Talks Excerpt 437. Swamiji says: Always treat a sadhu with respect. And Rishis are more evolved than sadhus.
From Mother Radha’s notes, written at Swamiji’s feet.
A sadhu, it is said, owns nothing but gives everything. Sadhus are the udder of the cow called God. If the devotee is hungry, he only has to press [nudge] the udder in a particular way; then only does the milk come out. [In nature, the calf nudges the mother’s udder and this stimulates the flow of milk]. This is how His children drink; and they are nourished with spiritual knowledge. The residue of spiritual knowledge is worldly knowledge.
The selflessness of the sadhu is the stepping-stone to great spiritual knowledge. My prostrations to all sadhus, past, present and future.
You are sadhus of the future, if you take your spiritual life seriously. You will give the essence of knowledge to God’s children, to your children – because then you and God are not separate – you become One; the same thing.
Always treat a sadhu with respect. Rishis are more evolved than sadhus.
Lord Shiva first realised himself, and then married Mother Parvati.
Sri Ramakrishna enacted this himself. First he was a sannyasi, then he married. He is the king of ascetics. First he knew who he was, and then he knew who he got married to.
You think you are the body, and that you married a body. If you have realised you are Spirit then you are married to Spirit.
Mother Kali manifested out of Mother Parvati.
In the scriptures we read that out of the Rishi’s anger came great things. But out of your anger comes low things, because of selfishness.
You and I together must become Rishis; but first we must become devotees [bhaktas].
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