Gospel | Chapter 6: Dec 1882 (Part 3) | Swami Sarvapriyananda · Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda · Radar

Ramakrishna’s Advice to Marwari Devotees1:25 – 4:35

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Master to the Marwari devotees: "You see, the feeling of 'I' and 'mine' is the result of ignorance.

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But to say, 'O God, Thou art the Doer, all these belong to Thee,' is the sign of knowledge.

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How can you say such a thing as 'mine'? The superintendent of the garden says, 'This is my garden.' But if he's dismissed because of some misconduct, then he does not have the courage to take away even such a worthless thing as his mango wood box.

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Anger and lust cannot be destroyed.

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Turn them toward God.

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2:01

If you must feel desire and temptation, then desire to realize God.

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Feel tempted by Him.

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Discriminate and turn the passions away from worldly objects.

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2:13

When the elephant is about to devour a plantain tree in someone's garden, the mahout strikes it with his iron-tipped goad.

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You are merchants.

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You know how to improve your business gradually.

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Some of you start with a castor oil factory.

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After making some money at that, you open a cloth shop.

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In the same way, one makes progress towards God.

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It may be that you go into solitude now and then and devote more time to prayer.

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But you must remember that nothing can be achieved except in its proper time.

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Some persons must pass through many experiences and perform many worldly duties before they can turn their attention to God.

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2:57

So they have to wait a long time.

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2:59

If an abscess is lanced before it's soft, the result is not good.

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3:03

The surgeon makes the opening, opening when it is soft and has come to a head.

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Once a child said to its mother, 'Mother, I'm going to, going to sleep now.

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Please wake me up when I feel the call of nature.' 'My child,' said the mother, 'when it is time for that, you will wake up yourself.

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I shan't have to wake you.' The Marwari devotees generally brought offerings of fruit, candy, and other sweets for the Master.

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But Sri Ramakrishna could hardly eat them.

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He would say, 'They earn their money by falsehood.