25-08-2016 Thursday
Holy Mother By Swami Nikhilananda: 212

In a Domestic Setting – 09

Here is another instance of the friction between the brothers. One morning Holy Mother was seated on the porch of her house when suddenly Kalikumar and Barada began to quarrel about a fence put up by Kalikumar. Soon they were about to come to blows. Their sister tried her utmost to calm them down, blaming both for the quarrel. After a while some of her disciples intervened and persuaded the brothers to stop arguing. Still abusing each other they went away. In an excited mood Holy Mother entered her own house. All on a sudden she burst out laughter and said: ‘What an illusion Mahamaya1 has conjured up! Here is this infinite world, and what one claims as his possession will be left behind at death. Still men cannot understand this simple truth.’ As she uttered these words, she was convulsed with laughter which continued for some time. (1 The Great Enchantress, an epithet of the Divine Mother of the Universe. Mahamaya is the potency of Brahman. In one aspect She casts a veil over the eyes of creatures to perpetuate the creation, and in another She liberates them from the snares of the world.)

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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: 129 - 130

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