Narendranath and Ramakrishna - 1884

If one closely observed Ramakrishna, one would find the different moods he used daily to behave in his ordinary dealings of life like standing, sitting, joking, talking etc.,as also in experiencing ecstasy in the company of his  devotees of various nature.This is a picture of his daily life with the devotees.His very trifling acts and efforts were not aimless or useless. It possessed extraordinary harmony of divine and human natures.
This was revealed in the treatment he had in his throat disease.to Shyampukur to Calcutta for some time. In 1885, he had his first illness. Ramakrishna was brought in a rented house at Shyampukur from Dakshineswar for his treatment. At this moment , Narendranath renounced worldly life and decided to stay with Ramakrishna. Having found no improvement of the disease of Ramakrishna who was then removed to a
 rented garden house at Kashipore for his treatment. From this time Narendranath led a real ascetic life. He started a hard life of nursing  Ramakrishna in all respect and began  meditation  and worship.Along with him there were other persons leading  the same type of living; such as,
Brahmmananda (Rakhal Maharaj), Saradananda ( Sarat maharaj), Ramakrishnananda (Sashi Maharaj), Akhandananda (Gangadhar Maharaj), Abhedananda ( Kali Maharaj), Gopal Ghosh ( Hutko Gopal), Adwaitananda ( Buro Gopal), Trigunanatitananda ( Sarada Maharaj), Jogananda ( Jogen Maharaj), and Shibananda ( Tarak Maharaj) etc . All of them formed an "Association of Disciples of Ramakrishna" and began meditation and worship.
Ramakrishna had given hints to his disciples that he might be passing away. He said to the Holy Mother (Ma Sarada), four or five years before he had his throat disease ;
" When I shall take food out of anybody's and everybody's hand, pass nights in Calcutta, and give a portion of my food to others first and take the rest myself , know that the time of my passing away is first approaching."