GOSPEL OF RAMAKRISHNA
lowers, I dare say, will follow your example. These differences, you know, are things that cannot be avoided. There was the tug of war even between father and son. Take the case of Rama and his sons Laba and Kusha. Take another case: The mother fasts on Tuesday for the welfare of her daughter, but the daughter, quarrelling with the mother, fasts on Tuesday for her own welfare, as if her welfare were different from that gained by her mother's fasting. In the same way, you, Keshab, have a religious society (Samaj) of your own, and Bijoy, too, must have a separate society of his own. Well, there is room for all kinds of things under Providence—even for quarrels and dif-ferences. When God-Incarnate (Krishna) Him-self appeared at Vrindavan, the question may well be asked: Why did Jatilla and Kutilla stand in the way of His mission of love? I suppose His sport as a Divine Lover would have died a natural death from want of nourishment but for these obstructions, the Jatillas and Kutillas. Opposition adds zest to a thing. Ramanuja[1] held the doctrine of Vishishtadvaita (qualified non-dualism). His Guru (spiritual guide), how-
- ↑ See note page 370.
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