02-June-2015 (Tuesday) Mother As I Saw Her – Swami Saradeshananda
02-June-2015 (Tuesday)
Mother As I Saw Her – Swami Saradeshananda
Mother’s Preference for Renunciation: Instance of Banku – 9
When Banku was still staying here, a devotee, who was a singer, came to the Mother’s place. One evening he sang songs about the Master, every one of them depicting his glories. At the request of the singer and others, Banku also sang according to his own mood. The Mother was listening to the songs, sitting in the verandah before her room. From her remarks it was evident that Banku’s songs had touched her heart. To the son sitting by her side, she said, “Banku indeed sings well – all his songs are about the Supreme Truth of the Atman.” The mother’s heart would not be affected much by the beauty of the words of a song unaccompanied by genuine emotion. She would be very happy, if there was intensity of feeling in the singer for the Truth permeating the song.
[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 145]
