Talks Excerpt 526. Swamiji speaks about Master’s grace in growing the Ramakrishna Centre of South Africa.
From Mother Radha’s recordings of Swamiji.
When I go inwards, whatever I require in life, Sri Ramakrishna sends me. And that is why you do not find me reaching my hand out. It is not that I am ashamed, I will do that too, if needs be.
My own character has been shaped not to be dependent on man, but to be dependent on the Ideal and on my Guru [Swami Nischalananda Puri – our ‘Gurudev’] who has left the body. I rely directly on God.
And it is through His grace that today we find the Ramakrishna Centre growing so mightily. With your little effort, without any pain, if you can achieve so much, can you imagine what it will be like if you put in a little more effort and take pains to disseminate the Master’s knowledge?
Look at the glorious grace of Sri Ramakrishna that has kept this institution alive. The Master has kept it so much alive that today it is growing, no matter to which corner you go. The Ramakrishna Centre of SA has six Ashrams now, and devotees are still coming to say that they want ashrams in their areas too. What we are running short of now, is enthusiasm in the members to speak about their Ideal; their Ideal that is sleeping in their minds.
The Master himself knows how he does his work; but you should spread his name. This is my prayer and when I talk about enthusiasm, I mean that you must bubble with the idea of giving the Name to everyone.
Go in peace, live in peace and engulf the whole world with peace.
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These recordings or the excerpts from them, were made from the early 1970s onward, by Mother Radha, a close devotee of Swamiji’s and edited for uploading here by our gurubhai and her son, Brother Tim. Please be mindful that what Swamiji was saying may have been specific to an individual or a group of people with him, at the time.