The means of realizing God are ecstasy of love and devotion -
that is, one must love God.
He who is Brahman is addressed as the Mother.
He it is, says Ramprasad, that I approach
as Mother;
But must I give away the secret, here in
the market-place?
From the hints I have given, O mind,
guess what that Being is!
Ramprasad asks the mind only to guess the nature of God. He wishes it to understand that what is called Brahman in the Vedas is addressed by him as the Mother.
He who is attributeless also has attributes. He who is Brahman is also Śakti. When thought of as inactive, He is called Brahman, and when thought of as the Creator, Preserver, and Destroyer, He is called the Primordial Energy, Kāli.
that is, one must love God.
He who is Brahman is addressed as the Mother.
He it is, says Ramprasad, that I approach
as Mother;
But must I give away the secret, here in
the market-place?
From the hints I have given, O mind,
guess what that Being is!
Ramprasad asks the mind only to guess the nature of God. He wishes it to understand that what is called Brahman in the Vedas is addressed by him as the Mother.
He who is attributeless also has attributes. He who is Brahman is also Śakti. When thought of as inactive, He is called Brahman, and when thought of as the Creator, Preserver, and Destroyer, He is called the Primordial Energy, Kāli.
- Gospel
of Sri Ramakrishna, P 107
(August 5, 1882)
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