Devotees of Ramakrishna (contd-2)

Ramakrishna stayed in the south-east room of the Garden House at Cossipore.It was situated in such a way that on the west side of the room there was the Ganges, on the north there was the garden of Rani Rasmoni under the tamarisk tree, on the east there is the main gate of the house, and on the south there is the temple, Bally- bridge and Calcutta. Ramkrishna was sitting on the veranda. Around him there were sitting Rakhal, known later as Swami Brahmmanandaji, Latu, later known as Adbhutanandaji, The master sir, Mahendra Gupta and Harish. Ramakrishna was having talks with them. They have come from  different corners of the society. They have demands, families, sorrows and sufferings, they have deaths. But they became happy at the presence of Sri Ramakrishna.
Thakur said, " blue die was mixed with water in a vat, in another there was red die, in another yellow die,  if one outs clothes in those vats, it will turn into blue, or red, or yellow. Like this, if one comes in front of Sri Ramakrishna one feels happy because he is the creator of happiness.. There is no sorrow. Then why Ramakrishna was attacked with cancer in his throat? This too he explained . There is sorrows and sufferings but one has to convert it onto his happiness.He taught us by carrying disease and cancer in his throat. this too he mentioned that he will show everything in his life as an example. When you will be attacked with illness, you think of myself. "How much sufferings I had in Cossipore garden House ? You too grasp the technique of overpowering sufferings like me."
When Ramakrishna was advised to ask Mother to get relief of his wound in his throat , he replied , I asked for knowledge, I asked for devotion - after coming to Dakshineshwar, I said taking mud in one hand and money in another, " taka mati, mati taka (mud is money and money is mud)'' and then have thrown both the mud and the money.Many have laughed at me."
At first Narendranath didnot have faith on Ramakrishna. Just to examine him, he put a coin under his bed on the cot. But when coming from outside Ramakrishna wanted to sit on the cot, he felt uneasiness. After searching it was found that a coin was under his cot. Narendra became ashamed. But Ramakrishna said, " you have done right. You should examine a person, whehter he is a sage or a hypocrite. observe him during daytime and during night.Test him. This is why he is Narendranath .