GOSPEL OF RAMAKRISHNA
it, so he prayed to the Wind-god, saying: "Lord, I beseech thee, do not destroy this cot- tage"; but the Wind-god did not listen. He prayed again, but the cottage kept on rocking. Then he thought out a plan to save it. He re- membered that in the mythology Hanuman was the son of the Wind-god. Instantly he cried out : "Lord, I beg of Thee, spare this cottage, for it belongs to Hanuman, Thy son." But the Wind-god did not listen. Then he said, "Lord, I pray Thee, spare this cottage, for it belongs to Hanuman 's Lord, Rama." Still the Wind-god did not listen. Then, as the cottage was about to topple over, the man, to save his life, ran out of it and began to swear, saying: "Let it go to destruction!. What is that to me?" You may now be anxious to preserve Keshab's name; but console yourself with the thought that it was after all owing to God's will that the re- ligious movement connected with his name was set on foot, and that if the movement has had its day, it is also owing to that same Divine will. Therefore dive deep into the sea. And the Bhagavan sang:
1. Dive deep, dive deep, dive deep, O my mind! into the sea of Beauty.
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