Rama told me the same.

 

The person in an enlightened mood said that I was so fortunate that because of

you that I could have the darshan of Sri Rama twice; and prostrated on to the

lotus feet of Swami Vivekananda & offered him food”

 

The business man who was watching all these was shocked and dumbstruck by the

incident fell on the feet of Swami Vivekananda & asked apologies for his

misconduct. Swami Vivekananda smiled at him and proceeded to walk.

 

That is the power of the Lord’s name and hence let’s all

 

Chant the Mahamantra Nama kirtan :

 

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare

 

Regards