09-April-2015 (Thursday) Mother As I Saw Her – Swami Saradeshananda
09-April-2015 (Thursday)
Mother As I Saw Her – Swami Saradeshananda
More of the Mother’s Correspondence with Devotees – 06
A printed letter bearing the names of a few devotees had come to Jayrambati from the Ramakrishna Ashrama, Dacca. It was stated in it: “Arrangements are being made for the Mother’s visit to East Bengal.” When a son raised this topic before the Mother, she said that she knew nothing about it. Then she smiled and said, “They want probably to raise a subscription that way. Isn’t that so?” The wonder of it was that it was indeed an appeal for raising funds to defray the expenses for the Mother’s visit which they had programmed in anticipation of her consent. Seeing the insight of the Mother, the son was dumbfounded! The Mother said, “My child, some people are always busy with their fads, and try to raise a subscription for one reason or another. Just see the new craze that they have developed for the Master!”
[Mother As I Saw Her (Being Reminiscences of Holy Mother Sarada Devi) – Swami Saradeshananda. Translated by Prof. J. N. Dey. Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore Madras-600004: p 125-126]
