GOSPEL OF RAMAKRISHNA
scarcely time enough for them. It will be all over with the patient suffering from the burning fever of this world if he is allowed to go through the slow process of treatment practised by the old-fashioned Hindu physicians. People are short-lived and the malaria carries one off in a few days. The specific for the present day is Dr. D. Gupta's patent fever mixture, which pro- duces a miraculous effect at once. Yes, in this age the one means of realizing God is Bhakti or sincere devotion and love for Him, and earnest prayer and the chanting of His Holy Name and Divine attributes. (To Keshab and other de- votees) Your path, too, lies through devotion and self -surrender to the Lord (Bhakti Yoga). Blessed are ye who sing the Name of Hari and chant the praises of my Divine Mother. Your path is right. Unlike the non-dualists, you do not believe that this world is only a dream. You are not Jnanis, but Bhaktas; you believe in a Personal God, that is good. You are Bhak- tas. If you can sincerely and earnestly cry for Him, you will surely obtain Him.
(To Keshab) You talk against child mar- riage and the caste system, about female eman- cipation and female education. I say one thing is needful, — the realization of God and devotion
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