Futility Of Reasoning || The Gospel Of Sri Ramakrishna In Bengali || Part- 207 ||

#KATHAMRITA At eight o'clock that evening the Master was sitting in his room with Rākhāl and M. It was the twenty-first day of M.'s stay with Sri Ramakrishna. The Master had forbidden him to indulge in reasoning. Futility of reasoning MASTER (to Rākhāl ): "It is not good to reason too much. First comes God, and then the world. Realize God first; then you will know all about His world. (To M. and Rākhāl ) If first one is introduced to Jadu Mallick, then one can know everything about him-the number of his houses, gardens, government securities, and so on. For this reason the rishi Nārada advised Valmiki1 to repeat the word 'mara'. 'Ma' means God, and 'ra' the world. First comes God, and then the world. Krishnakishore said that the word 'mara' is a holy mantra because it was given to Valmiki by the rishi. 'Ma' means God, and 'rā' the world. "Therefore, like Valmiki, one should at first renounce everything and cry to God in solitude with a longing heart. The first thing necessary is the vision of God; then comes reasoning-about the scriptures and the world. (To M.) "That is why I have been telling you not to reason any more. I came from the pine-grove to say that to you. Through too much reasoning your spiritual life will be injured; you will at last become like Hazra. I used to roam at night in the streets, all alone, and cry to the Divine Mother, 'O Mother, blight with Thy thunderbolt my desire to reason!' Tell me that you won't reason any more." M: "Yes, sir. I won't reason any more." MASTER: "Everything can be achieved through bhakti alone. Those who want the Knowledge of Brahman will certainly achieve that also by following the trail of bhakti. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECITATION : RONOJIT GUPTA EDIT : SHAMPA ROY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Time Code: 00:00 - Introduction 01:15 - Futility Of Reasoning