GOSPEL OF RAMAKRISHNA
No one can understand Thy perfection unless Thou givest the power. Ramakrishna: Kedar said to me that when he went to other places he starved, but that here he always found food in abundance. Bijoy (clasping his hands before Rama-rishana): Lord, I know Thee now. I under- stand Thy glory. Thou needest not tell me of it. Thereupon Ramakrishna went into Samadhi. When He returned, He said: "If that be so, let it be so." Bijoy: Yes, Lord, now I know Thee.
Saying this, Bijoy prostrated himself before Ramakrishna and pressed to his breast the Hallowed Feet of the Lord. Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna, again losing all sense-conscious -dess, entered into God-consciousness and re-mained motionless like a carven image. Seeing this wonderful sight, some of the devotees shed tears of joy and happiness, while others kneeled and began to pray to the Bhagavan. Each one fixed his eyes upon Sri Ramakrishna and, ac- cording to the innermost feeling of his heart, realized his Ideal in Him. Some saw in Him the Ideal Devotee, while others recognized the Divine Incarnation in a human form. Mahima with tears of joy in his eyes, chanted: "Behold.
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