Talks Excerpt 700. Swamiji urges us to be good ‘ambassadors’ for Sri Ramakrishna.

From Mother Radha’s recordings of Swamiji.

Sri Krishna said, ‘O Arjuna fight, fight for dharma. If you die for dharma you will go to heaven, and if you win for dharma you will have name and fame on this Earth. O Arjuna, if you reject name and fame and heaven and do it for My sake, for the love of Me, you will come to Me, you will become one with Me.’

Wherever you go, spread the name of Sri Ramakrishna. With enthusiasm plant dharma, which is unity and love, in all hearts. If people give you hatred, be indifferent, give them love. If people criticise you, ignore the criticism, praise God and praise God in them. With this you will find that your strength will grow in leaps and bounds. You are the message bearer, like Hanumanji, Garuda and Nandi. Become knowledgeable and carry this knowledge to the masses.

You should take a vow as you leave this place that you will spread Sri Ramakrishna’s name, as Hanumanji spread Sri Rama’s name. Then you will be worthy of being called a child of the Rishis.

An ancient saying is: ‘Love even thy enemy; and though he hates you as a thorn; you will blossom like a rose.’

The Vedas are not studied for avoiding evil and attaining good; they are for realising Brahman.

Think of your Deity; think of his power. Then his/her power will manifest through you.

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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 who may have been with him at that time.