GOSPEL OF RAMAKRISHNA
At this moment Keshab entered the room. He was extremely thin and looked almost like a skeleton. He could hardly stand on his feet. With great difficulty he walked to the couch and sat at the feet of Bhagavan Sri Rama- krishna. The Bhagavan came down from the couch and sat on the floor. Keshab touched his forehead to the floor and remained prostrate before Him for some time. Ramakrishna held Keshab 's hand and said: So long as there is knowledge of variety, so long there is bondage. When perfect knowledge comes, man realizes one Spirit in all. Perfect knowl-edge brings realization of oneness. In that state he also sees that the same One has become the individual soul, and the phenomenal world with its various states and elements. It is true that the Universal Spirit dwells everywhere, but His manifestation varies. In some places there is greater manifestation and in others less. Wherever there is greater manifestation of the Spirit, there is also greater manifestation of Divine Powers.
First you will have to realize unity by dis-crimination: "Not this, not this." Then after reaching this state of realization, when you come down to phenomena, you will discover that
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