Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Ramakrishna and Narendranath (contd-1)

Ramakrishna was conscious about music. Lyrics of  songs which are not inspiring, Ramakrishna termed them as rubbish. He mentioned, for example, " Ma tomar jiv laklak karche, ,ma tomar galay mundamala, ma tomar payer talay shiv pare achen " etc. are not songs in his opinion.
Ramakrishna took his lunch and would be taking rest. Master Mashai, the writer of "Kathamrita", and  other disciples were sitting on the floor. Musical sound of the "Nahabat" of Dakshineswar was audible from the room. Having heard the sound of the Sanai, he became glad. He used to say, " the latent power in man gradually opens up by the sound of the Sanai. It is known to devotees that music leads one, very easily, to God. We shall not be able to know ourselves if the latent power does not open.
Many used to say, how Ramakrishna knew all such things. He had not studied books. He knew all such things by practicing  deep meditation. He had not to attend any school or college, or he had not submitted any doctoral thesis. What he said were found in Gita, Bhagbat or  Bedanta.
Ramakrishna said, " there are three stages when a man gets the knowledge of Supreme Power (Brahmmagnan). 1. One becomes inert (jarhabat), 2. one becomes devil, 3. One becomes childish.
Ramakrishna became childdish. He began to laugh like a child. He was laughing and saying; " A Bird is sitting in its nest. She is warming up the eggs she laid.Have you seen its eyes ?  It is looking vacantly. The eyes of a sage is like that."
Ramakrishna said while strolling, " I have seen a great ascetin under the banyan tree of
 Dakshineswar " and was laughing again. He was talking with the Goddess. He began to say, " what is in the Upanishad." .. 
He said from his perception which might be found in Upanishad. " One can  read many books, one can participate in many debates and may acquire mountainous knowledge. But that may not increase his perception, may not lead him to consciousness.
  

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