According to the Hindu scriptures, it is a blessing to be the recipient of the Lord’s anger. If an unmotivated, all-loving, all-compassionate God shows displeasure towards anyone, it is for that person’s own good. If a loving mother uses force when disciplining her unruly child, it does not mean that she is cruel. Caring for her children and thinking of their future, she chastises them, even though it pains her to do so. At the time, the immature, rebellious child may resent his or her mother, but later, as an adult, he or she can only be grateful to her.
Haramohan Mitra was born into a poor family and raised by his uncle, Ramgopal Basu, who lived near Swami Vivekananda’s house in Simla, Calcutta. Haramohan’s mother was a devotee, and, having herself met Sri Ramakrishna several times, she encouraged her son to visit Dakshineswar.
Haramohan was a handsome young man and a classmate of Swami Vivekananda. The Master was very fond of him. In the course of time, however, Sri Ramakrishna became indifferent towards him because of his worldly tendencies. On 3 July 1884, the Master said: “This attachment to ‘lust and gold’ makes a man small-minded. When I first saw Haramohan he had many good traits. I longed to see him. He was then seventeen or eighteen years old. I used to send for him every now and then, but he wouldn’t come. He is now living away from the family with his wife. He had been living with his uncle before. That was very good. He had no worldly troubles. Now he has a separate home and does the marketing for his wife daily. The other day he came to Dakshineswar. I said to him: ‘Go away. Leave this place. I don’t even feel like touching you.’”
Haramohan was present on Kalpataru Day, 1 January 1886, when Sri Ramakrishna blessed the devotees at Cossipore. For some reason, however, when the Master approached Haramohan, he simply touched his chest and said, “Let it be postponed today.” (Source: They Lived with God)
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Benevolent by nature, Haramohan never hesitated to borrow money to help others. Even if a dog or cat followed him in the street, he would buy some food from a nearby shop to feed it. With the desire to spread religion by publishing religious books at a low price, he gave away more copies than he sold. As a result of his generosity, he suffered financially later in life.
Haramohan thrived on his sweet memories of Sri Ramakrishna. Whenever people came to visit him, he talked only of the Master and forgot all else. Blessed was Haramohan, who received the touch of Sri Ramakrishna!Although the Master withheld his blessing on that day, he bestowed it in the later part of Haromohan’s life. (Source: They Lived with God)