Holy Mother By Swami Nikhilananda: 043 Wednesday 17-02-2016
17-02-2016 Wednesday
Holy Mother By Swami Nikhilananda: 043
Marriage and After – 08
In 1867 Sri Ramakrishna returned to Kamarpukur to recuperate from stomach trouble. In the meantime the strenuous period when he gave himself up completely to spiritual practices had come to an end. Now firmly established in God-consciousness, he appeared more natural and spontaneous.
Years later the Master described to his devotees the three stages of a man’s mental evolution. During the first stage he takes the world of names and forms to be real and denies the existence of the Godhead behind it. It is a state of ignorance (ajnana). During the second stage he negates the world as maya and sees only Brahman, or pure spirit. This is a state of knowledge (jnana). During the final stage he again sees the world of names and forms, but now as the manifestation of Brahman. This is a state of mature knowledge (vijnana). The illumined soul, endowed with this mature knowledge, once more accepts the cosmic movement, seeing it as the sport (lila) of Brahman. He remains like a child, guileless and natural. Sri Ramakrishna was now established in vijnana.
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Holy Mother - Being the Life of Sri Sarada Devi Wife of Sri Ramakrishna And Helpmate in his Mission By Swami Nikhilananda p: 30
