AT ONE time I was staying at Kamarpukur when Shivaram1 was four or five years old. One day he was trying to catch grass-hoppers near the pond. The leaves were moving- To stop their rustling he said to …
The Homa Bird
THE Vedas speak of the Homa bird. It lives very high in the sky. There the mother bird lays her egg. She lives so high that the egg falls for many days. While falling it is hatched. The chick …
The Best Offering to God is Love
ONCE a servant of a rich man came to his master's house, and stood in a corner with great reverence and humility. He held in his hand something covered with a cloth, The Master enquired, "What is …
Horses in Cowshed!
THE instruction of a man who has not seen God does not produce the right effect. He may say one thing rightly, but he becomes confused about the next. Samadhyayi1 delivered a lecture. He said, "God …
For Man Proposes and God Disposes
THE Master (to Pratap Chandra Mazumdar): "You are an educated and intelligent man, and you are a deep thinker too. Keshab and yourself were like the two brothers, Gour and Nitai. You have had enough …
Modern Janakas!
A GENTLEMAN of modern education was once discussing with the Master the nature of householder uncontaminated by worldliness. To him, the Master said, "I know of what sort is your 'uncontaminated …