Referring to Sri Ramakrishna's disciples, this is what Sri Sarada Maa said.......
Holy Mother said, 'Sri Ramakrishna accepted his disciples after thoroughly examining them. What an austere life they led at the Baranagore monastery after HIS passing away! Niranjan (Swami Niranjanananda) and the others often starved themselves. They spent all their time in meditation and prayer. One day these young monks were talking among themselves: 'We have renounced everything in the name of Sri Ramakrishna. Let us see if he would supply us with food if we simply depend upon HIM. We will not tell anybody about our wants. We will not go out for begging!' They covered thier bodies with sheets of cloth and sat down for meditation. The whole day passed. It was late at night. They heard somebody knocking at the door. Naren (Swami Vivekananda) left the seat and asked one of his brother monks, 'Please open the door and see who is there. First of all, notice if he has anything in his hand.'
What a miracle! As soon as the door was opened, it was found that a man was standing there. He have brought some delicious food from the temple of Gopala on the bank of the Ganges. They were exceedingly happy and felt convinced of the protecting hand of Sri Ramakrishna. They offered that food to Sri Ramakrishna at that late hour of the night and partook of the Prasada. Such things happened many a time....... Now the monks do not experince any such difficulty. Alas! What hardship Naren and Baburam (Swami Premananda) passed through! Even my Rakhal (Swami Brahmananda), who is now the President of the Ramakrishna Mission, had to cleanse the pots and kettles, many a day.
At one time Naren was travelling as an itinerant monk in Northern India. He did not get any food for two days and was lying down under a tree. He found a man standing near him, with delicious food and a jar of water in his hands. The man said, 'Here is the Prasada of Rama. Please accept it.' Naren said, 'You do not know me, my good friend. You have made a mistake. Perhaps you have brought these articles for someone else.' The man said with the utmost humility, 'No, revered sir. I have brought this food solely for you. I was enjoying a little nap at noontime, when I saw a man in dream. He said: Get up quickly; a holy man is lying under yonder tree; give him some food. I dismissed the whole thing as a mere dream. Therefore I turned on my side and again fell asleep. Then again dreamt of the man, who said, giving me a push:I am asking you to get up and still you are sleeping! Carry out my order without any more delay. Then I though that it was not an illusory dream. It was a command of Rama. Therefore in obedience to HIS command I brought these articles for you, sir.' Naren realized that it was all due to the grace of Sri Ramakrishna, and cheerfully accepted the food
What a faith.... Would we be able to cling to HIM during our times of difficulty with that much of faith???
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Holy Mother said, 'Sri Ramakrishna accepted his disciples after thoroughly examining them. What an austere life they led at the Baranagore monastery after HIS passing away! Niranjan (Swami Niranjanananda) and the others often starved themselves. They spent all their time in meditation and prayer. One day these young monks were talking among themselves: 'We have renounced everything in the name of Sri Ramakrishna. Let us see if he would supply us with food if we simply depend upon HIM. We will not tell anybody about our wants. We will not go out for begging!' They covered thier bodies with sheets of cloth and sat down for meditation. The whole day passed. It was late at night. They heard somebody knocking at the door. Naren (Swami Vivekananda) left the seat and asked one of his brother monks, 'Please open the door and see who is there. First of all, notice if he has anything in his hand.'
What a miracle! As soon as the door was opened, it was found that a man was standing there. He have brought some delicious food from the temple of Gopala on the bank of the Ganges. They were exceedingly happy and felt convinced of the protecting hand of Sri Ramakrishna. They offered that food to Sri Ramakrishna at that late hour of the night and partook of the Prasada. Such things happened many a time....... Now the monks do not experince any such difficulty. Alas! What hardship Naren and Baburam (Swami Premananda) passed through! Even my Rakhal (Swami Brahmananda), who is now the President of the Ramakrishna Mission, had to cleanse the pots and kettles, many a day.
At one time Naren was travelling as an itinerant monk in Northern India. He did not get any food for two days and was lying down under a tree. He found a man standing near him, with delicious food and a jar of water in his hands. The man said, 'Here is the Prasada of Rama. Please accept it.' Naren said, 'You do not know me, my good friend. You have made a mistake. Perhaps you have brought these articles for someone else.' The man said with the utmost humility, 'No, revered sir. I have brought this food solely for you. I was enjoying a little nap at noontime, when I saw a man in dream. He said: Get up quickly; a holy man is lying under yonder tree; give him some food. I dismissed the whole thing as a mere dream. Therefore I turned on my side and again fell asleep. Then again dreamt of the man, who said, giving me a push:I am asking you to get up and still you are sleeping! Carry out my order without any more delay. Then I though that it was not an illusory dream. It was a command of Rama. Therefore in obedience to HIS command I brought these articles for you, sir.' Naren realized that it was all due to the grace of Sri Ramakrishna, and cheerfully accepted the food
What a faith.... Would we be able to cling to HIM during our times of difficulty with that much of faith???
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