Guest guest Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 --\ ---- Narendra said to M. that he had been reading a book by Hamilton, who wrote: " A learned ignorance is the end of philosophy and the beginning of religion. " MASTER (to M.): " What does that mean? " Narendra explained the sentence in Bengali. The Master beamed with joy and said in English, " Thank you! Thank you! " Everyone laughed at the charming way he said these words. They knew that his English vocabulary consisted of only half a dozen words. --\ ---- Excerpt from The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (Swami Nikhilananda Pub 1944) Vol 1: The Master and M: August 19, 1883 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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