Man of knowledge

When a man attains the Knowledge of Brahman he shows certain characteristics. The Bhagavata describes four of them: the state of a child, of an inert thing, of a madman, and of a ghoul. Sometimes the knower of Brahman acts like a five-year-old child. Sometimes he acts like a madman. Sometimes he remains like an inert thing. In this state he cannot work; he renounces all action. You may say that jnanis like Janaka were active. The truth is that people in olden times gave responsibility to their subordinate officers and thus freed themselves from worry. Further, at that time men possessed intense faith.

work

There is no harm in doing work after the attainment of bhakti. But it is very hard. One needs intense tapasya.

It is God who does everything. We are His instruments. Some Sikhs said to me in front of the Kali temple, 'God is compassionate.' I said, 'To whom is He compassionate?' 'Why, revered sir, to all of us', said the Sikhs. I said: 'We are His children. Does compassion to one's own children mean much? A father must look after his children; or do you expect the people of the neighbourhood to bring them up?' Well, won't those who say that God is compassionate ever understand that we are God's children and not someone else's?

Narendra

Sri Ramakrishna Dev's Humor 😀 

Sri Ramakrishna to Narendra (Later Swami Vivekananda) : Sing a little.

Narendra : I must go home, I have many things to do.

Sri Ramakrishna : Yes, yes, My child, Why should you listen to us ?

The words of those who have gold on their body are valuable, no one listens to him who has not even a rag around the waist ( All laugh).

You frequent the garden house of Guhas, I always hear about it. Whenever I ask, 'Where is Narendra today ?' I am told, 'Oh, he has gone to the Guhas'

I should not have said all these things, but you have wrung them out of me.

self

Questioner: Why is the world so wrapped up in ignorance?

🌺 Ramana Maharshi 🌺

Take care of yourself. 

Let the world take care of itself. 

See your Self. 

If you are the body 

there is the gross world also. 

If you are spirit all is spirit alone.

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