Gospel | Chapter 2: Apr 9, 1882 (Part 4) | Swami Sarvapriyananda

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The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda reads and discusses the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna. The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is an English translation of the Bengali spiritual text Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita by Swami Nikhilananda. The text records conversations of Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and visitors, recorded by Mahendranath Gupta, who wrote the book under the pseudonym of "M."

This session was recorded on May 11, 2021.

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0:00.0	So we are
0:02.0	So we aretram tapta jevanam,
0:06.0	Kabiviritham Kalma shavanam shavanam
0:10.0	Shrema'am Shrema Ghanah
0:12.0	Bhuvigrinanti
0:13.0	Bhuvrajanah.
0:15.0	So we are studying the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
0:19.0	and we were on the date was Sunday 9th April 1882
0:30.6	and I was on page 98 last time.
0:38.3	So I'm picking up there.
0:40.3	So this is the house of Pran Krishna Mukharji in Calcutta.
0:45.3	So neighbors had gathered around.
0:47.3	When they heard that Sri Ramakrishna was visiting,
0:49.3	a lot of people had gathered around.
0:51.3	One of the neighbors is asking, sir, is it ever possible to
0:56.9	realize God while leading the life of a householder? Master, certainly, but as I said just now,
1:06.2	one must live in holy company and pray unceasingly. One should weep for God.
1:12.6	When the impurities of the mind are thus washed away,
1:15.6	one realizes God.
1:18.6	The mind is like a needle covered with mud,
1:22.6	and God is like a magnet.
1:25.6	The needle cannot be united with the magnet unless it is free from mud.
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