Holy Mother By Swami Nikhilananda: 045 Monday 22-02-2016
22-02-2016 Monday
Holy Mother By Swami Nikhilananda: 045
Marriage and After – 10
Sri Ramakrishna not only held before Sarada the ideal of his own life of utter renunciation of worldly attachments, but also instructed her about the duties of a householder: how to serve guests, show respect to elders and be considerate to younger persons, and dedicate herself to the service of the family. The essence of his teaching was that one should act properly with respect to persons, time, place, and circumstances – a lesson which Sarada followed till the last day of her life in dealing with people of different tastes, temperaments, needs, character, and ages, and in different stages of moral and spiritual evolution. Often Sri Ramakrishna talked for hours before Sarada and her companions about spiritual matters and his own inner experiences. Sometimes the young wife would become tired and fall asleep on the floor. Then her companions would awaken her and say: ‘You are asleep! You have missed such priceless words.’ At that, Sri Ramakrishna would say: ‘No, don't wake her up. If she listens to everything I say, she will not stay on this earth; she will unfold her wings and fly away.’
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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: 31 – 32
