20-05-2016 Friday
Holy Mother By Swami Nikhilananda: 123
Spiritual Practices – 02
Sarada Devi observed with her own eyes all the signs of divinity in Sri Ramakrishna. She witnessed his complete conquest of lust and greed. Every woman, to him, was a manifestation of the Divine Mother. He never thought of her in any other way, even in dreams. Money and worldly possessions never tempted him in the slightest degree. If he touched a coin he felt as if his body had been – as he would say – ‘stung by a horned fish.’ She said later that complete renunciation was his special message to this age. Sarada Devi watched his frequent samadhis, in which he was totally absorbed in God. She loved to hear devotional music. When Sri Ramakrishna sang and danced with the devotees in ecstasy in his room, he would ask Ramlal to keep open the door of his room facing the Nahabat, saying: ‘In this room intense feeling and love of God will be expressed. She must witness it; otherwise, how will she learn?’
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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: 80 – 81
