GOSPEL OF RAMAKRISHNA
spite of his enormous wealth he is devoted to Visit to De-vendra Nath Tagore. God and repeats His Holy Name. For this reason I desired to know him. I spoke about him to Mathura Babu. He replied: "Very well, Baba, I will take Thee to him; he was my classmate." So he took me and introduced me to him, saying: "This holy man has come to see you. He is mad after God." I saw in him a little pride and egotism. It is natural for a man who has so much wealth, culture, fame and social posi- tion. I said to Mathura Babu: "Tell me, does pride spring from true wisdom or from igno- rance? He who has attained to the highest knowledge of Brahman cannot possess pride or egotism, such as 'I am learned,' 'I am wise,' 'I am rich,' and so on." While I was speaking with Devendra Nath Tagore, I went into a state from where I could see the true character of every individual. In this state the most
a follower of Raja Rammohun Roy, the founder of the Adi Brahmo Samaj, and in 1844 he became the Acharya, or the spiritual leader of this Theistic Hindu Church. During the latter part of his life he retired from the world and de- voted his time entirely to spiritual studies. He was regarded by the Hindus as the "Maharshi," or the holy man of his age.
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