Excerpted from the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, Page 192
Friday 11/8/17
The Master Said:
"You may ask, 'How is it possible for these boys, born of worldly
parents and living among the worldly-minded, to develop such knowledge
and devotion?' It can be explained. If a pea falls into a heap of dung,
it germinates into a pea-plant none the less. The peas that grow
on that plant serve many useful purposes. Because it was sown in dung,
will it produce another kind of plant?"
om tat sat
~~~~~~om shanthi om~~~~~~
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This is a reasonably accurate representation of my home shrine, of more than thirty-five years: